So I found myself having to add subtitles to a videofile, however there were a few kinks. I had the .SRT file that matched, BUT the videoclip already had subtitles burned in in another language, and the .SRT subtitles were just overlaid these burned in subtitles which made both unreadable. My thought were to raise the .SRT subtitle so it was above the burned in one, however this was easier said than done, Handbrake supports importing subtitles and allow for burn in – however it does not allow for placement or other adjustments.
After a bit of googling I came up with this;
This excellent software (free) will allow you to do all sorts of things with subtitle files.
and you likely already know the video conversion utility Handbrake (also free)
https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
What I ended up doing was;
Importing the SRT file into Aegissub
Setting the vertical offset to 50 (just above the other subtitle)
Changing the font color and border blur
Saving as an .ASS file
Opening the video file in Handbrake
Switch to the subtitle tab (4)
Import the .ass file (5)
Selecting “burn in” to make it embed into the video file (6)
And then encode the file
Viola, done and perfect result.
USB-C is quite confusing, even though the connectors look similar, then functionality may be wastly different.
Recently I had to see if I could add an additional monitor to my work setup, well you can easily buy a cable that connects USB-C to an HDMI plug, but will it work – the cable is not expensive as such, but costly enough that it would be annoying to buy it just to discover that it didnt work.
Luckily I found this nice description on USB-C to HDMI, like if you need to have an additional screen connected to your laptop (or want to use your phone to connect to a monitor or tv). So what is important is that the USB-C port MUST support “DisplayPort alt mode” – and how do you know if it does? Well for phones and tablets you need to look it up, but for notebooks you may be lucky enough that the manufactor has put some nice icons on the port for you 🙂 (but only if you are lucky)..
Here is how they look;
And here is what they mean;
- Is there a symbol of a lightning (Thunderbolt 3) next to the USB-C port? Then you can use this port to charge and to transfer video. That means, you can connect a monitor to the port. This port also supports DisplayPort alt mode.
- Is there a symbol of a D (DisplayPort) next to the USB-C port? Then you can use this port to transfer a video signal. That means, you can connect a monitor. This port supports DisplayPort alt model.
- Is there a symbol of a battery next to the USB-C port? Then you can use this port to charge your laptop. This port doesn’t support DisplayPort alt mode.
So for me, sadly I had the latter and hence no dice this time. But at least now I know what those strange icons mean.
Credit where credit is due;
How do you check which type of USB-C port my laptop has? – Coolblue – anything for a smile