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How to merge subtitles with avi files

Files needed:
1. AVIRecomp
2. AVISynth
3. subtitle files (srt or ssa)

Note: If HTML style tags are used in the subtitle file, convert the srt to ssa format before using AVIRecomp. Use Subresync (part of vobsub) to do the conversion.

from: http://beans.seartipy.com/2007/05/20/step-3a-merginghardcoding-subtitles-with-avidivxxvid-files-using-avirecomp/

Merging Subtitles with AVI Files Using AviRecomp

1. This is how the example video looks before it is merged with the subtitles(English). We will see the result of the merge process at the end of the procedure to see the difference.
   
2. After installing AviRecomp on the computer, start it from the Start menu. The main window of the application looks like this.
   
3. In the “Source & Output” tab, click the “Open AVI” button and select the AVI file you want to merge the subtitles with. Then click the “Save AVI” button and select a folder where you want to store the output file. Finally, select the size of the output file(if you don’t want to recompress/resize, specify the same size as that of the original file - this will be faster) in “New AVI Size” drop-down box.
   
4. Go to the next tab by clicking on “Additions” button and check the “Enable/Disable” checkbox in the “Subtitles” panel. Then click the “Load Subtitles” button and select the subtitle file that you have downloaded from the Internet(see Step 2 at the top of the post).
   
5. In the “Settings” tab, you can specify various settings such as the priority with which AviRecomp should be run, if the temporary files or the source file should be deleted at the end etc.
   
6. Go to the last tab by clicking the “Queue” button and click the button “Add to Queue” to add this job the to queue. The above steps can now be repeated with more AVI files and added to the queue if multiple merge operations are needed to be performed.
   
7. When ready, click the “Start” button to start the merge process. The status will change from “Waiting…” to “Running…” state as a result.
   
   To see the % progress of the merge process, look at the title bar of AviRecomp in the Windows taskbar.
   
8. After the merge process is finished, go to the folder where the output file is created(as selected in Step 3) and play the file. The subtitles should now be hardcoded into the file. This file can now be converted to the native formats of different handheld devices to enjoy viewing them along with the subtitles.
   

You can search for a different application that is specifically made for merging the subtitles with the video files but AviRecomp can be used for purposes other than mere subtitle merging. It also allows adding black borders to the movie and place the subtitles on them. It also installs many other useful video related software like VirtualDub, AviSynth, VobSub etc, that it uses for doing its own job, making it unnecessary to download and install these software separately. AviRecomp is a very useful Free software to have on one’s computer.