How do I import videos to "Subtitle Workshop"?
Thread poster: Karen Lapprand
Karen Lapprand
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Jul 10, 2020

I am trying to familiarize myself with Subtitle Workshop 6.0b. I have downloaded it, as well as YouTube videos via 4K Video Downloader, which I had hoped to then import into the popular subtitle editor; however, when I try to import one of my chosen YouTube videos into Subtitle Workshop, I receive the same message everytime: ".... is not a valid video file."

Can anyone instruct me as to how to create or obtain valid video files for Subtitle Workshop? I am eager to learn how to use t
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I am trying to familiarize myself with Subtitle Workshop 6.0b. I have downloaded it, as well as YouTube videos via 4K Video Downloader, which I had hoped to then import into the popular subtitle editor; however, when I try to import one of my chosen YouTube videos into Subtitle Workshop, I receive the same message everytime: ".... is not a valid video file."

Can anyone instruct me as to how to create or obtain valid video files for Subtitle Workshop? I am eager to learn how to use this platform.

- K. L.
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Mihail Mateev
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Alternative software Jul 11, 2020

Have you tried an alternative subtitle software? For example Aegisub: http://www.aegisub.org/downloads/

How to work with it (7 minutes): https://youtu.be/4gXF6Y-v6BE

And here is a short Youtu
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Have you tried an alternative subtitle software? For example Aegisub: http://www.aegisub.org/downloads/

How to work with it (7 minutes): https://youtu.be/4gXF6Y-v6BE

And here is a short Youtube series on it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqazFFzUAPc7BgGTaDAvvsGEoLolq09YP

I have found Mac version to be more stable than Windows version.
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Thao Nguyen
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Why don't you try Subtitle Edit? Jul 11, 2020

I have used Subtitle Edit for a long time and I love it. It works really well. And all these free subtitle software are pretty much the same.

If you insist on Subtitle Workshop, I found a thread here on Subtitle Workshop forum that might be able to help. Apparently, you should download the 6.0e version and download VLC 32-bit. Or if you want to keep the version of your Subtitle Workshop, try download K-lite codec pack that enables the operating system and its software to play variou
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I have used Subtitle Edit for a long time and I love it. It works really well. And all these free subtitle software are pretty much the same.

If you insist on Subtitle Workshop, I found a thread here on Subtitle Workshop forum that might be able to help. Apparently, you should download the 6.0e version and download VLC 32-bit. Or if you want to keep the version of your Subtitle Workshop, try download K-lite codec pack that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats not supported by the operating system.
https://sourceforge.net/p/subtitle-workshop-classic/discussion/bugs/thread/b0355cd0/?limit=50
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Karen Lapprand
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What is a good link to Subtitle Edit? Jul 11, 2020

At your suggestion, I will try Subtitle Edit instead of Subtitle Workshop. Could you provide me with the link you used to download Subtitle Edit to your computer? The couple of links that I just tried were blocked by my anti-malware protection.

Secondly, does Subtitle Edit allow me to easily import YouTube videos that I have downloaded via 4K Video Downloader?

- K.L.


 
Thao Nguyen
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Turn off your anti-malware maybe? Jul 11, 2020

Karen Lapprand wrote:

At your suggestion, I will try Subtitle Edit instead of Subtitle Workshop. Could you provide me with the link you used to download Subtitle Edit to your computer? The couple of links that I just tried were blocked by my anti-malware protection.

Secondly, does Subtitle Edit allow me to easily import YouTube videos that I have downloaded via 4K Video Downloader?

- K.L.


Hi Karen,

Maybe you should turn off your anti-malware while you download and install Subtitle Edit.
https://www.nikse.dk/subtitleedit/

To be honest, I have never downloaded videos from Youtube with 4K Video Downloader before but I know that Subtitle Edit works well with mp4 and mkv video formats. Clients have sent me mp4 formats and everything works fine. But it probably is because I have K-lite Codec pack installed on my computer.


 


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