SubtitleReSync Basic was made for users with just the need to quickly resync SRT (only) subtitle files with maybe some minor changes to the subtitles like deleting a few unnecessary lines or correcting a few typos. The user interface was designed to follow a simple 1-2-3 step approach: load - set sync points - sync & save.
SubtitleResync (pro) can read and write other subtitle types too like SSA and SUB and you can therefore convert one type to another. It can split and merge files and import from M4V movie files. It has some powerful editing functions for adding/deleting/changing/splitting/merging subtitle lines and what is more important, it can translate subtitles too with the help of Google Translate and Yahoo Babelfish. It can not only resync but shift backwards and forwards too. Additionally you can open a secondary movie window when you own a second screen or have a large iMac. It can also not only search through your subtitles but replace strings too.
Summarizing, the "Pro" version is for people who create or rebuild subtitles. The "Basic" variant is for people who just have to resync. The choice is yours. If I were you, I'd buy both :)
Well, that's simple ..
- start SubtitleReSync or open a New document
- save it immediately (just empty or with some dummy lines) in the folder of the movie with the same name (in the Save as .. panel, just click on the movie)
voila !!! :) .. the movie will open automatically after you've saved the empty subtitle
Well, obviously it's hard to figure out what filetypes SRS can support. We thought the App Store is pretty clear about it and the articles on this site as well. Apparently some users didn't find it so obvious for some reason :)))
Anyway, these are the options:
SRT - SubRip - read & write, this is what the app was built for
SUB - both SubViewer & MicroDVD (from release 1.5 onwards) - the app will read a part of the file to figure out which one it is ?- read & write (no specific settings are preserved, the app will save a file with new default settings)
SSA - SubStation Alpha (since 1.5) - read & write (no specific settings are preserved, the app will save a file with default settings). You could rename an ASS (Advanced Station Alpha to SSA and see if the app can read (parts of) the the Dialogues.
MP4 (and MOV, M4V) soft subtitles (since 1.4) - only import from a movie - beware, in MP4 soft subtitles are not the same as Closed Captions. CC's can not be read and imported by SRS
TTXT - Timed Text from W3C (since 1.6, not released yet) - only export as a text-file with default settings. You'll have to import the subtitle in a MP4 with e.g. MP4BOX
QTXT - Quicktime text (since 1.6) - only export as a text file. You'll have to import the subtitle in a MP4 with e.g. Quicktime Pro.
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So, no MKV, FLV or any other not above mentioned filetype :)))
If you have "split off" a part of a subtitle file you should open the saved file and resync it manually assuming you have given it the corresponding name of a movie.
While merging two files, SRS adds the second part 5 seconds the first part and renumbers everything starting the second part with 2001.
Also any sync-time in the first part is cleaned and the first and the last line are given a sync-time which is the same as the start-time of that specific line. You can now safely re-sync the second part without the worry that the timing of the first part is ruined. Don't forget to enter a sync-time in the first line of the second part (the 2001 line).
That's possible. A few encodings differ not very much from each other so actually they are probably exchangable as well. Also, the encoding detection software is an open source masterpiece but written some time ago and meanwhile lots of new encodings have been developed which can be "out-of-range" of the software.
The probability (confidence) is also given so you should have a decent clue how reliable the detected encoding is. Alternatively, you can select an encoding manually from the list in the Open Panel and/or the Preferences Panel.
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