Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of How to burn subtitles into the video

Timestamp:

12/08/2012 01:29:31 AM (6 months ago)

Author:

llogan

Comment:

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How to burn subtitles into the video

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+You can burn subtitles with one of two filters: `subtitles` or `ass`.
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+== subtitles filter ==
+As of Nov 29, 2012 you can also simply use the [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#subtitles-1 subtitles filter]:
+
+{{{
+ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf subtitles=subtitle.srt out.avi
+}}}
+
+This filter requires `ffmpeg` to be compiled with `--enable-libass` (if you are building FFmpeg yourself, look for the `libass-dev` package on Debian-like distributions).
+
+== ass filter ==
 Using FFmpeg's [http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#ass ass video filter] (see Wikipedia for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha#Advanced_SubStation_Alpha Advanced SubStation Alpha]), we can draw text of the subtitles into the movie, like this:
 {{{
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 }}}
 
-Note: you need to have ffmpeg built with '''--enable-libass''' (if you are building FFmpeg yourself, look for the '''libass-dev''' package on debian-like distributions).
+As with the `subtitles` filter, this filter requires `ffmpeg` to be compiled with `--enable-libass`.
 
 If your subtitle is in `SubRip``/``MicroDVD` or any other supported text subtitles, you have to convert it to ASS before using the filter:
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 }}}
 
-For windows users [http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=318&start=20 this link] may be useful, as you have to setup font paths just right to get libass to work.
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-With recent versions (starting Nov 29th 2012) of FFmpeg, you can also simply use the subtitles filter:
-
-{{{
-ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf subtitles=subtitle.srt out.avi
-}}}
+For Windows users [http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=318&start=20 this link] may be useful, as you have to setup font paths just right to get libass to work