Posts by Mark Martin24

I managed to get it working using the Avidemux plugin. Thanks to everyone for the help. As far as I'm concerned, we can close this thread now.

Alright, I finally did it... I managed to mux the subtitles into the movie and everything seems to be working. But there's a catch—it’s not exactly a smooth ride because the audio and video are completely out of sync. The subtitles line up perfectly with the sound, but the picture is lagging behind. I tried using Avidemux first, but I read somewhere that VirtualDubMode might handle things better, so I just downloaded that. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

Correction... it doesn't work at all. Anyway, the movie is Blood Diamond. It was originally made for South Africa, so at first it just had their local language subtitles, but I couldn't get the translation to embed properly. Not this time, anyway.

Alright... I went ahead and installed Avidemux and SubRip, then found some guy online who laid out the whole process step-by-step. I followed his instructions to a T, but here’s the thing: it translated the movie into English. I have no idea what happened. I’m using an American subtitle file and merging it into the video, but when I check the first frame in Avidemux
the translation shows up in English, and the second frame shows it in American... according to that guide, the second frame is supposed to be a preview of how the final movie will look. So why on earth am I seeing an English translation?

So, can you just merge subtitles directly with a DivX file? I was thinking maybe I don't actually need to convert the whole movie to a DVD just to get the subs baked in.

Regarding Winavia, get this: I’ll be sitting there at 99%, and out of nowhere, it pops up with a "Sorry, Winavia must be closed" error and just nukes two-thirds of my download. And the best part? It delivers the whole message in perfect American English. But hey, what do you expect...

William Rodriguez36, looks like you missed my first post... I'm getting all sorts of error messages while trying to install these programs.

Look, steeleagle152... I grabbed Handbrake and followed your steps exactly. In this case, I was working with Blood Diamond, but all the program does is ask me which movie I want to convert and where to save it. That's it. Nothing else.
On top of that, everything converted in English, even though I used the exact same filename for the movie and the subtitle file.
And obviously, the subtitles are in American English... Subtitle Edit worked fine for merging them, but that's a side issue.
I finally realized I'm running an old version of the software that doesn't even have the option to add a subtitle.
I tried downloading a newer version, but the interface is complete gibberish—it looks like it’s in some random language I can't even recognize.
If you have a direct link for the right version, I'd really appreciate it. Also, I heard through the grapevine that the subtitle needs to be an .srt file.
Anyway, can you send a link?

Look, it's pretty simple... I've got the movie file without any subtitles, and I've downloaded a separate subtitle file. Now, how do I merge them into one single file? I mean, how do I hardcode the subtitles directly into the video? I'm not talking about just clicking "load subtitle" in VLC every time I watch it. I want to burn them in so I can play the movie on a DVD with the translations already included. Hopefully, that makes sense.

Hopefully, after one ridiculous answer, I'll get a serious one—though maybe just enough to make me crack a smile..hehe

I did a bit of digging on this earlier and stumbled upon some tools like Avidemux and SubRip... I know people have managed to make it work using those, but I can't seem to get anything to stick. I just keep running into constant errors. If anyone knows of a different program that actually works, I’d really appreciate the help.

Does anyone happen to have a translation for this movie? If not, does anyone know where I can track it down? Help me out here

I caught this on TV the other night—it started pretty late, around midnight, but the title actually caught my eye so I decided to give it a shot... and honestly? No regrets. I’ve always been a huge fan of comedies, and this was exactly what I needed to unwind at the end of the day. It was genuinely entertaining and funny; the scenes where he's on the phone were easily the highlights. He's just constantly talking nonsense on those calls. The whole thing is just wild.🙂