So do what you want with them, be creative XD I certainly did.
V. Saving and playing on videos
Woohoo you're pretty much done now. However, you still need to save, and collect fonts if they're uncommon. Let's do that.
Open the Font button for Fonts collector. First, check fonts for availability. It might take a while. If there's no problem, Copy fonts to folder. If you DO have a problem... well... check if your fonts are still existent.
Copy them to a folder, and then close the window.
Aegisub only supports saving in Advanced SubStation, or .
.......
Dare I say? XD
.ass extension. <-- Please don't report, I had to XD
However, it supports exporting in many subtitle formats. However, .as* is the most functional and supports the most features. We'll save to .as* but you can export if you wish.
Save it somewhere on your PC.
Oh yes, I also recommend you show file extensions on your computer. To do so, go to explorer, then Tools ->Folder Options ->View tab -> Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" Press OK, and you're done. If you already have it, you're awesome!
If you want to view how your subtitles come out, get a video (preferrably .avi, I don't know about any other kinds) and name either the subtitle of video file to the same name. So if your filename is ILikePie.ass or ILikePie.avi, change the other one so it's the same. Remember not to touch the file extension though.
If you use Windows, get CCCP at
Combined Community Codec Pack
If you use Linux, get MPlayer at
MPlayer - The Movie Player
Now play your video file, and if you did it right, your video should have the subtitles playing.
VI. Softsubbing
Get MKVToolnix at
mkvtoolnix -- Matroska tools for Linux/Unix and Windows
Install it somewhere, then open mkvmerge GUI. Something should pop up.
At the Input tab, click add, and add your .ass and video file. If your video isn't supported, convert it to .avi.
Now go to the Attachments tab, and add in all your fonts. Make sure none of them are .fon extensions. If they are, find the font in your folder and change the extension to .ttf. Now go to to the bottom and pick where you want to save your .mkv or .mks file (.mkv is more universal, I have never seen a .mks used before). Click Start Muxing when you're done. If everything is well, you should have it now. Click on it to play. It will take a bit longer to render, so be aware of that.
Congrats! You have gotten yourself a softsub!
(Note: Matroska is a very special type of video. It's a CONTAINER of the audio and subtitle streams. Meaning you won't be able to get sound or subtitles if you just upload it to YouTube. For that you need to hardsub, explained below :P)
VII. Softsubbing
Download VirtualDub at
Welcome to virtualdub.org! - virtualdub.org or VirtualDubMod at
VirtualDubMod Hompage
VirtualDubMod has improved AviSynth integration, but I don't think that means anything to you yet
Then download VSFilter at
http://boxstr.com/files/2154275_3fngg/textsub.vdf
You should have the VirtualDub folder. Open it, and there should be a folder called plugins.
Go into the plugins folder, and put in your textsub.vdf.
Now open VirtualDub.exe. The first time something should pop up, asking about an installation. Agree to it, and then it should go to the main window. If not, click VirtualDub.exe again.
Click File ->Open, and load the .avi file.
Now go to Video ->Filters. (By the way, if it's not already, make sure you're in Full Processing Mode). A window pops up, click Add...
You should get a list of filters. You want the one that says TextSub, with Gabest on the other side. (Note: Gabest created Media Player Classic :P) Click that, and a file browser appears. Click the subtitle file you want.
