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subtitle Format

SUB File Format

MicroDVD Subtitle is a lightweight text subtitle format that anchors timing cues to video frame numbers rather than absolute timestamps. It is commonly paired with AVI movie rips and legacy media players.

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Technical Specifications

Extensions.sub
MIME Typestext/x-microdvd, text/plain
CategorySubtitle
Engine Tiertier1-small-js
Magic Bytes / SniffingContainer sniffing (ZIP / OLE2 / RIFF header inspection)
Opens WithVLC Media Player, Subtitle Edit, MPC-HC, Aegisub
Good ForFrame-locked subtitle timing synchronized with fixed frame-rate video files.
Not Recommended ForVariable frame-rate media or web video players expecting standard timestamp cues.

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