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{{Mmwiki|SubStation Alpha}}

'''SubStation Alpha''' (SSA), or the more recent '''Advanced SubStation Subtitles''' (ASS), are different versions of the same [[subtitle]] format. It may have the [[file extension]] .ssa or .ass, respectively. SSA is used for versions <=4, ASS is used for versions 4+.

The original site, which is down, can be found as a June 2003 snapshot [https://web.archive.org/web/20030603235926/http://www.eswat.demon.co.uk/substation.html here from the Internet Archive] for more information.

==Specification==
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An example document looks like this:
 [Script Info]
 Title:
 Original Script:
 Original Translation:
 Original Editing:
 Original Timing:
 Original Script Checking:
 Synch Point:
 Script Updated By:
 Update Details:
 ScriptType: v4.00
 Collisions: Normal
 PlayResY: 864
 PlayDepth: 0
 Timer: 100.0000
 
 [V4 Styles]
 '''(Format: "Style: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, TertiaryColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, AlphaLevel, Encoding")'''
 Style: Default,Arial,20,65535,65535,65535,-2147483640,-1,0,1,3,0,2,30,30,30,0,0
 
 [Events]
 '''(Format: "Dialogue: Marked, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text")'''
 Dialogue: Marked=0,0:02:32.85,0:02:34.33,*Default,1,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no! The eggs are hatching!

[[Category:Subtitles]]