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Convert Advanced SubStation Alpha to Scenarist

Convert Advanced SubStation Alpha to Scenarist

/ass-to-scc

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About Advanced SubStation Alpha to Scenarist Conversion

A quick guide to converting from Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass) to Scenarist (.scc). Learn about format differences, what's preserved, and how to convert your subtitles.

    Key Differences Between Advanced SubStation Alpha and Scenarist

    • Format Structure: Advanced SubStation Alpha uses a multi-section format with styling and events while Scenarist uses a hex-encoded CEA-608 format
    • Styling Support: Advanced SubStation Alpha offers advanced styling and animation features while Scenarist supports CEA-608 styling capabilities
    • Software Compatibility: Advanced SubStation Alpha is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while Scenarist is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
    • Use Cases: Advanced SubStation Alpha is typically used for anime and complex styled subtitles, while Scenarist is preferred for broadcast and DVD captioning

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

Scenarist Format Example

Scenarist_SCC V1.0

00:00:01:00    94ae 94ae 9420 9420 54686973 20697320 61207465 7374
00:00:04:00    942c 942c

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

  • CEA-608 specific features
  • Broadcast metadata
  • Special character encodings

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Compatible Software

Advanced SubStation Alpha can be opened with:

Scenarist can be opened with:

Conversion Features with Checksub

  • Automatic Advanced SubStation Alpha format detection
  • Precise timing conversion from Advanced SubStation Alpha to Scenarist
  • Smart text formatting adaptation
  • Character encoding handling (UTF-8, Unicode)
  • Format-specific optimizations for Scenarist
  • Error checking and validation

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