tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post5276583226786547031..comments2024-01-05T08:15:28.172-05:00Comments on What's on HDTV?: Apple TV: Adding Subtitleserichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05244758906105140609noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-7606721773631586662011-02-20T20:25:10.144-05:002011-02-20T20:25:10.144-05:00Anonymous said...
Hi there, I know you posted thi...Anonymous said...<br /><br /><i>Hi there, I know you posted this a little while back but, I found this very informative. However, when I saved the titlelab file, it saved as a txt file that wouldn't open in quicktime. I'm not sure why this happened. I was using an mp4 file for my movie.</i><br /><br />Anonymous,<br /><br />The output file from TitleLAB is <i>supposed</i> to be a Text file, so that much is right and proper.<br /><br />If you look at that file in TextEdit, you should see something like this at the beginning ...<br /><br />{QTtext}<br />{plain}<br />{anti-alias:Off}<br />{keyedText:Off}<br />{dropShadow:Off}<br />{backColor:255, 255, 255}<br />{timeScale:1000}<br />{width:0}<br />{height:0}<br />{timeStamps:absolute}<br />{language:0}<br />{textEncoding:0}<br />{ScrollDelay:0}<br />{ScrollIn:Off}<br />{ScrollOut:Off}<br />{HorizontalScroll:Off}<br />{ReverseScroll:Off}<br />{ContinuousScroll:Off}<br />{FlowHorizontal:Off}<br />{font:Helvetica}<br />{size:20}<br />{textColor:65535, 65535, 65535}<br />{justify:center}<br />{plain}<br /><br />... after which come the actual time stamps and captions, such as this ...<br /><br />[00:00:09.242]<br />CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY<br />WARNER BROS.<br /><br />Such a Text file ought to be able to be opened in QuickTime Player, in which it will actually play as if it were a movie (except the picture is black). That is, the captions will appear in the "movie" window, and nothing else will appear except for a black background.<br /><br />If this much of the workflow doesn't work for you, I can't imagine why.<br /><br />By the way, I hope you pay heed to my warning that the TitleLAB workflow I outlined in the original post produced as an end product movie files that mysteriously stopped playing a day or so after I created them!<br /><br />That is why I suggest to you that before you do too much head-scratching about TitleLAB, you might consider switching to the <a href="http://www.jubler.org/" rel="nofollow">Jubler</a> subtitle editor. it's not perfect either, but you may be able to obtain decent results with it.<br /><br />Best of luck,<br />Ericerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244758906105140609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-83613749423271762852011-02-20T14:07:44.885-05:002011-02-20T14:07:44.885-05:00Hi there, I know you posted this a little while ba...Hi there, I know you posted this a little while back but, I found this very informative. However, when I saved the titlelab file, it saved as a txt file that wouldn't open in quicktime. I'm not sure why this happened. I was using an mp4 file for my movie. <br /><br />Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-7882950181457483852010-03-03T22:22:37.070-05:002010-03-03T22:22:37.070-05:00try iSubtitle... It is a lot simpler and works bet...try iSubtitle... It is a lot simpler and works better. Make sure you use the .m4v extension!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-89924397917113806392009-01-07T14:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T14:18:00.000-05:00Christian,Most of this response to your questions ...Christian,<BR/><BR/>Most of this response to your questions is guesswork on my part, since I don't have a lot of experience with multiple subtitles/soundtracks on Apple TV ... except, of course, when I use HandBrake to "burn" subtitles into movies I rip.<BR/><BR/>"Is it possible to switch between audio tracks for a movie when it is playing on AppleTV?"<BR/><BR/>Supposedly, if you hold down the Play button on the Apple TV remote for a couple of seconds while playing a movie (see <A HREF="http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8624187" REL="nofollow">this discussion)</A> you can then switch audio tracks.<BR/><BR/>This is also the way to switch chapters. I don't have any movies with second audio tracks, so all I see when I do this is a chapter list. I imagine that a movie with two audio tracks <I>and</I> a chapter list would present you with the opportunity to say which you want to do: change the audio track, or change the chapter.<BR/><BR/>"Also, can I turn on and off subtitles on Apple TV?"<BR/><BR/>I'll refer you to <A HREF="http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2008/01/23/subtitles-and-alternate-language-tracks-in-itunes-movies-a-lie.aspx" REL="nofollow">this discussion</A>.<BR/><BR/>Reading between the lines, I get the idea that the type of movie file used for iTunes/iPod/iPhone/Apple TV is capable of supporting not only multiple language tracks but multiple subtitles.<BR/><BR/>That is confirmed for iTunes itself <A HREF="http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?t=27789" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Yet it is questionable (a) whether <I>any</I> movies at the iTunes Store actually have subtitles, much less subtitles in multiple languages; (b) whether the Apple TV could access those subtitles and switch between them whenever you want.<BR/><BR/>(A related issue: closed-captioning. It looks like a grand total of 90 movies at iTunes Store have it!)<BR/><BR/>It also is hard to tell whether "Ratatouille," the movie Steve Jobs used to advertise iPhone/iPod selection of alternate audio tracks and subtitles, actually has either, in real life.<BR/><BR/>I believe HandBrake is unable to code subtitles in a way that they can be turned on and off. But it does encode second audio tracks, and I think you may find that the trick I mentioned earlier will let you switch between them on the Apple TV.<BR/><BR/>As for your speculation about the language that you get when you download a movie at the iTunes Store depends on the country where you live or where your credit card is registered ... I am at a loss to confirm or refute that. Does anybody know and want to leave a comment about it?<BR/><BR/>Permit me to editorialize some now: I think it is <I>shameful</I> that the iTunes Store does not provide alternate audio tracks, selectable subtitles, and closed captions on <I>all</I> movies and TV shows ... just as a DVD typically does.<BR/><BR/>It is a "grievous sin" and not just a minor one because Apple has cultivated such an image of being multicultural and handicapped-friendly. If the technology supports doing that on iTunes movies — and it looks like it does — then there is no excuse for Apple not taking advantage of it!erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244758906105140609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-71305432707570742692009-01-07T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-07T09:32:00.000-05:00If I rip a DVD with Handbrake, and I choose two di...If I rip a DVD with Handbrake, and I choose two different language audio track (let's say, English as the primary, Spanish as the secondary), then I'm able to choose between the two audio track when I'm using QuickTime. Now my question is: Is it possible to switch between audio tracks for a movie when it is playing on AppleTV. We speak several languages in the family, and I use this to keep the languages "alive" in the kids. <BR/><BR/>I have yet to purchase a movie via the iTunes Store, so I don't even know if those movies come loaded with options for multiple languages (like most DVDs) and subtitles, or if a single language audio track is define by the country of origin for you iTunes account (i.e., your credit card).<BR/><BR/>Also, can I turn on and off subtitles on Apple TV?<BR/><BR/>Would you care to comment on this technical detail.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698668227651531987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13259344.post-30991750630024141712008-10-10T10:13:00.000-04:002008-10-10T10:13:00.000-04:00ThanksI had difficulties finding the right way to ...Thanks<BR/>I had difficulties finding the right way to add a subtitle (Dutch) to a movie for my Apple TV.<BR/>Your explanation was very helpfullAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com