1. What are the commonly used formats for DVD subtitles?
For an image-based subtitle, the commonly used formats are as follows .idx, .sub, .svcd, .bmp, .cvd, .png, .jpg, etc. On the other hand, for a text-based subtitle, the commonly used formats are .srt, .ass, .ssa, .dks, .txt, etc.
2. Where are subtitles stored on a DVD?
Usually, subtitles in DVDs are contained in VOB files along with the main video and audio streams.
3. What is OCR?
The full form of OCR is Optical Character Recognition or Optical Character Reader. It’s a medium or standard, with which one can use the 3rd-party subtitle extractor and successfully convert or extract subtitles from DVDs to machine-encoded text.
Particularly when you have to extract subtitles from DVDs such as .srt text subtitles, the OCR is much needed.
4. Can VLC Player extract subtitles from a DVD?
Yes, you can extract subtitles from DVDs using a VLC media player.