I've been using my own program for downloading subtitles from OS for a while now, and I thought I could share it for others to use.
UPDATED: 2011-07-17: (doesn't look like it, but it's a Beta) 1.1: Get it at SolEol's Twitter account or directly as SolEol's home
The files for SolEol are available for Macintosh Intel and PPC, Linux and Windows here:
http://eduo.info/soleol/
It's a work in progress and, since I was doing it for myself, it has a simplistic interface geared at my own needs.
At the moment it does just one thing right: It downloads subtitles against video files and shares subtitles with OpenSubtitles for other users.
Remember this is an ongoing beta. The idea is to report problems (ideally through Twitter, the apps' built-in bug reporting functionality or even in this forum).
This version includes the capability to drag & drop over the application icon, contextual menus for movies and subtitles to report bad subs, send comments or search for the sub in other sites (currently PodNapisy is supported). It also avoids a problem in OS by preselecting and preferring properly named subtitles, to avoid downloading incorrect matches and it should also allow you to preview subtitles before downloading them. It has infrastructure for a lot more things but, at the moment, some of them can't be done without support from the OpenSubtitles side (like TV series support).
Please, remember to upload subtitles you find through other means when SolEol can't find them automatically, so other users can benefit from it.
Text from my original web (OUTDATED):
SolEol has been an ongoing pet project of mine to automate some tasks I do routinely regarding subtitle download and other video treatment.
I've been asked to share what I had and after some quick clean-up I've made just that. I've disabled the screens I know would be just too buggy for general use and focused on subtitle download alone.
The tool has been designed on an Intel Mac, and there are also versions for PPC Mac, Linux (with GTK+) Windows as well. I haven't tested in those so I'd appreciate comments on how it looks in them.
--Download SolEol (Alpha version, use at your own risk)--
- SolEol Mac OS X (Universal): (ZIP)
- SolEol Linux (ZIP)
- SolEol Windows(ZIP)
These alpha versions may re-create your preferences, as the format still isn't set. Select at least your preferred language and enter your OpenSubtitles username and password, if you have them. A link in the preferences window allows you to create them if you don't.
Once your preferences are set you can either click on the box or drop a group of files or folders in the dropbox.
--Step 1--
Drag & drop as many movie files or folders as you want in the dropbox. The application will search in every subfolder and pick every suitable file. Only the filenames will be shown so it's important that they are named properly.
The application will automatically add known video formats for searching. You can add more files or folders to the dropbox above or use the "Choose..." button to select individual files (alt-click will allow you to select whole folders).
Keep in mind that the servers don't support searching more than a few hundred subtitles per session.
--Step 2--
Press the "Search Subtitles" button and SolEol will try and find subtitles for your movies. If there are more than one it will try to select the best one for you. If you already have it (and have checked the appropriate option in the preferences) it will let you know if you already have the best option by showing it in italics. If there is a better option it will be selected and the old one replaced.
Note that subtitles already present will be flagged with a green checkmark. Subtitles with the wrong name (without language identifier) will be flagged and corrected with a green plus sign. You'll only have the option of checking subtitles you can actually download.
Press the "Get Checked Subtitles" to automatically download, uncompress and rename the subtitles in the same location as the original files.
The program auto-selects what it believes is the best subtitle taking into the account the number of times it's been downloaded, the votes it's received and its freshness. You shouldn't need to change the automatic selection.
NOTES:
- Movie files without available subtitles will be deleted from the results list.
- This is a work in progress and, as such, things may break unexpectedly. Please report back any bugs you find.
--- HDP ---
HdP was a proof-of-concept of SolEol and does most of the subtitle downloading. The software is currently disabled but I may re-enable it as a simpler version of the software.
--Download Obsolete HdP
HdP Mac
HDP Linux
HDP Windows