Create AVCHD discs with subtitles using tsMuxeR
The new tsMuxeR version 1.84 introduces support for .SRT subtitle format. In our previous guides we have shown you how to author Blu-ray/AVCHD discs from .MKV files using tsMuxeR. This guide is an extension to our previous guide, covering the new subtitle features of the tsMuxeR. By using this guide you can convert compliant high definition .MKV (Matroska) source files to the AVCHD format, with subtitles but without the lengthy process of re-encoding the file.
Preconditions
- Read our guide: Convert .MKV files to Blu-ray or AVCHD for PlayStation 3 using tsMuxeR
- Matroska .MKV video file with AVC (h.264) video and AC3 audio streams
- A matching .SRT subtitle file for the .MKV video
Adding subtitles
Adding subtitles to your AVCHD project is a rather simple producedure, but involves adjusting a few settings:
- Click Add to load a subtitle file. It will appear to the user interface along with the audio and video track.
- You can also add a delay to your subtitles. Normally this is not needed, but if it seems that your subtitles are not in sync with the audio, you can try to fix things by adding delay.
- Open the Subtitles tab to adjust a few more settings
The default Font in txMuxeR v1.84 is Times Roman of 60 pixels. This however does not look very good, at least not on my 720p 32″ television - the text was rather larger, Times Roman is not the nicest font for subtitles, and they were also placed a bit too low. You should try the settings and experiment how it looks on your setup - for an example, using a 1080p resolution the large font size might be suitable. I used the following settings to achieve more a more appealing subtitles using my setup.
- Use font Arial
- Size 40 pixels
- Bottom offset 30 pixels
But remember, your mileage may vary, depending on your resolution, TV, projector or what ever you use as the display.
Finish the authoring and burn the result as described in our AVCHD guide. As a result you will have a AVCHD disc with subtitles. In PlayStation 3 playback mode, press triangle button to access the options and choose subtitle options to enable them.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:57 am
The subs wont show and i alredy try all of the options posted here, i save my srt in UTF-8 format, the subs started in 00:01:09,293, i open and save again the srt file in subtitle workshop 4 and also try to get it from a sup file created in Supread and nothing works, im using tsmuxergui version 1.9 o mux the files imgburner to create a img, and i play the img in powerdvd 8 and daemon tools, pleeeeaaaase help meeeeeee i dont know what else to do
March 10th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
yes ljpp
i have done that, in ps3 good results, but in my samsung bd-p1400 the results aren’t good. I still no see any subtitles, like i sair, all happens when i split the files.
Well, i know this is a forum for ps3.
Sorry jeje
March 10th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Marco,
Have you already checked this:
http://www.bitburners.com/articles/convert-mkv-to-usb-avchd-for-playstation-3-using-mkv2vob/4384/
March 9th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
well, i have a problem.
I downloaded a movie on blu ray 720p (2.4gb), i used tsmuxergui to create a blu ray structure and i burn it in udf 2.5 with nero(also added subtitles). The i can play on my sansum bd-p1400 very nice. (the movie is 24h redemption) and also watch the subtitles very good. so far so good.
Well, Now i have another movie, RONIN, wich resolution is on 1920 x 808p.
and it’s size is over 4.7gb. also i have the subtitles.. well :-(, here the problem
when i create a blu ray structure with tsmuxer gui the size final is too big to burn it on a dvd-5, again a use tsmuxer to create a file Ts. The i use tssplitter to split it on 2 parts, at this time the subtitles are in the ts file.
Then i create the structure blu ray. Then I use BDEDIT and HxD to change 808p to 1080p. finally i burn it and play on my dvd player.
The problem is i can see all perfectly, but i cannot see the subtitles, and when i push the button on my remote control to change the subtitles it appears and display to me the language i put in but no subtitles showed
Well, all the movies are in the 4.1 Level, audios on ac3 6ch, subtitles well added and burn on nero on udf 2.5
Any suggestions??
I used several programs…
mkv2vob
Advanced High Definition Disk Creator v2.9B
tsmuxergui
thanks in advanced.
sorry for my english, i speak spanish really.
March 7th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
For Step 2 just open the SRT file and change the first section of time (00:00:00,000) to something that is not absolute zeros.
i.e. this was the first time in my file:
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00:00:00,000 –> 00:01:22,509
Just change it to something like half a second (00:00:00,500) you don\’t have to change the time after the –> arrow.
So you get:
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00:00:00,500 –> 00:01:22,509
February 12th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I still cant get to show the subtitles in my PS3.
I tried this:
1. Change the srt to UTF-8.
Open in Notepad and save the file in UTF-8 format
2. The first text line can not start on time-stamp 0.000
Open in notepad and change to start time stamp to 1.000 instead.
but im a little bit confused in point 2.. can someone elaborate more on it ?
My srt file saved in UTF-8 format starts like this:
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00:00:00,820 –> 00:00:02,321
What should I do?
Please help me
February 11th, 2009 at 8:38 am
It worked fine but my 720p MKV turned into 480p, so there is a loss in image quality.
The image in Tv will adjust to the top of screen, leaving a green area beneath.
The option to turn on subtitles is there, but if turned on they don`t show.
January 31st, 2009 at 2:00 am
I found a newest version 1.8.8 in the Ripbot264 folder thats work charmed with italic subtitles. Cheers