[SBV to SRT] How to Readily Convert YouTube SBV Subtitles to SRT/XML/VTT/XMI, etc?

An SBV file is a subtitle file generated by YouTube's Automatic Timing feature. It contains the information of the character’s ID, start and end timestamps (using an H:MM:SS.000 format) and the captions in plain text. Due to its simplicity, SBV subtitles, along with SRT, are mainly used for making YouTube CC. Like other subtitle files, since the SBV file is saved in plain text format, it can be opened by any text editor. Here is how an SBV subtitle file looks like in Microsoft Notepad:

The usability of SBV subtitles is not as wide as that of SRT files, converting SBV to SRT is a wise move to reach universal compatibility. And there are many subtitle converters out there that make light work of converting SBV to SubRip SRT format. I've picked out the best two tools for you. Follow the instructions below to start to convert .sbv files to .srt:

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Convert .sbv files to .srt with Subtitle Edit

The free and open-source Subtitle Edit is an impressive subtitle maker that is mainly used to create, edit, and sync subtitles for videos. Yet there's more to this program, such as converting among 250+ subtitle formats, the very feature we are going to make use of.

The following process is how to convert .sbv to .srt with Subtitle Edit:

Step 1. Download and install the latest version of Subtitle Edit in https://github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/releases.

Step 2. Open Subtitle Edit. Under the File menu, select Open or use the shortcut "Ctrl + O" to import your SBV file into this program.

Step 3. Still under the File menu, choose Save as... In the new window, choose subtitle format as SubRip SRT in the Save as type drop-down list. Then click Save. Subtitle Edit will begin to convert your SBV file to SRT.

Convert SBV files to SRT with Gotranscript

Gotranscript is an online .sbv to .srt converter that is thought to be a cut above the rest, for it can make conversion between different subtitle formats quite efficiently. Here is how it works:

Visit https://gotranscript.com/subtitle-converter, follow the three prompt boxes to upload SBV file > select format as SubRip (.srt) > convert and get file.

Adding subtitles to the video is becoming a must-do if you want to attract more viewing traffic. Here I'll recommend a freeware - WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory that will help add subtitles to the video most easily. Also, it provides more features than subtitles-adding, you can explore it for yourself later. Now, let me show you how to add SRT to a video with this software.

Before start, please free download free download the software and install it on your PC.

Step 1. Launch the software and open Converter.

Step 2. Click Add Files to import or drag the video to which you want to embed subtitles into the Video Converter.

Step 3. Under the video task, click on the left T section to bring up the Subtitle Option, choose Add Subtitle to import your prepared SRT subtitle. Then hit Run to start embedding SRT to the video.

Hope this article could solve your problem of converting SBV to SRT. Thanks for your reading!