extract subtitles from DVD Studio Pro 4.x

Subtitle Xtractor

Subtitle Xtractor extracts subtitles from DVD Studio Pro 4.x Disc- or Track itemdescriptions (*.dspDisc, *.dspTrack) and converts it into STL format (Spruce Technologies subtitle format).



Actually, it’s not a good idea to put subtitles into DVD Studio Pro directly. A workflow with external subtitle files becomes substantially more flexible, e.g. in the STL format.

Subtitle Xtractor detects nearly all STL commands: $FontName, $ColorIndex1, $ColorIndex2 $ColorIndex3, $ColorIndex4, $TextContrast, $Outline1Contrast, $Outline2Contrast, $BackgroundContrast, $HorzAlign, $VertAlign, $XOffset, $YOffset, $ForceDisplay, $FadeIn, $FadeOut, $TapeOffset.

If a subtitle clip contains a graphic, then it is detected by Subtitle Xtractor. The absolute path of the grahic is written into the STL file.

Known restrictions:

The fontsize is not clearly detected. Normaly the size of the first character in the first subtitle clip will be taken. If a subtitle clip uses different font sizes, then these formatting information will be lost.

Quick start guide

  • Export a track or the whole DVD as itemdescription from DVD Studio Pro
  • Open the itemdescription with Subtitle Xtractor
  • Select the subtitle stream you want to extract
  • Save the subtitlestream as STL file

Main features

  • Different outputoptions of the STL-file (Spruce Technologies subtitle format)
  • Single- and batch processing
  • Detects nearly all STL commands
  • Retrieves language codes of all subtitle streams
  • Detects subtitle graphics
  • Warnings, if graphic and text occurs is in the same subtitle clip

Screenshot Subtitle Xtractor
Screenshot Subtitle Xtractor

System Requirements

  • MAC OS X 10.4.x or newer

Download Details

Name:
Subtitle Xtractor
Version:
0.2.0
Language:
german / english
License:
Freeware
File Size:
1,9 MB
 

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