[MPlayer-users] Make a clip with subtitles?

[Bill Crockett]

From: "Miriam English"
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 8:59 PM
>
> Bill Crockett wrote:
>> BTW, why did you not post this at: 
>> https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mencoder-users ?
> Not realising the mencoder-users list existed, I went there to join it, 
> but my web browser warns that the security certificate was invalid for 
> that address.
>
> So I visited the mplayerhq.hu site and took their link to the mailing 
> lists and then to
> http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mencoder-users
> (note the http instead of https) where it works fine and I've now 
> subscribed to it as well.
>
> Incidentally, as a fairly long time lurker on this MPlayer-users list, 
> many thanks to Bill Crocket for answering the question as well as sending 
> to the other list. I, for one, found that very useful.
>
> I generally use ffmpeg to add subtitles to videos, either added to the 
> container, or written into the actual frame images, but found it very 
> interesting to see how to I might use mencoder to do it, especially with 
> the color and scale controls. If "Eli the Gearded" (or anybody else) 
> wants, I can post a brief example of the ffmpeg code to do this (perhaps 
> offlist if it potentially derails the thread).
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> https://lists.mplayerhq.hu/mailman/listinfo/mencoder-users

> I went there to join it, but my web browser warns that the
> security certificate was invalid for that address.

Yes, I got that warning at times, but went ahead and installed the security 
certificate.  Of all things, I could not see mplayerhq.hu being a threat.

> Not realising the mencoder-users list existed, I went there
> to join.

I regret mentioning that link now.  Unfortunately, the MEncoder mailing list 
has become a ghost town.  Hardly anyone posts questions now.  And if you do, 
you probably would not get an answer.  The program has not been maintained 
for many, many years.

> I can post a brief example of the ffmpeg code to do this
> (perhaps offlist if it potentially derails the thread).

I would be interested to see that.  It won't derail.  I have seen many 
references to FFmpeg on the MPlayer and MEncoder mailing list.  They seem to 
prod you to use FFmpeg than MEncoder.