Inserting subtitles into AVI without encoding

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  • joaotiago
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • May 2007
    • 5

    Inserting subtitles into AVI without encoding

    Hello everybody!
    Does anyone knows if it is possible to insert permanent subtitles into an AVI without re-encoding again?
    If so, how can I do that?
    If not, how can I do it without loosing video quality and keeping almost the same file size.
    Thanks for your help.
  • anonymez
    Super Moderator
    • Mar 2004
    • 5525

    #2
    Welcome to the forum

    Does anyone knows if it is possible to insert permanent subtitles into an AVI without re-encoding again?
    If by permanent you mean hard subs, it cannot be done without re-encoding.

    how can I do it without loosing video quality and keeping almost the same file size.
    Pick a decent encoder, bitrate and settings. There will be quality loss.
    "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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    • joaotiago
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • May 2007
      • 5

      #3
      Thanks Anonymez.
      Which encoder and settings would you recomend?

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      • anonymez
        Super Moderator
        • Mar 2004
        • 5525

        #4
        Try AutoGK or MeGUI with Xvid.
        "What were the things in Gremlins called?" - Karl Pilkington

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        • joaotiago
          Junior Member
          Junior Member
          • May 2007
          • 5

          #5
          Are there any good guides that could help me on this particular with any of those?

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          • anonymez
            Super Moderator
            • Mar 2004
            • 5525

            #6
            AutoGK is the easiest of the two. Documentation here.
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            • joaotiago
              Junior Member
              Junior Member
              • May 2007
              • 5

              #7
              Thanks Anonymez.
              I have read that but but although it says:
              "If you want subtitles with your .avi, then choose one of the available languages. These will be "burnt-in" by default, unless you choose external subtitles in the Advanced Settings. That is, they'll be encoded into the video."

              I still can't find how to insert the subtitles from a external file .srt!

              I am using the .srt file in the same dir as the .avi file with the same name, but when I load the input avi file into AGK the subtitle doesn't appear in the respective box to enable me to choose it. Even with the "external subtitles" in the Advanced Settings checked.
              Why?

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              • Dialysis1
                Digital Video Specialist
                Digital Video Specialist
                • Apr 2006
                • 910

                #8
                Once you have your file loaded in AutoGK, press CTRL-F8. You will now have a new box under the Input File box called External subs. That's where you can put your srt file.
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                • joaotiago
                  Junior Member
                  Junior Member
                  • May 2007
                  • 5

                  #9
                  Yes! Great! Thank you very much Dialysis1 and Anonymez!

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                  • Dialysis1
                    Digital Video Specialist
                    Digital Video Specialist
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 910

                    #10
                    Glad to hear you got it.
                    DVDSubEdit
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                    • global_dev
                      Junior Member
                      Junior Member
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 14

                      #11
                      there is a windows app called sub2divx, http://userxp.tripod.com/sub2divx.htm which combines a sub file and video into 1 file. It works great on my standalone ddivx/xvid player (jamo). no re-encoding to hard titles.

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                      • avdw
                        Junior Member
                        Junior Member
                        • Sep 2007
                        • 5

                        #12
                        That's bull****. It does have to be reencoded.

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                        • paglamon
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          Lord of Digital Video
                          • Aug 2005
                          • 2126

                          #13
                          The ONLY way of playing avi with subs without re-encoding is to keep them in the same folder(preferably with exactly same names) and hope that the player supports the subs.
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