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Question. How to remove Subtitle option after export that still says .srt

  • May 17, 2022
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Basically I added an .srt file to my new feature film. The .srt file is for English subtitles.

Before the film goes on Vuulr to sell to buyers there is a problem

When choosing English subtitles to play during the film. It say "English.srt" when I look inside the options for subtitles. I want the subtitle option to just say English after the file has been exported

There are only English subtitles (at least currently) available for the film.

Can anyone help solve this problem?

 

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Correct answer Warren Heaton

Just talked to FilmHub about the feature film. They add the subtitles seperately so makes sense if Vimeo do the same. This way you could add 10 different subtitle options.

Thank you very much everyone!


@Sam5C53 

Something to know about captions and subtitles is that the implementation is different for every possible avenue of distribution and that's before you get past the term "captions" and "subtitles" being used as if they are synonyms.  If done right and with the care that it deserves, it's a full-time job in and of itself.

 

 

-Warren

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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May 17, 2022

This will depend on the player used (VLC, Youtube, etc). What player are you using to test?

 

Stan

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    Sam5C53Author
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    May 18, 2022

    It is a "Movies & Tv" player. Since this will be my first film to release. I'm not sure the way distributors take films.

    Due to your comment Stan it seems different players show the file differently.

    On youtube because www.rev.com need a way of viewing it. I used youtube for them to see the film.

    The subtitles go straight to the youtube clip, on youtube it says English - Default.

    People on Vuulr will watch the film on Vimeo though. So want it to be ready for that.

     

    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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    May 18, 2022

    You can name the SRT file anything you want to, but it's common to match the filename of the movie that it's associated with and then use the DVD language code for English ("en") after the name of the movie that it's associated with.

     

    So, if the movie filename is "greatmovie.mov" then the English subtitle file would be named "greatmovie_en.srt" and the Spanish subtitle file would be named "greatmovie_es.srt" and the German subtitle file would be named "greatmovie_de.srt".  (A full list of language codes can be found here: Language Codes (sourceforge.net).)

     

    As far as Vimeo is concerned, you'll upload your movie file (greatmovie.mov).  You'll set the language at the time you upload the SRT file.  So, when you upload greatmovie_en.srt you'll set English and when you upload greatmovie_es.sert you'll set Spanish.  

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