Hardubbing/ Encoding Videos a.k.a Adding permanent subtitles to Videos

This tutorial is for adding permanent subtitles to video files. Let's say you download a Korean movie and the subtitle is *softsub, and you found it so troublesome since in certain players, the sub won't come out.

To save yourself from the hassle, you can hardsub your videos and you won't be facing the sub-is not-appearing-on-video anymore.

So how do you hardsub a video?

Installing Virtualdub, Vobsub.
1) Download and install Virtualdub.
2) And then download Vobsub filter 2.3
3) Install Vobsub. During teh installation. Click on the + buttons on pluins and make sure you SELECT Vobsub for Virtualdub and Textsub for Virtualdub and Avisynth.
4) Then select the directory where Virtualdub is stored at.

Hardsubbing
1) Open Virtualdub, Go to File >> Open Your Video.
2) Go to Video >> Filters.
3) Click add and click Load.
4) Browse for the directory where you installed Vobsub (which is in Virtualdub folder)
5) Open textsub2.3 then textsub2.3 will be listed in the list.
6) Click textsub 2.3 and click OK.
7) Then the textsub setting box will pop up. Click open and browse for the subtitle file ( files with .srt .ass . ssa .sub etc)
8) Click OK
9) Go to Video >> Full Processing Mode
10) Set Video >> Compression (select DivX or XVid for HQ quality videos)
11) Finally go to File >> Save as .avi
12) And the video will start hardsubbing.

Happy trying~!!!!

p/s : will edit with download links and screenshots soon. ^^

How to increase/boost volume on .avi files

So, you downloaded a movie, or a drama in an .avi format. The picture was perfect. The video was High Quality, but when you played it, the sound was almost inaudible. Have you ever experienced this?

If you do, this tutorial is just for you. (lol, i sound like a salesgirl)

So anyway, what you need to increase volume to your .avi files is : Virtualdub.

1) Download and install Virtualdub.
2) Open Virtualdub.
3) Go to File >> Open Video file.
4) Go to Audio >> Full processing mode.
3) Then go to Audio >> Volume. Select Volume. Increase the volume to your preferences.
*to preview the volume go to File >> Preview Output from the start.
*If you are not satisfied with the volume and want to increase it some more, go back to Audio >> Volume , and increase it.
4) After you're satisfied with the volume, select Audio >> Compression >> Lame MP3 >> 48000 HZ, 160 kbps CBR, stereo
5) Click OK
6) Go to Video >> Direct Stream Copy
7) Go to File >> Save as .avi
8) Name your file and click OK.

There you go with an .avi file with increased volume. Happy trying~!!!

p/s : will upload screenshots soon.