9.15 |
- Added option "Merge mkv and idx/sub" (Configuration 2 tab). If
this option is checked AVIAddXSubs merges mkv files with idx/sub
subtitles generated from srt. It appears that some TVs support idx/sub
only if they are merged with mkv and not as separate files. This
options automates idx/sub incorporation to mkv files instead of
using, as an additional manual step, mkvmerge GUI to do the same.
This to work mkvmerge.exe utility has to be copied in AVIAddxSubs
installation directory.
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9.14 |
- A change in "Subtitle bitmap" options to better adapt in the
current situation and experience and make them more clear for the
user. Today video files belong in three resolution categories,
Standard (old TV), 720, 1080. Previously user had to resort to
"custom" option and enter Width and Height manually for any other
resolution except standard. Now user is able to select any of the
three predefined resolution categories and resort to "Custom" option
for very special cases.
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9.13 |
- Improved handling of ffmpeg to automatically convert mp4/mkv
files to avi format for XSUB subtitles incorporation. Now there is a
screen that shows the conversion progress and also AVIAddXSubs can
inform the user in case the conversion fails for any reason.
Additionally now the user is able to edit the ffmpeg command line
parameters and be able to experiment for various conversion results
in matters of file size, video quality, speed of conversion, used
encoders/decoders etc. Users are strongly advised to use the
ffmpeg version provided from
here as is the one
I made all my tests and seems to work very well. Checking with
various files I never had a failed conversion.
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9.12 |
- Fixed bug with avi files bigger than 4GB with more than one
audio streams.
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9.11 |
- Added ability for automatic conversion of mp4/mkv files to their
avi equivalent so users can incorporate XSUB subtitles. Please note
that this conversion is accomplished through ffmpeg command line
executable that has to be downloaded separately. For more
information on how to enable this feature read "Converting mp4/mkv
to avi for XSUB subtitle incorporation" in the manual.
- IdxSub2Srt removed from zip as obsolete.
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9.10 |
Support for Right Click context menu
in 64bit Windows. Tested in Win7 64 bit. Now you can activate the
program through right click menu over AVI, MKV, MP4, SRT and folders.
Please remember that only idx/sub subtitles are supported for MKV, MP4
video files. |
9.9 |
Option "Overscan" is replaced with "SubWidth". The new option, too,
affects the way the subtitle text is rearranged to fit in the defined
bitmap Width. Previously, if "Oversan" was checked, the bitmap width was
reduced about 13.5% in the calculations to fit subtitle text. Now this
is replaced with a percentage value of the bitmap width. Its default
value is 87% which has the same effect with "Overscan" checked. The user
now has more flexibility to decide the percentage in any number below or
even above 100% of the bitmap width. Values above 100% apply in cases
the player's firmware shrinks the subtitle bitmap and when option "Full
Screen" is unchecked. |
9.8 |
- Fixed bug in the conversion of idx/sub to XSUB.
- Enhanced compatibility in the generation of idx/sub subtitles
from srt.
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9.7 |
- Now the audio stream text description (language info etc) is
retained in the creation of the new file with the incorporated XSUB
subtitles
- Now is possible for the user to create chapters not based in a
specified time interval but also at time points that specifically
chooses. This is accomplished through a separated text file with
same name as the avi but with extension .chp. This file
contains a list with time points representing the wished
chapters. The time points are expressed with the familiar srt
time info: 00:00:00:000 (Hour, minutes, seconds,
milliseconds). Every chapter time point is placed in a different
line in the text file.
- Now Right Click context menu works on srt files too.
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9.6 |
- Now Unicode and UTF8 srt files are converted automatically in
ANSI format and the user has no need to do that manually using
Windows Notepad. Automatic conversion to ANSI is performed when the
files are marked correctly as Unicode or UTF8. This is almost
certain if the original srt is created in Windows. The correct
Character set has to be selected in SUB 1-8 pages too.
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9.5 |
- Fixed a problem with language display of XSUB subtitles in some
players including DivX Player in Windows.
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9.4 |
- Fixed bug in case of multi subtitle incorporation (or idx/sub
creation) when various custom subtitle bitmap resolutions (at
subtitle bitmap group of options) was used. Because of this bug an
error message appeared about subtitles not able to fit in the given
resolution.
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9.3 |
- "Break long lines" is replaced by a new option "Rearrange
Subtitle Text (Optimize)". This option takes three values. "When
very long", "Always" and "Never". Now the user has the option to
optimize (rearrange) subtitle text in every case, even when the text
is calculated it fits in the given resolution. In this case, the
user, selects "Always".
- Added option "Overscan". This option affects the operation of
"Rearrange Subtitle Text" option mentioned above. If checked then
the defined horizontal resolution it shrinks about 13% to adapt to
the overscan effect that TV sets have when connected to the player
with analogue connections. Some part of the picture, left and right,
is cut off or goes out of screen. This effect it doesn't appear when
HDMI is used. Please note that until this version "Overscan" it was
considered by default checked. So now the user can uncheck this
option if HDMI is used and wishes the "Rearrange" option to utilize
a bigger width in its text optimizations.
- Minor bug fixes.
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9.2 |
- Added option to generate YUV (instead of RGB) values for idx/sub
color palette.
- Added option to condense or expand the normal width of the
selected font. The user can enter a value that represents a
percentage of the normal font width. Values less than 100% generate
condensed font, greater than 100% generate expanded font.
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9.1 |
- Added option "Do not copy avi when no XSUB". Useful for those
they want to generate only idx/sub subtitles. If this option is
checked and there are no XSUB subtitles to be incorporated in the
avi then the original avi will not be copied in the output
directory. Please note that there are some cases that you want this
copy even without XSUB subtitles in it. For example to apply "unpack
packed bitstream" that makes some players to have a smoother
playback.
- Added option "Do not convert idx/sub to XSUB". When you do only
idx/sub generation and no need XSUB incorporation in avi then you
can disable the reading of idx/sub to be converted as XSUB, checking
this option. This will avoid confusion at some point of repeating
the operation when the program will get its idx/sub output as input
this time and convert it to XSUB.
- Now you can generate idx/sub without the presence of a video (avi)
file. This way you can use the program to subtitle a mkv file. In
this case the program will ask you about the frame rate of the video
file (avi, mkv or anything else).
At the moment only two frame rates are supported, for NTSC and PAL
(23.976 and 25 FPS).
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9.0 |
- Now, additionally to incorporate XSUB subtitles in avi, is
possible to generate idx/sub subtitle files. Some players
support this kind of subtitles and give very good result when at the
same time do not support XSUB or with problems. Users can now choose
the subtitle type that gives the best results in their DivX/XVid
Player. Please note that because one idx/sub file can package many
subtitles and provides only one color palette for all, the colors of
the first subtitle will apply to all regardless what the user has
choose for each one of the rest. But other characteristics like
font, font size, bold etc, can be applied separately for any of the
packaged subtitles.
- The "SRT Extension" option is changed a bit. Now the dash
character (-) is not added automatically so the user can place it
optionally in "SRT Extension" or use another character in its place
or none at all. For example, for an avi file "lost0101.avi" and "SRT
Extension" "-en" will load the "lost0101-en.srt". Using ".en" will
load the "lost0101.en.srt" and so on.
- Drag&Drop of files at "File Names" and "Messages" edit boxes is
now supported.
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8.3 |
Now is possible to incorporate subtitles coming from the combination of
many srt and one idx/sub file. Please note that the total of
incorporated subtitles cannot be over 8. Because idx/sub can contain
many subtitles you have to ensure that the total of subtitles from srt
and idx/sub will not pass this specifications limit. AVIAddXSubs
automatically forces this limit with subtitles coming from srt to have
the priority. So, for example, if you incorporate 8 subtitles from srt
will not leave space for subtitles from idx/sub. |
8.2 |
- "Use SRT of SUB 1" is replaced with a more flexible option, "SRT
extension". In this option is entered a literal which
is added after a dash in the name of the avi to compose the file
name of the srt to load. So for every tab (SUB 1-8) and through this
option, is defined a srt to be loaded this way: [AVI name]+[dash]+[SRT
extension]+[.srt]. In case the "SRT extension" is
empty in a SUB tab then the srt loaded from it has exactly
the same name as the avi. In case you wish to add the same srt but
with different configurations then enter the same "SRT extension" n
SUB tabs.
- "Move srt to output directory" option added. If this option is
checked then the srt is copied to the output directory after a
successful subtitle incorporation.
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8.1 |
- Option added to configure idx/sub processing. You can choose to
incorporate all languages present, always only some specific of them
or be asked by a dialog to choose.
- Option added to choose between to add XSUB subtitles (normal
operation), to remove XSUB subtitles or add test subtitles. The
remove operation is useful in cases you want a file only with
chapters, with "unpacked packed bitstream" etc.
- Now at the end of operation you are notified by a Windows sound
and the program flashes. Now can be minimized.
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8.0 |
- Chapter support added. Now is possible to add
chapters that occur at a time interval configured by user. Chapters will help you
navigate an avi file much faster. This feature is tested only
with my PHILIPS DVP5980 where it works perfectly. Please report back
to me failure or success in yours player case. Generally players
that support officially or unofficially
DivX Ultra is expected to work. At "Players reported
well" information will be added indication for the availability of this
feature in every reported player. When chapters are added to an avi
then an introductory video is played at the start. Read more about
it in README.htm in the zip.
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7.5 |
- Now the option "AVIAddxSubs: Add Subtitles" can be added to
Windows context menus. So with just a right click over an AVI file
or folder (or a group of files and folders), you can start the
program. This is an alternative to the drag&drop method on program's
icon or shortcut. Note that you have to go through
"Configuration"/"Right Click Menu Option on AVI Files" and press
"Add Menu Option" to enjoy this feature. You can also disable it
from the same screen.
- Button "Right Click Menu Option on AVI Files" added at
configuration page. This leads to a screen where the user can add or
remove the Right Click Menu option mentioned before.
- New option added, "Start at Once". If this option is checked
then after drag&drop of files and folders or through Right Click
Windows Context menus, the program will start immediately without
the need to press "Create Subtitled DivX file" first.
- Now advanced users, that want to use the program in batch files
that do many operations plus XSUB subtitle incorporation, they can
use the option "End At Once" and so the program, after successful
operation, will terminate without the need to press "Exit". Use this
in accordance with "Start at once" option. Please note
that this function is not accessible through AVIAddXSubs User
Interface. You have to access directly the "AVIAddXSubs.txt"
configuration file and change the value of "ENDATONCE" from 0 to 1.
- Now XSUb subtitles can be added even in AVIs without audio
stream.
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7.4 |
- Added option "Delete original avi". When the subtitled file is
successfully generated the original (source) avi is deleted.
- "Stop" button added. In case of a lengthy operation, with many
files involved, user can stop it at any time through this button.
- New utility added to distribution zip. SUBRenamer.
Renames avi and srt/idx/sub files according user whished new name
and AVIAddXSubs rules. Especially useful when more than one srt is
used in subtitle incorporation. Read more about this utility in
README.htm in zip.
- A fix is made to solve some display problems (in program's fields,
not in subtitles) with languages like Chinese, Thai etc.
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7.3 |
Fixed bugs related with RTL languages (Arabic, Hebrew) and subtitle
preview. |
7.2 |
- Now you can drag&drop a folder to the programs icon/shortcut and
all avi/divx files in this folder and its subfolders will be
processed.
- Added ability to define text outline color and size
- Added a text preview so the user is able to get an idea on how
the subtitles will look like according to the current selections in
font, etc.
- Fixed bug in "unpack packed bitstream".
UPDATE (12/6): I made a
change in subtitle preview. Anyone interested to load a srt and
see how subtitles are generated with real data, he/she can download
again. |
7.1 |
Support for AVI 2.0 file generation. Now files bigger than 4GB can
be processed correctly. |
7.0 |
- Now up to 8 subtitles can be incorporated coming either from up
to 8 separate srt files or from the same srt but with different
configurations. For example different font, font size, screen
position, text color, etc.
- Now for every incorporated subtitle you can individually
configure font size, Bold, color, align, opaque box, all subtitle
bitmap options and all screen position options.
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6.2 |
- Now is possible to define character set, font and language for
each of the two srt files you can feed the program. This way any two
languages can be incorporated correctly.
- Now we can choose the output file to have the extension avi
instead of divx. This works only when the input and output directory
are different.
- Now files with extension divx can be passed and processed from
the program. No need, any more, to rename them first as avi.
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6.1 |
Fixed bug with Center Align of subtitles that affected
only users of Hebrew and Arabic Languages. |
6.0 |
- Unpack packed bitstream option added. Some player are not fully
compatible with packed bitstream avi. The symptoms are jerky move,
dropped frames and... headache. Check this option (default) to get
smoother playback.
- All audio streams included in the original avi are now
copied to the generated divx file.
- Bold option added. Makes generated subtitles in bold.
- A fix is made for Right to Left Languages. Specifically
for Arabic and Hebrew. Users of those Languages if you see problems
report back to me.
- Fixed bug regarding idx/sub subtitles when Full Screen
checked.
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5.7 |
Time shift option added. Negative values (in milliseconds) cause
subtitles to appear sooner and positive later. |
5.6 |
- Center At option added. This defines the center of your
TV and helps the centering of subtitles.
- Full Screen option added. Some players work better when
this is checked and others when is not.
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5.5 |
A fix made for Hebrew, another right to left language.
I cannot confirm that the fix is ok. People using this language please
confirm. |
5.4 |
Because idx/sub subtitle files can contain more
than one language now the user is able to include any of them, up to 8,
in the generated divx file. |
5.3 |
In case of idx/sub with multiple language
subtitles, a dialog gives user the option to select one of them. |
5.2 |
Added option to choose subtitles color. |
5.1 |
- TV System options replaced with Subtitle Resolution
where added one more option, Custom. There the user can
experiment with various values of Width and Height of the generated
subtitle bitmaps to solve problems in the minority of hardware
players where subtitle either do not appear or appear not in the
center of TV. So if you had no problems with previous version, you
don't need this one.
- Added two more options under Testing. Are used for
troubleshooting. Generate sample subtitles at various positions of
the screen and also optionally a grid, that can help the user to
figure out how his/her player's firmware handles subtitles, find out
the correct Vertical Position etc.
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5.0 |
- Idx/sub subtitle support is introduced. In Idx/sub pair,
the sub part is a binary file which contains the bitmaps of
subtitles. In this case the user has no ability to choose font and
font size.
- Bug fixed regarding the additional subtitle in case of srt. Was
not marked correctly as second subtitle stream.
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4.1 |
- Detection of multipart AVI 2.0 changed, to detect some AVIs with
an error in their header information.
- AVIInfo application added to the distribution package to help
the inquiring of problematic AVIs.
- Process of .srt enhanced so when the blank line between
subtitles is missing then it is added automatically. This solves
situations when more than one subtitles appears together when
viewing.
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4.0
|
Now an additional subtitle (total 2) can be
incorporated. For example Greek and English. |
3.15
|
Fixed bug that appears when many files are selected for
subtitle incorporation. It appears when one of them is marked as AVI 2.0 |
3.14 |
Added capability to specify a preferred output
directory |
3.13
|
Now supports most of the multipart AVI 2.0 files. |
3.12 |
- Added capability to extend the time
duration (in ms) of subtitles. This helps when you think the
subtitles go away too fast or in cases of not so perfect
synchronization.
- Faster operation about 20%-30%
- Time spend indication
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3.11 |
Fixed bug with avi files over 2GB. |
3.10 |
Option for opaque subtitle background. |
3.9 |
- Now is possible to select more than one files to
embed subtitles.
- File selector now remembers the last directory.
- A fix for Arabic subtitles.
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