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[UTILITY RELEASE] Dreamcast FMV Auto-Subber 1.7
derek (ateam) - Sep 27, 2024
  derek (ateam) Sep 27, 2024
I decided to put together a little toolkit for batch SFD re-encoding with subtitles. This is based on the tools I wrote for the English translation patch of Birdcage of Horrors....

You can download the utility at either link below, as well as read detailed usage instructions.
https://github.com/DerekPascarella/Dreamcast-FMV-A...
https://segaxtreme.net/resources/dreamcast-fmv-aut...

The entire process is designed to be as easy as possible.
  • Place original SFD video files in the "input" folder.
  • Place accompanying SRT subtitle files in the "input" folder.
  • Launch the "autosubber.exe" program.
There's also a "config.ini" file for customizing a range of subtitle text settings, all of which are explained in the GitHub readme.

See example output below.


  derek (ateam) Oct 1, 2024
derek (ateam) updated Dreamcast FMV Auto-Subber... with a new update entry:

Updated to version 1.1...


  
	
	

		
		

			
    

  • Version 1.1 (2024-10-01)
      

    • Added option for custom subtitle text color.
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    • Fixed bug preventing use of non-integer outline color value (e.g., 
        
      000000
       was permitted but not 
        
      FFFFFF
      ).
      • 

    • Eliminated use of 
        
      ffprobe
       to query video dimensions (now using 
        
      ffmpeg
      ).
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    •


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 derek (ateam) Nov 1, 2024
derek (ateam) updated Dreamcast FMV Auto-Subber... with a new update entry:

Updated to version 1.2...


  
	
	

		
		

			
    

  • Version 1.2 (2024-11-01)
      

    • Fixed bug where 
        
      font_face
      , 
        
      font_color
      , and 
        
      outline_color
       configuration options could be erroneously flagged as invalid.
      • 

    •


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 derek (ateam) Apr 7, 2025
derek (ateam) updated Dreamcast FMV Auto-Subber... with a new update entry:

Updated to version 1.6...


  
	
	

		
		

			
    

  • Version 1.6 (2025-03-30)
      

    • Added support for automatic subtitle scaling by aspect ratio when using the ASS format.
      • 

    • 

  • Version 1.5 (2025-03-30)
      

    • Added ASS subtitle format support.
      • 

    • 

  • Version 1.4 (2025-03-24)
      

    • Added aspect_ratio configuration option to manually define target aspect ratio at which video will be rendered by game software, which is used to calculate horizontal scaling of subtitles (was previously locked to...
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    •


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 mrcatford Apr 28, 2025
Could I use this program on other stuff like Playstation one, two, etc?

 derek (ateam) Apr 29, 2025

mrcatford said:

Not in its current form, no. It's specifically designed for Dreamcast SFD video format.

 mrcatford Apr 30, 2025
Do you think you'd be able to make a version that could be usable for PS, PS2 etc? I'd love to see (or add) subtitles to games that really need it. This would be a wonderful tool to stuff like that. It's also hella niche. Just food for thought! And thank you Derek! You do god's work for the emulation scene!

 derek (ateam) Apr 30, 2025

mrcatford said:

Thank you for your kind words

Regarding your request/question -- honestly, I'm up to my eyeballs and there's no way for me to endeavor to do such a thing anytime soon.

That said, a friend of mine developed something similar a while back: Translation_Scripts/Console_Specific/PS1/STR Subti...

 derek (ateam) May 17, 2025
derek (ateam) updated Dreamcast FMV Auto-Subber... with a new update entry:

Updated to version 1.7...


  
	
	

		
		

			
    

  • Version 1.7 (2025-05-17)
      

    • Added support for variable bitrate SFD encoding.
      • 

    • Added robust error-checking during encoding process to avoid appearance of success when failures occur.
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    •


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