[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: [PATCH] Better handing of ssa subtitle

[Attila Kinali]

PLEASE KEEP THIS DISCUSSION ON -DEV-ENG

On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 02:23:50 +0100
matthieu <mat100 at ifrance.com> wrote:

> Attila Kinali wrote:
> > Do you have access to older SSA specs ?
> > I only have the specs for v4+
> me too
> but i had somme old script and it seem that V1 as 8 comma and since v3 
> there are 9 comma.

Hmm... That's an argument.
Not that SSA is a fucking stupid design, but they also made incompatible
changes.

> > I suspect that this whole patch could be simplified by just 
> > decreasing the max comas number.
> I am not sure because you need to make the difference between 8 or 9 
> commas version. So you need to deternime if between the 8 and 9 comma it 
> is text or effect. But some subtitler seen to put effects that are not 
> in the specs....

Yes, that's another problem. The only 100% specs compliant ssa file i've
seen sofar was from a softsubbed mkv.
That's why it's so hard to make a proper SSA reader :(

> An easy way could be to try to read ScriptType value, but I don't know 
> if all v3+ script have it.

Nope, it's most time just left out.

> Or as you can see in v3 script we can use the fact that we need to had 
> Timer or/and Style line before Dialogue in v3+ scripts.

Yes, it's needed, but there are a lot that just omit it and use the
Default style.

> PS : I attach the first line of v1 and v3 script.
> 
Thanks

			Attila Kinali

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