Creating an SRT file
There are many ways to create a SRT file on Ubuntu. like using a text editor, subtitle editing software, command line tools, python script, etc. But in this article, weβre going to see how to create a β srt β file using command line tools or terminal edit with gedit, Nano, and Vim.
Creating an SRT file using Gedit
Gedit is a text editor designed for the GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME) desktop environment. For creating an SRT file using gedit, Follow the steps provided below.
- Open Gedit
- Open the terminal (β Ctrl + Alt + T β)
- Type β gedit β and press β Enter β to open the Gedit text editor on your PC.
- Enter Subtitle Blocks
- Initiate the creation of the subtitles in Gedit by following the SRT format.
- And remember to separate each block with a blank line.
- Save the SRT File
- Click on β File β and select β Save As β.
- Enter a filename that you want to give with a .srt extension (e.g., subtitles.srt).
- Choose the location and click Save.
Creating an SRT File Using Terminal Editors
Terminal editor, also known as the console text editor, is a type of text editor that operates within a command-line interface (CLI). These editors are used for managing and editing files on systems. Terminal editors are widely used for tasks like editing configuration files, writing scripts, or even programming, and many more.
- Using Nano
- Open the terminal.
- Type β nano subtitles.srt β.
- Enter your subtitle in the SRT format.
- Save the file with β Ctrl + O β, then β Enter β, and exit with β Ctrl + X β.
- Using Vim
- Open the terminal.
- Type β vim subtitles.srt β.
- To begin typing your subtitles, press βIβ to enter insert mode.
- Press β Esc β, then type β :wq β to save and exit.
Verifying Your SRT File
To make sure that our SRT file is properly formatted, the User can use subtitle editors like β Aegisub β or check it by loading it into a media player like VLC, Windows media played, Itones, etc.
How to create an SRT file on Ubuntu?
SRT file, also known as the SubRip Subtitle file, is a format for subtitle files. The timing information is included with the text of the subtitles to corroborate that they are displayed at the perfect or correct time whenever the video is playing. SRT files are plaintext files. SRT files are mainly used to provide subtitles in multiple languages, to improve accessibility for the viewers. Now, before we start this article, letβs understand how you can use and install the SRT file on Ubuntu.