Subtitle library

fr.noop.subtitle provides parsers and writers for different subtitle formats:

• vtt
• srt
• sami (smi)
• stl ebu
• ttml

VTT

Advanced features

• voices (v tag)
• styles
• classes

Parser

Supported advanced features:

• voices
• styles
• classes

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.vtt.*;
...
VttParser parser = new VttParser("utf-8");
VttObject subtitle = parser.parse(new FileInputStream("/tmp/read/test.vtt"));

Writer

No advanced features implemented.

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.vtt.*;
...
VttObject subtitle;
...
VttWriter writer = new VttWriter("utf-8");
writer.write(subtitle, new FileOutputStream("/tmp/write/test.vtt"));

SRT

Parser

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.srt.*;
...
SrtParser parser = new SrtParser("utf-8");
SrtObject subtitle = parser.parse(new FileInputStream("/tmp/read/test.srt"));

Writer

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.srt.*;
...
SrtObject subtitle;
...
SrtWriter writer = new SrtWriter("utf-8");
writer.write(subtitle, new FileOutputStream("/tmp/write/test.srt"));

SAMI

Parser

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.sami.*;
...
SamiParser parser = new SamiParser("utf-8");
SamiObject subtitle = parser.parse(new FileInputStream("/tmp/read/test.smi"));

Writer

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.sami.*;
...
SamiObject subtitle;
...
SamiWriter writer = new SamiWriter("utf-8");
writer.write(subtitle, new FileOutputStream("/tmp/write/test.smi"));

STL

The implemented STL format is the binary version of STL EBU. Currently only the reader is provided.

All the specifications described in this document https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3264.pdf have been implemented, so you can get data from GSI and TTI blocks.

Advanced features

• styles
• positioning

Parser

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.stl.*;
...
StlParser parser = new StlParser();
StlObject subtitle = parser.parse(new FileInputStream("/tmp/read/test.stl"));

TTML

Currently only the writer is provided.

Advanced features

• styles
• regions

Parser

Usage:

import fr.noop.subtitle.ttml.*;
import fr.noop.subtitle.model.*;
...
SubtitleObject subtitle;
...
TtmlWriter writer = new TtmlWriter();
writer.write(subtitle, new FileOutputStream("/tmp/write/test.ttml"));

Jar package

To create an executable jar using maven, run the following in the directory where pom.xml is (Note: Maven must already be installed):

mvn package

This will create the executable jar under target/subtitle-.*.jar

Convert from command line

Usage:

java -jar subtitle-*.jar -i input-file -o output-file

Update lib

• update version in pom.xml
• git tag vx.x.x && git push --tags
• create release in github : https://github.com/nomalab/subtitle/releases