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Convert Advanced SubStation Alpha to SAMI

Convert Advanced SubStation Alpha to SAMI

/ass-to-smi

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About Advanced SubStation Alpha to SAMI Conversion

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

    Key Differences Between Advanced SubStation Alpha and SAMI

    • Format Structure: Advanced SubStation Alpha uses a multi-section format with styling and events while SAMI uses a standard subtitle structure
    • Styling Support: Advanced SubStation Alpha offers advanced styling and animation features while SAMI has standard formatting capabilities
    • Software Compatibility: Advanced SubStation Alpha is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while SAMI is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
    • Use Cases: Advanced SubStation Alpha is typically used for anime and complex styled subtitles, while SAMI is preferred for standard subtitle applications

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

SAMI Format Example

<SAMI>
<HEAD>
  <TITLE>Sample SAMI File</TITLE>
  <STYLE TYPE="text/css">
    <!--
    P { font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; color: white; background-color: black; }
    .ENCC { Name: English; lang: en-US; SAMIType: CC; }
    -->
  </STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
  <SYNC Start=1000>
    <P Class=ENCC>First line of subtitle text<BR>Second line of subtitle text</P>
  </SYNC>
  <SYNC Start=5000>
    <P Class=ENCC>Next subtitle block</P>
  </SYNC>
  <SYNC Start=8000>
    <P Class=ENCC>&nbsp;</P>
  </SYNC>
</BODY>
</SAMI>

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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    Compatible Software

    Advanced SubStation Alpha can be opened with:

    SAMI can be opened with:

    Conversion Features with Checksub

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

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