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--- ffmpeg:subtitles:ass_file_syntax [2024/12/30 23:26] – peter
+++ ffmpeg:subtitles:ass_file_syntax [2024/12/30 23:49] (current) – peter
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   * SubStation Alpha (SSA) is a subtitling / script format that supports text formatting, animation, graphics and karaoke.
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-===== File Specification =====
-SSA and ASS files are plain text files.
-  * ASS added Unicode support.
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-===== ASS (SSA V4+) =====
 ASS is an improvement upon the SSA V4 specification.
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 Fields on the line data are separated by a comma and, with the exception of the Text field, which should be the last field, must not contain any commas.
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-===== Descriptors =====
+===== File Specification =====
-<td Original Script
+SSA and ASS files are plain text files.
-Original Translation
-Original Editing
+  * ASS added Unicode support.
-Original Timing
-Script Updated By
-(mostly optional) >Contributors to the production of the script. <td PlayResX
-PlayResY >The resolution of the script.
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-A comment line.
+===== Scripts =====
-A description of the script.
-The version of the file format. For ASS, this is v4.00+.
+See: [[https://aegisub.org/]]
-Details regarding updates made to the script can be placed here.
-Where in the video will the script begin playback
-How collisions are managed. Possible values are: Normal - subtitles are stacked onto each other, and Reverse - subtitles are shifted to make way for new ones.
-The speed of the script. This value is a multiplier times 100 of the speed of the script playback.
-- Smart wrapping, lines are evenly broken
-- End of line word wrapping, hard breaks only.
-- No word wrapping. Both line breaks allowed.
-- Smart wrapping with lower lines wider.
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 {{c|key1|Style:}} Default{{c|key|,}}Arial{{c|key|,}}28{{c|key|,}}&H00FFFFFF{{c|key|,}}&H1EFFFFFF{{c|key|,}}&H0048001C{{c|key|,}}&H7F000000{{c|key|,}}-1{{c|key|,}}0{{c|key|,}}0{{c|key|,}}0{{c|key|,}}100{{c|key|,}}100{{c|key|,}}0{{c|key|,}}0{{c|key|,}}1{{c|key|,}}1.5{{c|key|,}}0.5{{c|key|,}}2{{c|key|,}}10{{c|key|,}}10{{c|key|,}}10{{c|key|,}}1
 </code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**
+  * **Format**:  Defines the format of subsequent Style lines. This is provided for backward-compatibility.
+  * **Style**:  Defines a style. The style is subsequently identified by its Name field.
+</WRAP>
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-Format
+===== Styles =====
-    Defines the format of subsequent Style lines. This is provided for backward-compatibility.
-Style
-    Defines a style. The style is subsequently identified by its Name field.
 ^Field^Description^
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 ^Field^Description^
 |Layer|An integer indicating the layer the subtitle is in. Subtitles having different layer numbers will be ignored during collision detection. Lower layer numbers are drawn first.|
-|Start|The start time of the subtitle. See the Data types section.|
+|Start|The start time of the subtitle. See the **Data types** section.|
 |End|The end time of the subtitle.|
 |Style|The style to be used by the script. Styles are defined in the Styles section.|
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 |:::|<nowiki>Scroll down;<y1|0>;<y2|0>;<delay(1-100)>[;fadeawayheight]</nowiki>|
 |Text|The subtitle text. This is a special field in the sense that it must always be the last field, and can contain commas.|
 The following are the Event section descriptors:
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 |clip|[scale,] drawing|Clips a subtitle inside a drawing.|
+----
+===== File attachment =====
+Files can be attached to scripts and are stored as plain text. The method used is a form of UUEncoding.
+----
+===== Data types =====
+  * **Color**:  Color values are expressed in hexadecimal BGR format as &HBBGGRR& or ABGR (with alpha channel) as &HAABBGGRR&.
+    * Transparency (alpha) can be expressed as &HAA&. Note that in the alpha channel, 00 is opaque and FF is transparent.
+  * **Boolean values (Styles section)**:  -1 is true, 0 is false.
+  * **Alignment**:  Alignment values are based on the numeric keypad.
+    * 1 - bottom left, 2 - bottom center, 3 - bottom right, 4 - center left, 5 - center center, 6 - center right, 7 - top left, 8 - top center, 9 - top right.
+    * In addition to determining the position of the subtitle, this also determines the alignment of the text itself.
+  * **Time**:  Time is expressed as h:mm:ss:xx (xx being hundredths of seconds).
+    * The hour can only be a single digit.
+----
+===== References =====
+https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=SubStation_Alpha
+https://aegisub.org/
+https://validator.subtitledpro.com/