[MPlayer-users] Dumping DVD subtitles to MPsub format

[Alban Bedel]

Hi Sycotic Smith,

on Fri, 07 Jun 2002 06:42:27 +0800 you wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > Hi Christian Steinruecken,
> > 
> > on Thu, 6 Jun 2002 23:26:11 +0100 you wrote:
> > 
> > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > > 
> > > Hi there...
> > > 
> > > Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I didn't find it in the DOCS.
> > > Is there a way to convert DVD subtitles (the ones I get using -sid)
> > > into the funky MPsub format?
> > No, dvd subtitles are graphics. It would need some kind of ocr. You must use
> > some other tool to convert the dvd subtitles in any text subtitles format know
> > by mplayer. Then you can convert them to MPsub.
> > 	Albeu
> What format graphics are they?  Maybe when I get a chance I can come up with
> something you can use...
Spu. Each packet contain a commad sequence wich usally just tell how long the
subtitle must be displayed and the graphic data. The graphics are interlaced 
(all even lines then all odd) and rle encoded. The decoder is in spudec.c, you
may want to stfw for more info.
	Albeu