MicroDVD
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MicroDVD is a subtitle
file format
for digital video. Its name is derived from a media player application designed to play DVD videos along with subtitles, originally developed by Tiamat Software. The application was first released in 2000 but development ended in 2001. Media players that support the format are able to interpret MicroDVD subtitles and mix their contents with their corresponding video files.
s. These files may come along with a video file. Media player applications that support external subtitle files are responsible for locating correct .sub files.
MicroDVD subtitle files consist of multiple lines, each defining a portion of the subtitle text that must be displayed between certain given video frame
s. The line syntax is:
For example, if "Hello!" is to be displayed during the first 25 frames of a digital video, clip or movie, the corresponding .sub file must contain the line:
The duration of the text being displayed depends on the frame rate
of the corresponding video file. For example, if the frame rate of the corresponding video file is 25 frames per seconds and the subtitle file in last example is accompanied with, "Hello!" is displayed for one second.
The font size cannot be configured in .sub files, only in player, but the font style of the subtitle displayed may be changed:
"Hello!" is displayed in italic.
"Hello!" is displayed in bold.
"Hello!" is underlined.
"Hello!" is stroked.
"Hello!" is displayed in red. The color format is: $BBGGRR (8 bits blue, 8 bits green and 8 bits red). Note that this is not standard RGB color model
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Subtitle (captioning)
Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. They can either be a form of written translation of a dialog in a foreign language, or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language, with or without added...
file format
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
for digital video. Its name is derived from a media player application designed to play DVD videos along with subtitles, originally developed by Tiamat Software. The application was first released in 2000 but development ended in 2001. Media players that support the format are able to interpret MicroDVD subtitles and mix their contents with their corresponding video files.
Format
MicroDVD subtitle files have .sub filename extensionFilename extension
A filename extension is a suffix to the name of a computer file applied to indicate the encoding of its contents or usage....
s. These files may come along with a video file. Media player applications that support external subtitle files are responsible for locating correct .sub files.
MicroDVD subtitle files consist of multiple lines, each defining a portion of the subtitle text that must be displayed between certain given video frame
Film frame
In filmmaking, video production, animation, and related fields, a film frame or video frame is one of the many still images which compose the complete moving picture...
s. The line syntax is:
{start-frame}{stop-frame}TextFor example, if "Hello!" is to be displayed during the first 25 frames of a digital video, clip or movie, the corresponding .sub file must contain the line:
{0}{25}Hello!The duration of the text being displayed depends on the frame rate
Frame rate
Frame rate is the frequency at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems...
of the corresponding video file. For example, if the frame rate of the corresponding video file is 25 frames per seconds and the subtitle file in last example is accompanied with, "Hello!" is displayed for one second.
The font size cannot be configured in .sub files, only in player, but the font style of the subtitle displayed may be changed:
{0}{25}{y:i}Hello!"Hello!" is displayed in italic.
{0}{25}{y:b}Hello!"Hello!" is displayed in bold.
{0}{25}{y:u}Hello!"Hello!" is underlined.
{0}{25}{y:s}Hello!"Hello!" is stroked.
{0}{25}{C:$0000ff}Hello!"Hello!" is displayed in red. The color format is: $BBGGRR (8 bits blue, 8 bits green and 8 bits red). Note that this is not standard RGB color model
RGB color model
The RGB color model is an additive color model in which red, green, and blue light is added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors...
.