Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Merge/join videos with convertXtoDVD

Tools you gonna need:
ConvertXtoDVD(download)
Subtitles (.srt, .ssa, .ass, .idx format)
Videos
This tutorial will explain how to merge/join videos with subtitles so that they play one after another. So if you have split up movie follow this procedure.

We gonna load our first part of video:
File > Add video file
Click on Titleset 1... and go to:
File > Merge more files to this titleset

New screen will show.


This is time line of your video. Click on button (1) shown on picture and add another video.
To add subtitles click on button (2). For every video add their own subtitle. If you don't have splited subtitles read: how to split subtitle with subtitle workshop.
After you are done click on OK, and then press convert.

Split subtitle with subtitle workshop

Tools you gonna need:
Subtitle Workshop (download)
Subtitle

With subtitle workshop we can easily split or join subtitles. In this tutorial I'm gonna show you how to split subtitle in 2 pieces.

Lets load our subtitle:
File > Load subtitle...

Go on:
Tools > Split subtitle...

New window will show. Choose where to split it, you can split it by time, frame or item number, if you have video press on end of video and browse. Name your files, choose location and output format (.srt -SubRip and .sub - DVD Subtitle) and press on split.
We are done now try and play your video and subtitles in your favorite player.