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Translate ASS/SSA .ass .ssa files
🔗What are ASS/SSA files?
ASS (Advanced SubStation Alpha) and SSA (SubStation Alpha) files are language files used for video subtitles. These formats are popular in the anime fan-subbing community and support advanced styling features like fonts, colors, and positioning.
WebTranslateIt is a software localization platform that can help localize ASS and SSA subtitle files.
🔗ASS file example
An ASS file is organized into sections with detailed formatting options.
[Script Info]
Title: Example Subtitles
ScriptType: v4.00+
WrapStyle: 0
ScaledBorderAndShadow: yes
PlayResX: 1920
PlayResY: 1080
[V4+ Styles]
Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
Style: Default,Arial,48,&H00FFFFFF,&H000000FF,&H00000000,&H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,2,2,2,10,10,10,1
[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.00,0:00:05.00,Default,,0,0,0,,Welcome to this video presentation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0,0,0,,Today we'll learn about subtitles
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.00,0:00:15.00,Default,Speaker1,0,0,0,,Let's get started!
🔗Format Details
- [Script Info]: Contains metadata about the subtitle file
- [V4+ Styles]: Defines text styles with fonts, colors, and positioning
- [Events]: Contains the actual dialogue/subtitle entries
- Dialogue events: Include timing, style reference, speaker name, and text
- Override tags: Inline formatting like
{\b1}bold{\b0}or{\c&HFF0000&}color
🔗Data Mapping
- Style name: Stored in context field
- Layer, Name, Effect: Stored in special field
- Override tags: Preserved in the text for round-trip accuracy
🔗How to Translate ASS/SSA Files?
It is easy to translate ASS and SSA files with WebTranslateIt. In a project, upload your source .ass or .ssa file in the File Manager and translate it on the Translation Interface.
The tools included in WebTranslateIt, such as Batch Operations, the Translation Memory or Machine Translation can help you translate that file automatically, faster and cost effectively.