SRT Align is a CLI software that can edit timestamp in an SRT file (SubRip) to align the timing with the video Source. The tool can help for two types of offset:
- Shift: help with different duration of files and one source is faster than the other
- Linear: when the subtitle is always slightly before or being the video source due to wrong start time
- Download the most recent release (srt-align_Setup.exe)
- Run the installer
- Download the most recent release (srt-align.exe)
- Place the file in your folder of choice
- Add the location of srt-align.exe to your environnement variable (PATH) for access from anywhere in cmd/powershell
- Download the most recent release(srt-align)
- Place the file in your folder of choice
- Add a symbolic link in /usr/local/bin
The structure of the commands for the tool is has followed:
srt-align {--shift|--linear} [OPTIONS...] <input> [output]
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -h --help | Show the help panel |
| -v --version | Show the package version |
| -s --shift | Shifts the timestamp of a file based on a mutiple ratio (floating point value) where 1 means no change. |
| -l --linear | Increase or decrease the timestamp value of a file based on a timestamp provided. The timestamp must be in a valid format for srt file ([-]##:##:##,###) |
| -o --overwrite | Tells the program to overwrite the input file that was provided. |
A choice must be made between a shift alignement and a linear alignement. Both cannot be inputed at the same time.
- input: The input srt file that must be provided. This file is mandatory.
- output: The ouptut file for the srt file after modification. This item is optional. If this value is ommited, the file will be named after the input name with "-edited" at the end. The file will be placed in the input file directory.