Hello all. I am fairly new to virtualdub and i have a question to do with time frame. I had a movie but i wanted to reencode it with subtiles for the non english speaking parts of the movie. I am using the subtitler plugin for virtualdub. It has taken over 24hrs. it is running at .17fps roughly. Is this normal? This is the first time i have tried to add subtitles to a movie that has already been encoded.
Do you know if the .ssa file is good. You can load it into the likes of Subtitle Workshop and re-save it (Substation Alpha).
If it was originally a .srt file, then it could be SRT to SSA http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/subtitle_tools/srt_to_ssa_converter.cfm
xvid-mpeg4 i woke this morning and its still going. its now been 1day 15hrs 28min. As this was the first time i had done it this is the guide that i followed.
I would abort that operation. Reload the AVI and select the same codec you are using now (don't select any filter). Save the output to a new file and see how long it takes. If there is no problem, download the subtitler filter again and replace the current copy in the plugin folder - then retry with the subtiles.
You set a new benchmark for patience. Consider using AviaddXsubs. The AVI file doesn't require re-compression and the subs are switched using the remote. http://www.calcitapp.com/AVIAddXSubs.php