SubRip

subrip

VLC can decode this container. The module name to use at the command line is subtitle.

SubRip is the native subtitle format of the SubRip program, developed by a friend of the creator of SubViewer. It is one of the most used formats for subtitles.

It may have the file extension .srt. It can be embedded in mkv files.

Specification

Format

Each frame of a subtitle is formatted as follows:

n
h1:m1:s1,d1 --> h2:m2:s2,d2
Line 1
Line 2
…

Note the last line is a blank line between subtitle frames, and the decimal separator is a comma (per French-style).

n

sequential number. This may also appear on the same line as start/stop times

h1:m1:s1,d1

start time of this frame, in hours minutes and seconds to three decimal places

h2:m2:s2,d2

stop time

Example

A 2-frame subtitle:

1
00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,400
a bla bla ble a bla bla ble
a bla bla ble

2
00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,800
a bla bla ble…

Extensions

Some subtitles feature html tags inside the SubRip text:

• <b>…</b>: bold
• <s>…</s>: strikethrough
• <u>…</u>: underline
• <i>…</i>: italic
• <font color=… face=…>: font attributes

See also

• SongSubtitles.org (now defunct)