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Encode videos with mencoder and subtitles format (font size, color and more...)
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mencoder-ass-subtitles.md

Pass to mencoder the right parameters

  • Note the -ass-force-style and the -ass parameters...
  • Also, note the extension of the subtitles file is a .srt file
  • The rest of the options are for video encoder, video format, size, bitrate, etc... In this example we encode to AVI XVID with MP3 audio.
nice -n 10 /usr/bin/mencoder "/home/john/Videos/Red.mp4" -o "/home/john/Videos/Red.avi" \
   -ass-force-style "FontSize=32,PrimaryColour=&H00ffff,Bold=1,MarginV=24" \
   -ass /home/john/Videos/Red.srt -ofps 24 -vf softskip,scale=700:300:0,harddup \
   -sws 10 -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=128:aq=4:vol=10:mode=1 \
   -ovc xvid -xvidencopts bitrate=3000:threads=4:me_quality=6:vhq=3:\
             max_bframes=2:bvhq=1:trellis:chroma_me:\
             chroma_opt:hq_ac:nolumi_mask:closed_gop:noqpel:nogmc:nopacked:\
             rc_reaction_delay_factor=0:rc_averaging_period=100:autoaspect:nointerlacing

Feel free to try an explore all the subtitle options offered by the ASS format.

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