Subs Out Of Synch

marwan · Messages: 453 Registration: 04.21.2002

Hi folks, I have backed up my PAL version of Star Wars IV A New Hope to mp4 using MeGUI. I used the VobSubber tool in MeGUI to extract the forced subs. When I play the backup the subs are displayed 8 minutes too late (eg they are displayed at approx. 48 minutes on DVD but 56 minutes on backup). I have backed up LOTR and had no problems with the forced subs on that. I am aware there are tools out there that can correct the sync problems, but I am really wanting to know what I did wrong in the first place to cause the problem. Does anyone know why this has happened? Thanks kindly in advance :)

SpeedKills · Messages: 15 Registration: 08.13.2003

Hi! Does the beginning of your .MP4 play properly, or does it cycle through the multi-angle (English/French/Spanish) initial scroll?

rjhagan · Messages: 11 Registration: 11.12.2003

Hi setarip_old, thanks for your quick response :) The beginning plays correctly, ie it doesn't cycle through different languages for the initial scroll. I used DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0 in IFO mode and selected Angle 1 of PGC 1 in VTS_01 to rip the main movie to my hard drive (not sure if this info is relevant or not).

slickav · Messages: 6,651 Registration: 11.02.2002

I know this isn't going to help you any, but I just quickly checked my hardsubbed .AVI conversion of my R1 version - and the first (I believe - please correct me if I'm wrong) forced sub is the bounty hunter saying, "Going somewhere, Solo?", appearing at 50:00. Yet, it appears at 53:40 when playing the DVD. I played both using VLC. Both are properly synched (video, audio, and subs).

asdfbunk · Messages: 447 Registration: 11.26.2003

Yep, I am pretty sure that is the first forced sub :) I installed VLC and tried my backup in that but still had the same problem. Do you know where the extra 00:03:40 comes from on your DVD? MY DVD is R4 BTW, not sure if that is significant or not.

shled · Messages: 17 Registration: 03.04.2003

Hi setarip_old, Sorry for the delay in reply, I couldn't read or post because there was a problem with the forum's db. You understand me correctly. The bounty hunter appears at 00:48:00, but "Going somewhere, Solo?" doesn't appear until 00:56:00. A bit of an update: I ran VobSub directly (rundll32.exe vobsub.dll,Configure), extracted the subs, then added them to my mp4 backup via MeGui's mp4 Muxer tool and it worked perfectly. Perhaps there is a bug in MeGui's VobSubber tool?