Hi,
Today I downloaded and installed Subdownloader 2.0.5.1 and I tried to read patiently as possible through this topic - but somehow I didn't found what I was looking for.
Question:
1)can I upload subtitles stripped directly from an DVD source - I don't have an re-coded/compressed A/V file for those titles so Subdownloader won't be able to create an hash file for them (I guess!)?!
2)I uploaded some subtitles via OpenSubtitles-upload webpage (wich I like very much, simple and fast) - am I supposed to "re-upload" them with Subdownloader so they can be found through it (what brings me back to Q1!)?
I am simply trying to contribute by offering rare(er) subtitles to the comunity. If those stripped from an DVD work properly on an(y) compressed A/V file is an question for itself - but I sure hope so.
Great thanks to OpenSubtitles.org and the developers of Subdownloader - it looks really nice and seems to be quite simple , I hope to be able to use it.
It's always interesting to have new subtitles coming over, especially for the rarer files (you can always have 50 different subtitles for Batman, but odded stuff like Shortbus get forgotten).
SubDownloader uploads subtitles that are matched against a video file. The hash is that of the video file, really. This creates a relationship so when someone searches by that same hash they'll find that subtitle matched.
If you're creating subtitles off original DVDs then you should only upload them through the web as they won't be matched against anything, really.
Other users may download them (by name) and match them against rips of those DVDs obtained in a different manner, and they might use subdownloader to match the subtitle with the videofile.
Now,SubDownloader doesn't (*shouldn't*) reupload a file that's already in the database. What it does is match the videofile's hash to the subtitle's hash (your subtitles have a hash as well as a videofile, and they'll keep that as long as they aren't changed).
So, by all means, keep uploading rarer subtitles through the web and, when you have a matching videofile (not the DVD files) then use subdownloader to either upload or match -same process in the program, labelled as "upload"- for others).