About SubViewer to Word Document Conversion
A quick guide to converting from SubViewer (.sub) to Word Document (.docx). Learn about format differences, what's preserved, and how to convert your subtitles.
- Format Structure: SubViewer uses a header-based format with simple timing while Word Document uses a rich text document format
- Styling Support: SubViewer provides basic styling through header definitions while Word Document offers rich text formatting
- Software Compatibility: SubViewer is primarily used with undefined, undefined, undefined, while Word Document is commonly used with undefined, undefined, undefined
- Use Cases: SubViewer is typically used for legacy video players, while Word Document is preferred for document-based subtitling
Key Differences Between SubViewer and Word Document
Format Structure Examples
SubViewer Format Example
[INFORMATION]
[TITLE]Example SubViewer File
[AUTHOR]Subtitle Editor
[SOURCE]Movie Title
[PRG]Subtitle Editor
[FILEPATH]movie_subtitles.sub
[DELAY]0
[CD TRACK]0
[COMMENT]Example subtitle file
[END INFORMATION]
[SUBTITLE]
[COLF]&HFFFFFF,[STYLE]bd,[SIZE]18,[FONT]Arial
00:00:01.00,00:00:04.00
First line of subtitle text|Second line of subtitle text
00:00:05.00,00:00:08.00
Next subtitle block
00:00:10.00,00:00:15.00
This is another subtitle|With multiple lines of text
Word Document Format Example
Subtitle Document
Time: 00:00:01.000 - 00:00:04.000
First line of subtitle text
Second line of subtitle text
Time: 00:00:05.000 - 00:00:08.000
Next subtitle block
Time: 00:00:08.000 - 00:00:12.000
Another subtitle with multiple lines
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
- Rich text formatting
- Document-specific styling
- Page layout features
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SubViewer can be opened with:
Word Document can be opened with:
Conversion Features with Checksub
- Automatic SubViewer format detection
- Precise timing conversion from SubViewer to Word Document
- Smart text formatting adaptation
- Character encoding handling (UTF-8, Unicode)
- Format-specific optimizations for Word Document
- Error checking and validation
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