TOMATOsubs

A product of procrastination

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[ENG SUBBED] YONGGUK and SIHYUN’s WIKITREE interview. 

He reveals: 

1) Why his instagram was deactivated by MNET

2) How the eliminated trainees feel about performing at the p101 concert 

ETC. 

part 2 HERE

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[hardsubs tutorial] Notes & FAQ

Check out the main tutorial HERE

Some important things to take note:

Subbing is a very tedious process, especially when you’re not familiar with the process. But it gets easier once you practice enough. 

Choose the right video resolution. High resolution videos might sound appealing, but only choose this option if you’re prepared to wait. (Encoding time for HD/HQ videos can stretch over HOURS, cause your computer to lag and heat up) 

Cut your video into parts! It takes VERY long to encode long videos, you can always merge your videos later if you want the video in one file. 

How long does it take to encode? 

It depends on your video resolution and length, as well as your computer CPU. A SD video thats around 20 minutes long takes around 20 minutes on my Macbook air, while shorter, low resolution videos can take as little as 5 minutes. Long HD videos may stretch over 7 hours, beware!

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BASICS: Hardsubbing on mac

I’ve always wondered how hard subbing worked so i decided to try it out for myself. So after playing around with a gazillion different programs and struggling with understanding how to configure everything on Mac OS, i’ve decided to post a beginner’s tutorial for hard subbing on Mac OS.

Before you read this check out the notes and FAQ post HERE!

What’s the difference between soft subs and hard subs?

Soft subs are the kind you see on youtube, they come in the form of .srt files and can be ripped from the video.

Hard subs on the other hand, are “burned” into the video, and  you can change the font and layout of captions. They can come in the form of .ass and .ssa files. You can’t rip the subtitle file out from a hard subbed video.

Which applications to use? 

A quick search on google will yield a gazillion different video converters and subtitling programs, but I’ve figured using AEGISUB to time subtitles and AVIDEMUX to convert and encode work best on Mac OS. (especially since Aegisub can support Kanji characters) 

BUT FIRST, you’ll need to have subtitles prepared. Either: 

Upload an existing subtitle file (.srt, .ssa, .ass are some files aegisubs supports). You can also search up subtitles from SUBSCENE or rip them off youtube using this link. 

Upload a .txt.file with the translations. 

Mac has an inbuilt text writer called textedit. Open the application

Under format, select “Make plain text” 

Start translating! Here, you can do segmenting, where the lines are divided to fit one frame in the video. 

Using Actor separators like semicolons to denote who is speaking helps (eg. Youngmin: _____ ), especially when you do the timing later. 

Save the file. 

HARDSUBBING

Open AEGISUB. You can install it here. Drag your subtitle file onto the application. Once you do so, a popup will ask you to indicate your actor separator. (Fill this in as “:” if you used it in the .txt. file. If not, just leave it blank) 

Open your audio file. DO NOT upload a video file as this may lead to problems when your export the .ass file. (I learnt this the hard way T.T) Just select audio --> open audio file and choose the video file you downloaded on your computer. 

A sound spectrum should appear, this will help you with your timing! Click on your first line and start adjusting the red and blue lines on the spectrum according to what plays on the audio. “Red indicates the start and blue indicates the end.” Hit space to play the audio and enter to confirm your selection and move on to the next line. THIS video tutorial helped me a lot with timing do check it out. 

Once you’re done, you can change the style of the captions. Go to subtitles --> styles manager and adjust your preferences. You can set a few defaults to save time. 

Once you’re done, save your file. It should appear as an .ass file. 

ENCODING

Open Avidemux. You can download Avidemux here. (It has a dodgy penguin icon but that’s ok) 

Drag your video file onto the window. Once it has loaded, you need to make some selections under video output, audio output, and output format. These are my usual selections: 

Under filters, select subtitles on the sidebar, and double click the only option. Open your subtitle file (.ass) 

You can preview your subtitles after it has loaded. Once its done, click the save icon and your video will start encoding! After it loads, you’ll have your hardsubbed file!