Adding Subtitles to Movies (Adding srt to avi)
Do you enjoy the movie if you don’t actually understand the language of it? Do you satisfy with the movie which some actors’ voices are too soft? You probably don’t enjoy or satisfy them.
Thinking to add a subtitle to the movie?
If so, then you are at the right place. This tutorial will lead you through the steps of adding a subtitle to a movie.
How to add subtitles to movies?
The very first thing you have to do is to make sure that your movie is in avi file extension. If not, you have to convert it to avi file extension yourself.
Next, search and download the subtitle that match your movie from these famous subtitle sites – www.divxsubtitles.net, subscene.com, www.mysubtitles.com, www.mysubtitles.org and many more.
However, it is hard to find a subtitle for a less popular movie sometimes.
Alright, you should have a srt file with you now. SRT is a subtitle text file. You can see the contents with any text editor like notepad. Place it in the same folder as the movie. You have to rename the srt file to match the avi file name. Both names must be exactly the same!
For example:
- Alvin-and-the-chipmunks.avi
- Alvin-and-the-chipmunks.srt
Then, you need to download and install VobSub so that your video players learn how to display subtitle while playing a movie.
And that’s it! Your video should display the subtitle if you did the above steps correctly.
For Mac Users:
To view .srt files on a Mac, you need to use a video playing application called VLC. It’s free, and can be downloaded here.
Once you’re running VLC, go to preferences and deselect ‘automatically detect subtitle files’. Then choose the subtitle file to be played with the movie using the ‘browse’ button (select both files). It’s not automatic but it works!
Enjoy your movies!
If you know any better subtitle sites, please let us know in the comment section below.
You can search 24 subtitle sites simultaneously at http://www.all4divx.com/
thanks so much for the help
i didn’t know about the same file names but its finally working 
how can i add subtitle if it is not movie, i have avi file of private tutorial which I wish to add subtitle . Instead of adding text manually is there a way for converting voice into text electronically or automatically.
waiting for your favorable reply.
kunal
hi, and thank’s for the advice, i’ve a question: how can i make one archive from 2 .srt, because when the first archive ends, the second doesn’t starts, because they have the same time code, and they’re played one over the other, thanks for your help, from mexico city!!!
Good subtitle site http://www.opensubtitles.org
Very helpful, it works perfectly.
Thank you.
It works! Thank you so much!
Hi, I don’t actually have any pages to add… I just wanted to say thanks for a great tip.
So simple, a 3 year-old could do it.
Best wishes
Jeanette
Thank u …
i dnt hav wrds for u
Great job..
For mac users:
here is a cool freeware ffmpegX which can help you easily add subtitle files ( srt and sub ) to Videos on mac
just follow this gudie:
How to add srt and sub files to videos on mac
@Lynn LU
Thank you very much for your info.
@All thanks giving commentators
Your very very welcome. Be sure to contact me if you have any trouble that perhaps need my help.
thanx for giving such a wonderful information…….
It really works!!!
How can i do this if i want du burn the movie with Nero and watch it on my tv/dvd-player?
Hey, so many thanks for the info, looking for it for months.
WOOOOOW !!! thts working PERFECTLY!!!! thank you a lot!
Thanks a lot, its realy working and so simple, thanksssssssssss one more time.
It seems like it won’t work, do you need to install VobSub into the media player’s folder? (I’m using Windows media player that came with Windows 7)
Dear John,
You do not need to install vobsub into media player’s folder. It is a standalone program. You just have to install it into the default location that the setup suggested.
I’m afraid the file names of your srt and avi are not matching. Try to check them again.
Thanks for leaving us comment.
Alvin Nyau.