Inserting subtitles into AVI without encoding

[joaotiago]

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]

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.

[joaotiago]

Thanks Anonymez.
Which encoder and settings would you recomend?

[anonymez]

Try AutoGK or MeGUI with Xvid.

[joaotiago]

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

[anonymez]

AutoGK is the easiest of the two. Documentation here.

[joaotiago]

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?

[Dialysis1]

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.

[joaotiago]

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

[Dialysis1]

Glad to hear you got it.

[global_dev]

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.

[avdw]

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

[paglamon]

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.