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Jubler, Subtitle GUI editing tools 

Basic Info 

Usage 

java -jar Jubler.jar

Source 

http://www.panayotis.com/jubler/

http://www.panayotis.com/jubler/download.html

http://sourceforge.net/projects/jubler

Description 

Jubler is a tool to edit text-based subtitles. It can be used an an authoring software for new subtitles or as a tool to convert, transform, correct and refine existing subtitles. The most popular subtitle formats can be used. Preview of the subtitles in realtime or in design time, spell checking, translation mode and styles editing are some of the main features.

It is open source under a liberal (GNU) public licence. It is written in Java 5.0 (a.k.a. Java 1.5.0 ) in order to be really multi-platform.

Features 

http://www.panayotis.com/jubler/features.html

General features 
  • It supports Advanced SubStation, SubStation Alpha, SubRip. SubViewer (1 and 2) and MicroDVD file formats, although it is easy to extend it to support other file types.
  • All encodings supported by Java platform are also supported here (like UTF-8). The user is able to select a list of preferred encodings in order to load the localized subtitle files.
  • GUI internationalization support through gettext utilities.
  • Styles are supported (when saving in SubStation formats). These styles are either specific either per subtitle or per character.
  • Translating mode (parent & child editors) is supported
  • Graphical preview of the subtitles using the FFMPEG library. Current frame, waveform preview and waveform listening is supported.
  • Graphically display of subtitles, which can be moved and resized.
  • Play the subtitles file using a video player (mplayer). While in playing mode the user is able to freely edit the subtitles (and inform the player for this change) or add a new subtitle in real time
  • Mark subtitles with different colors, either when editing or real time when playing the video
  • Spell checking, with support for dictionary selection
  • Test the subtitles on the movie and navigate with a full graphical interface
  • Select areas in the movie just in time and add new subtitles
  • Easy installation for Linux & Windows platforms and a generic installer for all other platforms (without FFMPEG support)
Key editing features 
  • Editing individual subtitles
  • Splitting
  • Joining
  • Time shifting
  • Frame rate conversion automatically, by user request or using a free user factor
  • Fixing time inconsistencies such as overlapping with an optimization algorithm
  • Undo & redo
  • Cut, copy, paste, delete areas according to time & color patterns
  • Clear areas used for hearing impaired

Version 3.0.0-rc4 

Dependencies 

  • Latest version of JRE
  • MPlayer to view subtitles
  • ASpell to spell-check the subtitles

Generic package 

  • Launch the installer with: java -jar Jubler-VERSION-generic.jar
  • This version doesn't have FFDecode support, since some native libraries are needed.
  • But in has a nice looking lib/freesans.ttf font file that Linux package doesn't have.

documented on: 2006.05.22


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Last updated on 2008-03-18.
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