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Timecode doesn’t match up with subtitles
So, I finally got the subtitles back for the latest video…when I try
to import it into DVD Studio Pro, it would give me an error saying something
about timecode not matching up or an incompatible format. So then, I
realized that the timecode on the time code video I sent them starts with
’00’ and the actual timecode embeded in the video starts with ’01’. So I
went through and changed them all to ’01’ and figured, ok I got it. Nope,
I’ve just saw another little mistake…I use a time code generator to make the
timecoded dvd – it runs 30 frames a sec. where as my video runs 24fps. So
my timecode doesn’t match up. ARGH! So, does anyone have any ideas on how I can get the time code to actually match up? I guess I could dump it to tape.Oh, and I have a .txt and a .stl file of the subtitles.
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Hey everyone thanks for your help. I found two of the greatest tools to have when dealing with subtitles and they are free! Subtitle Xtractor and Subtitle TC-Converter. Both can be downloaded here: https://www.truevision-video.de/ With the Xtractor you can take subtitles from DVD STUDIO PRO, and convert them to a .stl. In DVD SP you just select the track that contains the subtitles, go to FILE>EXPORT>ITEM DESCRIPTION – this will give you a ,dspTrack file. You can then open this file using Xtractor and save it as a .stl, It also does some other stuff too.
The TC-Converter will actually take subtitles that are timecoded at 30fps, and convert them to 24fps, and vice versa. It actually will convert from/to many different time bases. These are some great tools.
Cole
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