Adding subtitles to a video file.

Zergrinch's 10 Complicated Steps to Adding Hardsubs.

Before we start, download and install the following software:

• Combined Community Codec Pack
• AviSynth 2.5
• meGUI

Now, go by these steps:

1. Run meGUI, and allow it to update fully. Import every single profile if desired.
2. Once meGUI restarts, go to Tools > D2V Creator, and load up the MPG file in the Video Input Box.
3. Select appropriate audio track(s) to demux, check both applicable checkboxes, and click Queue. If the encoding doesn't automatically start, go to the Queue tab in MeGUI's main window, and click Start.
4. Once processing finishes, the AviSynth script creator should pop up, along with a video preview of your movie. Resize the movie if desired in the Options tab. In the Filters tab, check "Source is Anime" if your video is a cartoon, and click Analyze.
5. In the Edit tab, add in this line: textSub("C:\Name-of-subtitle-file.srt"), replacing the file name and path, of course.
6. Check "On Save close and load to be encoded, click Save, and just click the Ok button on the dialog. Back in MeGUI main window, the fields should be populated for you.
7. Select an appropriate Encoder setting (I typically go for x264, but for maximum compatibility you'll want xVid.
8. Click Tools > AutoEncode. In the Window that appears, select an appropriate container (I usually go for MKV, but AVI will get you maximum compatibility).
9. Set desired file size or average bitrate, or just use profile settings which will process it based on the Encoder setting you chose earlier.
10. Click Queue. If the job doesn't automatically start, go to the Queue tab of MeGUI's main window, and click Start.
11. Profit!

Jam it back in, in the dark.