About Advanced SubStation Alpha to CSV Conversion
A quick guide to converting from Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass) to CSV (.csv). Learn about format differences, what's preserved, and how to convert your subtitles.
- Format Structure: Advanced SubStation Alpha uses a multi-section format with styling and events while CSV uses a comma-separated spreadsheet format
- Styling Support: Advanced SubStation Alpha offers advanced styling and animation features while CSV supports basic cell formatting
- Software Compatibility: Advanced SubStation Alpha is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while CSV is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
- Use Cases: Advanced SubStation Alpha is typically used for anime and complex styled subtitles, while CSV is preferred for spreadsheet-based workflows
Key Differences Between Advanced SubStation Alpha and CSV
Format Structure Examples
Advanced SubStation Alpha Format Example
[Script Info]
Title: Example ASS File
ScriptType: v4.00+
[V4+ Styles]
Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
Style: Default,Arial,20,&H00FFFFFF,&H000000FF,&H00000000,&H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,2,2,2,10,10,10,1
[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0,0,0,,First line of subtitle text\NSecond line of subtitle text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0,0,0,,Next subtitle block
CSV Format Example
Start Time,End Time,Text
00:00:01.000,00:00:04.000,"First line of subtitle text, Second line of subtitle text"
00:00:05.000,00:00:08.000,"Next subtitle block"
00:00:08.000,00:00:12.000,"Another subtitle with multiple lines of text"
What's Preserved in Conversion
- Timing information and synchronization
- Text content and line breaks
- Basic text formatting
- Character encoding
- Language identification
What's Lost in Conversion
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Advanced SubStation Alpha can be opened with:
CSV can be opened with:
Conversion Features with Checksub
- Automatic Advanced SubStation Alpha format detection
- Precise timing conversion from Advanced SubStation Alpha to CSV
- Smart text formatting adaptation
- Character encoding handling (UTF-8, Unicode)
- Format-specific optimizations for CSV
- Error checking and validation
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