SRT is a text file-format, containing subtitles. The complete name of SRT
format is "Sub Rip".
The syntax is quite simple : 3 lines per subtitle.
- 1 : Number of the subtitle
- 2 : Duration
- 3 : The text
Example :
24
00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,600
You saved us.
=> "You saved us." is the 24th subtitle and is displayed from 4m10s to 4m11s.
You can edit .srt files with gedit
or another text-editor like mousepad
, leafpad
.
You can play .srt files along with a video/movie with a media player like vlc
or totem
.
Note : For a more advanced use, like creating subtitles, translating or syncing them, you can use the application gnome-subtitles
(available in the Software Centre). If you want to better the previsualisation in gnome-subtitles, you'll want to install mplayer
along with it.