Convert subtitle to 3D. Use with VLC or MPlayer or any player that properly supports ASS subtitle format.

This tool is made for GNU/Linux but is reportedly working fine with OS X (previously known as Mac OS X).

Web-based tool

Since not everyone is able to compile and make use of the the software with ease, I decided to write a javascript version of the tool with limited functionality.

To use it, download the file sub3dtool.js-x.x.tar.gz, extract it and open the file index.htm (in your browser). Then follow the directions on the page. Make sure you have javascript enabled.

Basic Usage

To compile from source code. Run in CLI:

wget http://sub3dtool.googlecode.com/files/sub3dtool-0.4.2.tar.gz
tar -xf sub3dtool-0.4.2.tar.gz
cd sub3dtool-0.4.2
make
./sub3dtool

Note that the above commands may change as later versions of the software are released.

To convert a subtitle to Side-by-Side, first cd to the folder you put the sub3dtool program. Then run:

./sub3dtool input.srt --3dsbs -o output.ass

Whereas input.srt is the path to the file you need to convert.

output.ass is the name of the file you want as the result.

--3dsbs indicates that you want to convert the subtitle to 3DSBS (Side-by-Side) format.

Current Features

• OSes: Linux (seem to work with Mac OS X Lion).
• Input formats: SRT and SSA/ASS.
• Output format: ASS, SRT (without 3D).
• Side-By-Side.
• Top-Bottom.
• Color and font options.
• Margins.
• Unicode: UTF-8, UTF-16 and UTF-32 (input only)

Changelog 0.4.x

• Support for UTF-16 and UTF-32.
• Partial SSA/ASS input format support.
• SRT output module.
• 2 way conversion between SRT and ASS.
• Reverse 3D-converted subtitles with --no3d option.
• Bugfixes.

Changelog 0.3.x

• Command line options are reorganized.
• New options: --screen, --align-top, --align-middle.
• SRT: <font color="#rrggbb"> tags are now supported.
• Bugfixes.

Additional informations

Raspberry Pi