DirectVobSub (formerly known as VSFilter) is a software add-on for Microsoft Windows (a
DirectShow filter) that is able to read external
subtitle files and superimposes them on a playing video file.
DirectVobSub/VSFilter were formerly part of a whole application known as VobSub which was also able to extract subtitles from
DVD Video and create text-based subtitles, without ripping the
DVD to a file first. The last version of VobSub was version 2.23, after which the development of VobSub ceased. VSFilter was a part of the ''guliverkli'' project on the
SourceForge
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web site. The ''guliverkli'' project also includes the ability to extract subtitles from a
DVD via the ''vobsub ripper'' program. However, development of ''guliverkli'' ceased in 2005 with version 2.37. In 2007, it became a part of the ''Guliverkli2'' project, now known as DirectVobSub, starting with version 2.38. But till September, 2012, the last guliverkli2 commitment was on April 10, 2011. Then, the
MPC-HC
Media Player Classic (MPC), Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC), and Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) are a family of free and open-source, compact, lightweight, and customizable media players for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft ...
project took over the sources. Under that project, DirectVobSub was very briefly in active development again,
but MPC-HC shut down in 2017 due to a lack of developers.
DirectVobSub is also capable of extracting subtitles from a
DVD without ripping it to a file first.
"Vobsub rippers" are also available for the same effect. Note also the guliverkli project has a related project VSrip.
Supported Subtitle formats
See also
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Media Player Classic
Media Player Classic (MPC), Media Player Classic - Home Cinema (MPC-HC), and Media Player Classic - Black Edition (MPC-BE) are a family of free and open-source, compact, lightweight, and customizable media players for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft ...
References
External links
Official guliverkli project homepageOfficial Guliverkli2 project homepageVSFilterMod – continuation of VSFilter subtitle rendererThreaded-VSFilter - Threaded version of VSFilter xy-VSFilter - VSFilter Fork for Smooth Playbacklibass – Portable ASS/SSA subtitle renderer
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Subtitle file formats
Windows multimedia software