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Step-by-Step Guide to Extract Subtitles from DVD

Updated on Jun 29, 2023

This guide aims to introduce how to extract subtitles from DVD. Before ripping subtitles from DVD, you need to convert DVD to a VIDEO_TS folder. Therefore, install the DVD to VIDEO_TS converter first:

https://www.videoconverterfactory.com/download/dvd-ripper.exe dvd-ripper.exe

◆ Extract Subtitles from DVD? Is It Possible?

◆ Part 1: Convert DVD to VIDEO_TS Folder with a Good DVD Ripper

◆ Easy Steps to Convert DVD to a VIDEO_TS Folder

◆ Part 2. How to Extract Subs from DVD with a DVD Subtitle Extractor?

Extract Subtitles from DVD? Is It Possible?

Q: "Hi guys. I convert my DVD to DivX and I know that before ripping I can select to rip with a subtitle track. But I want to have a DivX (*.avi) file and a subtitle (*.srt) file separately. Is it possible to extract subtitles from a DVD and save it as an SRT file? How?"

Different from the text-based subtitle file in MKV, MP4, and other digital videos, subtitles in DVDs aren’t text but actually encoded as raster graphics. The subtitles you see on a DVD are streams of image files which appear one after another. Therefore, exporting subtitles from DVD is a process of extracting graphic subtitles with a method called Optical Character Recognition, or OCR to identify and export the graphic subtitle as a text-based subtitle file. Though it sounds complex, you can easily get this job done with some powerful DVD subtitle extractors. The following illustrates how to rip subtitles from DVD step by step. Keep reading.

Part 1: Convert DVD to VIDEO_TS Folder with a Good DVD Ripper

As DVD subtitle rippers can only recognize .vob or .ifo files, first you need to convert DVD to a VIDEO_TS file that contains all DVD information including. vob files, .ifo files and .bup files. Therefore, a good DVD Ripper is a must-have. And I highly recommend you use WonderFox DVD Ripper Pro. It's a professional and reliable DVD ripper, allowing you to copy DVD to VIDEO_TS , rip DVD to ISO, and convert DVD to digital formats like MP4, AVI, MOV, MPG, H264, etc. You can also use it to add subtitles to DVD. Now free download this excellent DVD ripper and convert DVD to VIDEO_TS with the simple steps below.

Easy Steps to Convert DVD to a VIDEO_TS Folder

Before start, please free download free download the software.

Step 1. Load the DVD Source

To extract .srt from DVD, insert a DVD disc into the DVD ROM drive. Then launch this program and click on "DVD Disc" to load the DVD source. It also supports ISO Image and DVD Folder input.

Choose DVD Folder from Output Format menu

Step 2. Select 1:1 Quick Copy to "DVD Folder"

Soon the DVD contents will be analyzed completely and the main movie file will be precisely selected. If you want to copy disc to digital, you just need to select an output format like MP4, but to rip subtitles from DVD, you need to convert DVD to VIDEO_TS folder firstly. So click the "Output Format" button on the right. Then hit the purple "1:1 quick copy" button and select "DVD Folder".

Step 3. Start Converting DVD to VIDEO_TS Folder

Now click the "…" icon next to "Open Folder" to specify an output folder. Click the "Run" button on the lower right corner to start the conversion.

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Note: WonderFox doesn't encourage users to convert DVD for commercial purpose and other illegal intentions. And please check whether it's legal to rip a DVD for backup in your country.

Part 2. How to Extract Subs from DVD with a DVD Subtitle Extractor?

After converting DVD to VIDEO_TS folder, you can find the VIDEO_TS folder in the specified output folder. Now you need to download a DVD subtitle extractor to complete the rest of the process. A number of programs is capable of this job, such as SubRip, Subtitle Edit, VobSub, etc. Here I will take VobSub as an example to rip subtitles from DVD movies.

Extract subtitles from VOB and IFO.

Step 1. Download and install VobSub on your computer: https://www.videohelp.com/software/VobSub

Step 2. Find the install directory. Launch VobSub Configure file under the install directory to extract subtitles from DVD.

Step 3. Click the "Open" button and locate the VIDEO_TS file you just converted. Select "ifo and vobs, for creating idx/sub (*.ifo)" on Files of type profile. Select IFO files. Next specify an output folder and click the "OK" button.

Step 4. Now, you're able to see a "Select PGC" window. Generally, leave the default settings and click "OK". After that, you just need to wait for exporting .idx and .sub files.

Note: Usually, we only need to select the IFO file of the main movie for extracting.

Convert the subtitles to .srt

Step 5. After the process is finished, launch "subresync.exe" in the install directory.

Step 6. Click "Open" and select the .sub files you exported just now. Note that the FPS parameters are for different type of DVDs - 25fps for PAL DVD，23.976fps for most DVD movies and 29.97fps for recorded NTSC DVD video. You need to choose the right option to avoid sync problems. Then click the "Open" button.

Step 7. Hit the "Save As" button and then customize the name of the subtitle, and choose "Subripper (*.srt)" as the output format. Next click "Save" to start the ORC process.

Step 8. The uncertain characters will pop up, and you need to manually input the characters in the pictures to help VobSub identify them, which may take a while but will not only make the process go faster, but also improve the results. After the OCR process finishes, you're able to find the SRT subtitles in the output directory.

Now you can use the subtitles of the DVD at ease. I hope you get the idea of how to extract subtitles from DVD now. If you still have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

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