Advanced subtitle converter and processor.
WebVTT, DFXP/TTML/TTML2/SMPTE, SAMI, WVTT (WebVTT in MP4), STPP/ISMT (DFXP in MP4)
- converts supported input format to SRT
- retains select formatting tags (italics, basic \an8 positioning)
- corrects often found flaws in subtitles
- opinionated timing and formatting improvements
git clone https://github.com/vevv/subby
cd subby
pip install .
CommonIssuesFixer should be ran after conversion and SDH stripping
as it's designed to fix source issues, including ones which can cause playback problems.
Usage: subby [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Subby—Advanced Subtitle Converter and Processor.
Options:
-d, --debug Enable DEBUG level logs.
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
convert Convert a Subtitle to SubRip (SRT).
process SubRip (SRT) post-processing.
version Print version information.
from subby import WebVTTConverter
from pathlib import Path
converter = WebVTTConverter()
file = Path('test.vtt')
# All statements below are equivalent
srt = converter.from_file(file)
srt = converter.from_string(file.read_text())
srt = converter.from_bytes(file.read_bytes())
# srt is pysrt.SubRipFile
output = Path('file.srt')
srt.save(output)
# saved to file.srtProcessor returns a bool indicating success - whether any changes were made, useful for determining if SDH subtitles should be saved.
from subby import CommonIssuesFixer
from pathlib import Path
processor = CommonIssuesFixer()
file = Path('test.vtt')
# All statements below are equivalent
srt, status = processor.from_file(file)
srt, status = processor.from_string(file.read_text())
srt, status = processor.from_bytes(file.read_bytes())
# srt is pysrt.SubRipFile, status is bool
output = Path('test_fixed.srt')
srt.save(output)
# saved to test_fixed.srtThe following example will convert a VTT file, attempt to strip SDH, and then save the result.
from subby import WebVTTConverter, CommonIssuesFixer, SDHStripper
from pathlib import Path
converter = WebVTTConverter()
fixer = CommonIssuesFixer()
stripper = SDHStripper()
file = Path('file.vtt')
file_sdh = Path('file_sdh.srt')
file_stripped = Path('file_stripped.srt')
srt, _ = fixer.from_srt(converter.from_file(file))
srt.save(file_sdh)
# saved to file_sdh.srt
stripped, status = stripper.from_srt(srt)
if status is True:
print('stripping successful')
stripped.save(file_stripped)
# saved to file_stripped.srt
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