How to Play SRT

How To Play SRT

Before showing the method of How to play SRT, we must understand SRT. Files using the file extension SRT are mostly text files used to provide subtitles when playing videos in different folders or in a computer-based media player on a machine or a standalone DVD player. This file actually contains a wealth of information as part of the movie where each subtitle should appear and the text to be displayed during a specific portion of the film to coincide with the audio video. The naming convention for trace files subtitle is usually in the form of the filename (which must be the same as the movie name), followed by the specific language used in the subtitle and the extension of SRT file, such as words. eng.SRT which means that it is a file English subtitles for the words of film. Subtitles give the audience a way to understand the dialog of the characters in the film, even if its not in their mother tongue.

Materials needed

• Computer

• VNS

• SRT file

• Web Browser

• Internet connection

• Media Player

• DVD Burners

• Blank DVDs

Steps

1. To play an SRT file in a computer system, open the Web browser to download and install VobSub in the computer system. This will allow media players to recognize the subtitle file and read at the same time that his film matched.

2. At the end of the download and installation, launch the default media player on your computer system and open the video file. Make sure the video file and subtitle file have the same name. Also make sure that both files are located in the same folder. Otherwise, the subtitles do not appear during playback.

3. When you use the VideoLAN VLC media player, it is advisable to disable the option to automatically load the subtitle file. Instead, load the video file, then open the subtitle file manually.

4. This process works, however, to computer systems and is not feasible for standalone players DVD. To allow playback of files SRT in these machines, it must be converted at the same time as the video file. To do this, open the Web browser to download and install the trial version of Convert X to DVD.

5. Once fully installed, load the program and choose the "Trial" option. Click the "+" to add the video file to be converted.

6. Once the video file is in the working area of the program, click the "+" sign beside it to display the sub-section titles.

7. This subsection deals with the number of subtitles associated with the specific video file. Any sub-titles should be included. Navigate to the location of the subtitle that should be the same folder as the video.

8. This should update the list and reflect the exact number of subtitles associated with the video file. Right click on the subtitle you prefer to be the default and click the "Set as subtitle default" option. This will be charged immediately for reading.

9. The characteristics of the sub-title may be changed by right clicking on the subtitle and select "Edit settings for this subtitle" option.

10. Click the "Convert" button to proceed with the conversion and authoring process to burn the movie and subtitle files to DVD media.

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