Oct 14, 2016 With Submerge you can easily add hardcoded subtitles to your movies and tv-shows. The subtitled movie will play on almost anything, like your computer, smartphone, portable device or game console. Submerge supports many text-based subtitle formats as input and you can export the subtitled movie for the most common devices in just one click. Remove both soft subtitles and hardcoded subtitles from videos. Add a new soft subtitle to the new video and convert to desired files. Crop the hardcoded subtitles from video or add text subtitle to video. Edit any video file with rotate, watermark, clip, add filter and more others. Remove both soft subtitles and hardcoded subtitles from videos. Add a new soft subtitle to the new video and convert to desired files. Crop the hardcoded subtitles from video or add text subtitle to video. Edit any video file with rotate, watermark, clip, add filter and more others. May 24, 2018 I searched for an answer for HOURS, tried HandBrake, ffmpegX, and multiple other solutions that didn't actually match what I expected. Here's what I found: Submerge.
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Submerge 3.6.2
21/07/2020 16:25
- Fixed export bug for users on macOS Sierra and High Sierra.
- This will be the last version supporting macOS Sierra and High Sierra.
Submerge 3.6.1
06/07/2020 11:55
- Support for reading YouTube SubViewer subtitles (.sbv) files.
- Fixed a bug affecting portrait mode movies.
Submerge 3.6
15/10/2019 12:27
- Finally works on macOS Catalina. Phew! No more black movies with subtitles only :-)
- Removed some legacy expport presets.
Submerge 3.5.3
28/08/2019 11:34
- Fixed a bug that could clip automatically wrapped subtitle lines.
Submerge 3.5.2
20/02/2019 10:51
- Touch Bar support
Submerge 3.5.1
13/02/2019 13:42
- Not showing the Welcome window upon activation if other windows are visible on screen.
Submerge 3.5
15/11/18 10:26
- Support for macOS Mojave and Dark Mode.
- Notarized by Apple to make sure it's secure and free from malicious code.
- FFmpeg updated to the 4.0 'Wu' release.
- New 4K export presets for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC).
- Replaced some deprecated FFmpeg API's for better performance and stability.
- Metadata is now fetched from The Movie Database (TMDb).
- Now better handles subtitle files with extra empty lines and spaces.
- iTunes Timed Text parser now reads the time codes correctly.
- Various bug fixes and 'under the hood' improvements.
Submerge 3.4.6
13/10/17 08:20
- Exporting now works on 10.10 Yosemite and 10.11 El Capitan again.
Submerge 3.4.5
06/10/17 17:21
- Support for HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding or H.265) export compatible with iOS 11, tvOS 11 and macOS High Sierra.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.3.3 'Hilbert' release.
- The exported file now has the subtitle language code as part of it's file extension. Like mymovie.eng.mov.
- Now supports WebVTT time codes in the 00.00.000 form.
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
Submerge 3.4.2
11/11/16 09:18
- Fixed a bug where the text shadow wouldn't show on new subtitle styles.
Submerge 3.4.3
27/02/17 13:31
- Fixed a huge memory leak when rendering subtitles.
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
Submerge 3.4.1
26/10/16 10:26
- Support for outlined font styles. Check Preferences->Subtitles.
- Now keeps the text encoding when editing a subtitle file in an external editor.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.1.2 'Laplace' release.
- Fixed a rare but horrible memory leak.
Submerge 3.4
08/10/16 10:26
- New action menu for subtitle files.
- Change the language metadata tag for a subtitle file.
- Force the text writing direction (Automatic, Right to Left, Left to Right).
- Export a subtitle file into various formats like, SRT, STL, WebVTT and more.
- Reveal the subtitle file in Finder.
- Remove the subtitle file.
- Reverted back to FFmpeg 3.0 because of a memory leak in 3.1.
Submerge 3.3.2
28/09/16 09:45
- Ready for macOS Sierra.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.1.2 'Laplace' release.
- New algorithm for calculating the subtitle bounding box. Shouldn't cut the lower parts for some fonts.
- Editing a WebVTT file outside Submerge now works as expected.
- Another try at getting Hebrew and Arabic subtitles to render correctly.
- Subtitle file parsing approved for some special character combos.
- Fixed a potential crash bug.
Submerge 3.2.1
26/05/15 19:25
- Pixel aligned subtitles at export for better sharpness.
- Another try at rendering right-to-left languages correct.
- Subtitles now placed correctly on export when using Title safe area.
- Audio and Subtitles popover has a new more informative layout.
- Changed and refinded some interface icons.
Submerge 3.2
07/05/15 12:33
- Subtitle rendering re-written from scratch. Uses less memory.
- Support for WebVTT cue settings, ie positioning and such.
- Using WebVTT you can place subtitles anywhere within the video frame.
- Subtitles are updated in real-time when you edit the subtitle file in a text editor.
- The export menu is now disabled until embedded subtitle tracks are fully parsed.
- Fixed a bug where a malformed font tag would make Submerge eat a huge amount of memory.
- New 4k UHD (2160p) export preset. It's not fast, but it works!
- FFmpeg updated to the 2.6.2 'Grothendieck' release.
- Various bug fixes and improvements for lower-end Macs.
Submerge 3.1.1
19/02/15 09:25
- FFmpeg updated to the 2.5.3 'Bohr' release.
- Plays WMA2 audio without crashing.
- Drag and drop subtitle files on the window to import.
- Now skipping subtitle entries that ends before they start.
- Support for right-to-left languages like hebrew are working again.
- Spanish localization fixes by Manuel Terrón. Thx!
Submerge 3.1
17/01/15 09:25
- Fixed an annoying bug that could cause a crash when exporting.
- Pick a folder for exported files in Preferences.. General.
- Initial support for WebVTT subtitle import (not all features).
- Export presets adjusted once again to produce smaller files faster.
- Subtitle font styles completely revised.
- Added the option to select bold fonts.
- Subtitle shadow and blur radius now properly scaled.
- Quickly select subtitle style and size from the Tools popover.
- New 1080p export presets for Web.
- Welcome window and Quick Start Movie updated.
- Some localization fixes
Submerge 3.0.1
02/12/14 12:10
- Export presets adjusted to produce smaller files.
- Welcome window now works as expected.
- Various bug fixes.
Submerge 2.2.3
2014-10-08 11:43
- Improvements for the built-in subtitle downloader.
- UI updates and various Yosemite tweaks.
- New About window.
Submerge 2.2.2
2014-05-28 08:33
- Fixed a bug where subtitle rendering could freeze at 99% done.
- Improved SRT subtitle parsing.
Submerge 2.2.1
2014-05-07 18:49
- Fixed a bug that could freeze the app when rendering large subtitle files.
- Fixed the permission bug when exporting using Custom export (Mac App Store version).
Submerge 2.2
2014-01-30 19:02
- Various user interface updates.
- Fixed the annoying bug where the last subtitle would stay on screen until the end of the movie.
- Now using AVFoundation for export instead of QuickTime whenever possible.
- Can now find and render subtitle files outside the sandbox using security scoped bookmarks.
- Better support for text formatting in .srt subtitle files.
- Localized in Simplified Chinese by Dr. Lee.
Submerge 2.1.5
2013-12-05 12:33
- Includes an optimized FFMPEG version for all you Mavericks users out there. Huge speed boost!
- The drop shadow for subtitles rendered without a plate is back.
- The text color attribute is now working again.
- Better rendering of sample subtitles in the Preferences window.
Submerge 2.1.4
2013-11-19 09:26
- Fixed a bug that could cause subtitle rendering to halt for malformed html formatting.
Submerge 2.1.3
2013-11-14 10:07
- Added support for rendering bold, italic and underline style tags in .srt files, (whole-line formatting).
- Using a negative Time Offset to sync subtitles now works as expected.
- Now correctly handles srt subtitle lines with an index of 0 (zero).
- Fixed a bug that caused Custom export to fail.
- Fixed a bug that would fail to render the last subtitle in a .srt file.
- Various fixes for 10.9 Mavericks.
Submerge 2.1.2
2013-05-24 11:54
- Bug fixes
Submerge 2.1.1
2013-05-15 13:19
- Fixed the bug that would cause the export to fail with the message 'Invalid data found when processing input'.
- Updates for the Swedish localization by Staffan Kjell.
Submerge 2.1
2013-04-26 20:52
- FFMPEG encoding for super-fast exports.
- Now defaults to FFMPEG encoding. Change in Preferences.. if you still want QuickTime.
- PS3 1080p preset.
- Removed the Save to .mov functionality since it didn't actually hard-code the subtitles.
- [BUGFIX] Average fps information for completed exports now more accurate.
Submerge 2.0.1
2012-10-27 15:36
- Retina graphics.
- Subtitle rendering almost twice as fast.
- Toggle the inspector window with cmd+i.
- Support for Mountain Lion Notification center.
- Localization fixes.
- Experimental AVFoundation export. Turn it on in Preferences to try it out.
- Read/Write access to the Movies folder for automatic subtitle inclusion and export (Mac App Store version).
- [BUGFIX] No more 'Export failed: You do no have sufficient permissions for this operation' (Mac App Store version).
Submerge 2.0
2012-08-22 13:19
- New icon.
- New toolbar.
- New movie inspector.
- New built-in subtitle search feature.
- Now using Universal Detectors to better guess subtitle file encoding.
- Export a movie without subtitles.
- Support for ssa/ass files in the Choose subtitles dialog.
- Now properly shows if a font can be rendered in bold and/or italic.
- Checks if Perian is installed and informs if not.
- Checks if the movie is DRM-protected.
- Support for resuming window states in OS X 10.7 Lion and greater.
- Signed with Developer ID for OS X 10.8 Gatekeeper.
- Localized in Polish by Robert Dyro.
- [BUGFIX] Temporary files are now properly removed when closing a file.
Submerge 1.9.6
2011-02-03 09:00
- Subtitles are now rendering correctly on export.
Submerge 1.9.5
2011-02-02 14:12
- Danish localization by Elias Krause.
- [BUGFIX] Now properly removes temporary rendering files.
Submerge 1.9.4
2010-12-04 11:13
- Added a workaround for the QuickTime bug (rdar://8722256) that would fail to export a file if using the iPhone, iPod, iPad or Apple TV preset running Submerge in Deutsch, Swedish, Finnish or Russian.
- Added a function to wrap lines that would overflow the width of the movie.
- Added a check for corrupted files with zero data size.
- Disabled the avi export component since it doesn't work with subtitle tracks.
Submerge 1.9.3
2010-04-20 18:59
- iPad export preset.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when exporting to some devices.
Submerge 1.9.2
2010-04-15 10:00
- Russian localization by Slavyshensky Alexandr.
- Traditional Chinese localization by Ayee.
- Added a new workaround for the 10.6 bug in iPhone, iPod and Apple TV exporters that could cause a black bar behind the subtitles.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when cancelling a subtitle rendering.
Submerge 1.9.1
2010-02-20 10:17
- Localized in Slovak by Martin Vyrostko.
- [BUGFIX] No longer showing DO NOT LOCALIZE when using the Turbo.264.
- [BUGFIX] Closing a movie that needs to 'Save as' now works as expected.
Submerge 1.9
2010-02-09 15:00
- New Movie controller.
- New HUD controller.
- New method for localization. Much easier to add new languages.
- Better vertical alignment of subtitles on background plate.
- Set the distance in pixels between subtitle lines in Preferences.
- Removed a performance bottleneck when opening movies. Significantly faster now.
- Removed a lot of 10.4 specific code.
- Growl framework updated to version 1.2.1.
- Sparkle frameworkk updated to version 1.5b6.
- Compiled with Clang LLVM 1.0.2.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when opening and closing several mkv movies.
Submerge 1.8.4
2009-12-12 14:00
- Icons for each export preset.
- [BUGFIX] Applied a fix from Elgato that enables Submerge to use the built-in presets from the Turbo framework.
- [BUGFIX] Subtitle files created by Aegisub will now have linefeeds as expected.
Submerge 1.8.3
2009-11-04 15:51
- PS3 presets now about 4-5 times faster. Uses single pass encoding and a slightly lower bitrate.
- Xbox 360 preset now about twice as fast. Uses single pass encoding and a slightly higher bitrate.
- eSellerate framework updated to version 4.0.0.6.
- Disabled the avi export component since it doesn't work with subtitle tracks.
- Now only loads thread safe export components.
Submerge 1.8.2
2009-10-05 14:53
- Yet another workaround for the 'black bar' QuickTime bug in 10.6. This time the Apple TV export should work better.
- Dropped support for 10.4 Tiger. 10.5 Leopard is now the minimum system version required.
- Elgato Turbo.264 HD support is back.
- The Playstation 3 (480p) exporter preset will now use the Turbo.264 HD if available.
Submerge 1.8.1
2009-09-25 13:42
- Found a new clever workaround for the 'black bar' QuickTime bug in 10.6. Submerge will now finally be able to benefit from the faster performance of the iPhone, iPod and Apple TV exporters under Snow Leopard.
- Better memory management when rendering subtitles in high resolution movies.
- Window title now shows file name again.
Submerge 1.8
2009-09-09 16:14
- Compatibility with Snow Leopard.
- Due to a bug in QuickTime X, Submerge will not use the built-in export components for iPhone, iPod or Apple TV when exporting in 10.6 until the bug is fixed.
- Save and Save as now works from the File menu as in any document based application.
- The Save button has been removed from the toolbar.
- Export flattened has been added to the Export to menu.
- Custom export option in the Export toolbar item.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a couple of potential memory leaks.
- [BUGFIX] Added Windows Media .wmv to the list of possible files to open.
- [BUGFIX] Window name now correctly set from movie metadata.
Submerge 1.7.2
2009-05-28 12:08
- [BUGFIX] Export operations running in the main thread now works as expected again.
Submerge 1.7.1
2009-05-10 11:33
- Threaded export re-written for better stability using NSThread instead of ThreadWorker.
- The Save to disk shortcut in the toolbar will now always save and flatten, as this is the behaviour most users expect.
- Purchase Submerge from inside the application using the eSellerate embedded web store.
Submerge 1.7
2009-04-23 13:15
- Support for the Elgato Turbo.264 HD. Super speedy re-encoding!
- More exporter presets. Now have built-in presets for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Cellphone, PSP, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.
Submerge 1.6.2
2009-03-28 11:09
- German localization by Enrico Richter.
- French localization fixes.
Submerge 1.6.1
2009-03-08 12:17
- [BUGFIX] The application will no longer crash when you try to export a movie that had been exported and cancelled earlier.
- [BUGFIX] Unknown subtitle tracks are now disabled on import.
Submerge 1.6
2009-02-03 14:27
- Basic support for SubStation Alpha subtitles. SSA v4 (.ssa) & SSA v4+ (.ass).
- Support for modern audio export features intruduced in QuickTime 7.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a negative subtitle index are now handled correctly.
- [BUGFIX] Toolbar and menu items are now disabled until the movie is fully loaded.
Submerge 1.5.6
2008-12-01 15:04
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause subtitles not to render properly if the subtitle file contained a negative time value, ie a subtitle ending before it started.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a subtitle index of 0 (zero) are now handled correctly.
Submerge 1.5.5
2008-10-06 18:16
- [BUGFIX] Aperture mode was not working and has been removed.
Submerge 1.5.4
2008-09-30 11:26
- Time offset adjustment is superfast and you will see your changes immediately.
- Aperture mode is now working correctly for movies with non square pixels.
- Document icons for various formats like avi and mp4 and so on.
- [BUGFIX] Time offset controls gets enabled only after rendering the subtitles first.
- [BUGFIX] Offsetting subtitles using a negative time offset now works as expected.
Submerge 1.5.3
2008-08-25 11:34
- The movie can now be scaled to half it's normal size using the main menu or the keyboard shortcut cmd-0.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause Submerge to crash when trying to save a movie with corrupted data. The error is now reported correctly.
Submerge 1.5.2
2008-08-19 16:41
- Better framerate calculation for MicroDVD subtitle files.
- Better handling of malformed subtitle lines.
- [BUGFIX] .sub files can now be dragged and dropped to the main window.
Submerge 1.5.1
2008-06-20 18:03
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a movie aspect ratio bug caused by QuickTime 7.5.
Submerge 1.5
2008-04-27 11:15
- Portuguese (Brazilian) localization by Fabio Roselet.
- Greek localization by Evripidis Argyropoulos.
- [BUGFIX] Export to iPod in the toolbar now works as expected.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause some subtitle files not to render properly
Submerge 1.4
2008-03-03 10:42
- Dutch localization by Lex van der Helm.
- Localization updates and fixes for the Italian, French and Finnish languages.
- Decreased the vertical space between subtitle lines to save valuable screen space.
- Subtitles without a plate are now rendered with a subtle outline and a stronger drop shadow for better visibility.
- Extra vertical offset now defaults to 5%.
- Time Offset can now be entered directly in the text field from the keyboard.
- Support for Matroska files with the .mkv file extension (Perian needs to be installed).
- [BUGFIX] You can now switch back and forth between different aspect ratios without ending up in a bad format.
- [BUGFIX] You can now select xlarge as the default relative subtitle size in preferences.
- [BUGFIX] Empty subtitle lines no longer makes subtitle rendering to fail.
Submerge 1.3
2008-01-08 10:31
- Support for the Elgato Turbo.264 (version 1.2 needed). Just plug it in and export using the toolbar shortcuts or Export.. in the File menu.
- All settings from Export.. are now saved between sessions.
- Better handling of filename conflicts when exporting using the toolbar shortcuts.
- Progress sheet now shows encoding speed in frames/second.
- File extension is now correctly handled when using File -> Export..
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug which could cause the progress sheet not to close when saving.
Submerge 1.
Submerge 1.2.2
2007-11-06 16:26
- Spanish localization.
- [BUGFIX] Squashed an ugly bug that would cause the app to crash after saving a movie.
Submerge 1.2.1
2007-10-30 14:06
- Added an Xtra Large subtitle size to make text more readable on the video capable iPod nano.
- Added support to force a 3:2 aspect ratio as seen on the iPod touch and the iPhone.
- Added Drag and Drop support for subtitle files to the main window.
- Interface tweaks on the movie controller.
- [BUGFIX] Saving as a reference movie no longer sets the application in an infinite loop.
Submerge 1.2
2007-10-11 11:38
- Growl nofication support. Get notified on Render Complete, Save and Export.
- Export to iPhone toolbar shortcut.
- Interface tweaks.
- Leopard compatibility.
- Information about time remaining in the progress sheet.
- Better handling of write failures.
- Crash Log handling and reporting.
- [BUGFIX] Not able to render subtitles in a new empty movie anymore.
- [BUGFIX] Export to iPhone, iPod and Apple TV are now disabled until the movie has been saved.
Submerge 1.1.1
2007-09-19 19:46
- New Movie Controller.
- Now automatically leaves fullscreen mode when a movie has ended.
- Better handling for files that Submerge cannot process.
- Added Toggle Toolbar to the Window menu.
- [BUGFIX] The Activate button in the registration window is always enabled now.
Submerge 1.1
2007-08-21 12:25
- Added support for the SubViewer 1 and 2 (.sub) subtitle file format on request from many users.
- Added support for the MicroDVD subtitle file format.
- Subtitle tracks added by Perian are now disabled to avoid double subtitles.
- Better algorithm to automatically find a movies associated subtitle file on open.
- You can now set a positive/negative time offset to better syncronize problematic subtitles.
- You can nudge the subtitles back/forward in time even after the subtitles has been rendered.
- The color and transparency of the subtitle background plate can now be controlled in preferences and individually in the drawer.
- New application icon!
- French localization by Ronald Leroux.
- Finnish localization by Arto Vartiainen.
Submerge 1.0.5
2007-06-18 13:55
- New convenient buttons on the toolbar to Export to iPod and Apple TV.
- [BUGFIX] Screensaver no longer starts when playing movies in fullscreen mode.
- [BUGFIX] Play/Pause button now works correctly in fullscreen mode.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when rendering malformed srt files.
- [BUGFIX] Movie->Clone works again.
Submerge 1.0.4
2007-05-31 12:55
- Added Extra Vertical Offset to Preferences->Subtitles to make it possible to adjust the subtitles to a tv-safe position for overscanned monitors. Also removed the Nudge Up/Down functionality.
- Swedish localization
- Italian localization
- Preferences now has the correct keyboard shortcut cmd + ,
- Changed the icon of the exit fullscreen button in the fullscreen controller window.
- Exit fullscreen now works when hitting cmd+f when in fullscreen mode.
Submerge 1.0.3
2007-05-10 08:54
- To use your screens area more effectivly you can now force the movie to a 16:9 or a 4:3 aspect ratio before rendering the subtitles. You'll find these commands in the Movie menu.
- Added a function to nudge the subtitles up and down vertically. You'll find it in the Movie menu.
- The choices in the save panel are now saved in preferences.
- Added a choice in preferences to have the subtitles automatically rendered if present.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the subtitles to get out of sync if the duration of the subtitle file was greater than the duration of the movie.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug where saving/exporting would fail if the quicktime component wasn't thread safe. MPEG-2, certain AVI's etc.
- [BUGFIX] Movies with a height of zero can now be scaled correctly.
Submerge 1.0.2
2007-05-05 18:06
- Major improvements on subtitle rendering speed.
- Added the ability to select a preferred screen for full screen mode. Control setting in Preferences - Fullscreen.
- [BUGFIX] The encodings popup in the drawer are now correctly changing encoding when selected.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a memory leak that would crash the app when rendering subtitles on very long movies.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the Subtitles field in the drawer to contain incorrect data when working with multiple documents.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed the Submit feedback email address.
- [BUGFIX] Saving now works when clicking on the window close button in an edited document.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause the save/export progress panel to hide the movie window.
Submerge 1.0.1
2007-05-01 13:26
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause subtitle lines to render in the wrong order on PPC macs.
Submerge 1.0
2007-04-28 16:02
- Initial release
21/07/2020 16:25
- Fixed export bug for users on macOS Sierra and High Sierra.
- This will be the last version supporting macOS Sierra and High Sierra.
Submerge 3.6.1
06/07/2020 11:55
- Support for reading YouTube SubViewer subtitles (.sbv) files.
- Fixed a bug affecting portrait mode movies.
Submerge 3.6
15/10/2019 12:27
- Finally works on macOS Catalina. Phew! No more black movies with subtitles only :-)
- Removed some legacy expport presets.
Submerge 3.5.3
28/08/2019 11:34
- Fixed a bug that could clip automatically wrapped subtitle lines.
Submerge 3.5.2
20/02/2019 10:51
- Touch Bar support
Submerge 3.5.1
13/02/2019 13:42
- Not showing the Welcome window upon activation if other windows are visible on screen.
Submerge 3.5
15/11/18 10:26
- Support for macOS Mojave and Dark Mode.
- Notarized by Apple to make sure it's secure and free from malicious code.
- FFmpeg updated to the 4.0 'Wu' release.
- New 4K export presets for H.264 and H.265 (HEVC).
- Replaced some deprecated FFmpeg API's for better performance and stability.
- Metadata is now fetched from The Movie Database (TMDb).
- Now better handles subtitle files with extra empty lines and spaces.
- iTunes Timed Text parser now reads the time codes correctly.
- Various bug fixes and 'under the hood' improvements.
Submerge 3.4.6
13/10/17 08:20
- Exporting now works on 10.10 Yosemite and 10.11 El Capitan again.
Submerge 3.4.5
06/10/17 17:21
- Support for HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding or H.265) export compatible with iOS 11, tvOS 11 and macOS High Sierra.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.3.3 'Hilbert' release.
- The exported file now has the subtitle language code as part of it's file extension. Like mymovie.eng.mov.
- Now supports WebVTT time codes in the 00.00.000 form.
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
Submerge 3.4.2
11/11/16 09:18
- Fixed a bug where the text shadow wouldn't show on new subtitle styles.
Submerge 3.4.3
27/02/17 13:31
- Fixed a huge memory leak when rendering subtitles.
- Various bug fixes and tweaks.
Submerge 3.4.1
26/10/16 10:26
- Support for outlined font styles. Check Preferences->Subtitles.
- Now keeps the text encoding when editing a subtitle file in an external editor.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.1.2 'Laplace' release.
- Fixed a rare but horrible memory leak.
Submerge 3.4
08/10/16 10:26
- New action menu for subtitle files.
- Change the language metadata tag for a subtitle file.
- Force the text writing direction (Automatic, Right to Left, Left to Right).
- Export a subtitle file into various formats like, SRT, STL, WebVTT and more.
- Reveal the subtitle file in Finder.
- Remove the subtitle file.
- Reverted back to FFmpeg 3.0 because of a memory leak in 3.1.
Submerge 3.3.2
28/09/16 09:45
- Ready for macOS Sierra.
- FFmpeg updated to the 3.1.2 'Laplace' release.
- New algorithm for calculating the subtitle bounding box. Shouldn't cut the lower parts for some fonts.
- Editing a WebVTT file outside Submerge now works as expected.
- Another try at getting Hebrew and Arabic subtitles to render correctly.
- Subtitle file parsing approved for some special character combos.
- Fixed a potential crash bug.
Submerge 3.2.1
26/05/15 19:25
- Pixel aligned subtitles at export for better sharpness.
- Another try at rendering right-to-left languages correct.
- Subtitles now placed correctly on export when using Title safe area.
- Audio and Subtitles popover has a new more informative layout.
- Changed and refinded some interface icons.
Submerge 3.2
07/05/15 12:33
- Subtitle rendering re-written from scratch. Uses less memory.
- Support for WebVTT cue settings, ie positioning and such.
- Using WebVTT you can place subtitles anywhere within the video frame.
- Subtitles are updated in real-time when you edit the subtitle file in a text editor.
- The export menu is now disabled until embedded subtitle tracks are fully parsed.
- Fixed a bug where a malformed font tag would make Submerge eat a huge amount of memory.
- New 4k UHD (2160p) export preset. It's not fast, but it works!
- FFmpeg updated to the 2.6.2 'Grothendieck' release.
- Various bug fixes and improvements for lower-end Macs.
Submerge 3.1.1
19/02/15 09:25
- FFmpeg updated to the 2.5.3 'Bohr' release.
- Plays WMA2 audio without crashing.
- Drag and drop subtitle files on the window to import.
- Now skipping subtitle entries that ends before they start.
- Support for right-to-left languages like hebrew are working again.
- Spanish localization fixes by Manuel Terrón. Thx!
Submerge 3.1
17/01/15 09:25
- Fixed an annoying bug that could cause a crash when exporting.
- Pick a folder for exported files in Preferences.. General.
- Initial support for WebVTT subtitle import (not all features).
- Export presets adjusted once again to produce smaller files faster.
- Subtitle font styles completely revised.
- Added the option to select bold fonts.
- Subtitle shadow and blur radius now properly scaled.
- Quickly select subtitle style and size from the Tools popover.
- New 1080p export presets for Web.
- Welcome window and Quick Start Movie updated.
- Some localization fixes
Submerge 3.0.1
02/12/14 12:10
- Export presets adjusted to produce smaller files.
- Welcome window now works as expected.
- Various bug fixes.
Submerge 2.2.3
2014-10-08 11:43
- Improvements for the built-in subtitle downloader.
- UI updates and various Yosemite tweaks.
- New About window.
Submerge 2.2.2
2014-05-28 08:33
- Fixed a bug where subtitle rendering could freeze at 99% done.
- Improved SRT subtitle parsing.
Submerge 2.2.1
2014-05-07 18:49
- Fixed a bug that could freeze the app when rendering large subtitle files.
- Fixed the permission bug when exporting using Custom export (Mac App Store version).
Submerge 2.2
2014-01-30 19:02
- Various user interface updates.
- Fixed the annoying bug where the last subtitle would stay on screen until the end of the movie.
- Now using AVFoundation for export instead of QuickTime whenever possible.
- Can now find and render subtitle files outside the sandbox using security scoped bookmarks.
- Better support for text formatting in .srt subtitle files.
- Localized in Simplified Chinese by Dr. Lee.
Submerge 2.1.5
2013-12-05 12:33
- Includes an optimized FFMPEG version for all you Mavericks users out there. Huge speed boost!
- The drop shadow for subtitles rendered without a plate is back.
- The text color attribute is now working again.
- Better rendering of sample subtitles in the Preferences window.
Submerge 2.1.4
2013-11-19 09:26
- Fixed a bug that could cause subtitle rendering to halt for malformed html formatting.
Submerge 2.1.3
2013-11-14 10:07
- Added support for rendering bold, italic and underline style tags in .srt files, (whole-line formatting).
- Using a negative Time Offset to sync subtitles now works as expected.
- Now correctly handles srt subtitle lines with an index of 0 (zero).
- Fixed a bug that caused Custom export to fail.
- Fixed a bug that would fail to render the last subtitle in a .srt file.
- Various fixes for 10.9 Mavericks.
Submerge 2.1.2
2013-05-24 11:54
- Bug fixes
Submerge 2.1.1
2013-05-15 13:19
- Fixed the bug that would cause the export to fail with the message 'Invalid data found when processing input'.
- Updates for the Swedish localization by Staffan Kjell.
Submerge 2.1
2013-04-26 20:52
- FFMPEG encoding for super-fast exports.
- Now defaults to FFMPEG encoding. Change in Preferences.. if you still want QuickTime.
- PS3 1080p preset.
- Removed the Save to .mov functionality since it didn't actually hard-code the subtitles.
- [BUGFIX] Average fps information for completed exports now more accurate.
Submerge 2.0.1
2012-10-27 15:36
- Retina graphics.
- Subtitle rendering almost twice as fast.
- Toggle the inspector window with cmd+i.
- Support for Mountain Lion Notification center.
- Localization fixes.
- Experimental AVFoundation export. Turn it on in Preferences to try it out.
- Read/Write access to the Movies folder for automatic subtitle inclusion and export (Mac App Store version).
- [BUGFIX] No more 'Export failed: You do no have sufficient permissions for this operation' (Mac App Store version).
Submerge 2.0
2012-08-22 13:19
- New icon.
- New toolbar.
- New movie inspector.
- New built-in subtitle search feature.
- Now using Universal Detectors to better guess subtitle file encoding.
- Export a movie without subtitles.
- Support for ssa/ass files in the Choose subtitles dialog.
- Now properly shows if a font can be rendered in bold and/or italic.
- Checks if Perian is installed and informs if not.
- Checks if the movie is DRM-protected.
- Support for resuming window states in OS X 10.7 Lion and greater.
- Signed with Developer ID for OS X 10.8 Gatekeeper.
- Localized in Polish by Robert Dyro.
- [BUGFIX] Temporary files are now properly removed when closing a file.
Submerge 1.9.6
2011-02-03 09:00
- Subtitles are now rendering correctly on export.
Submerge 1.9.5
2011-02-02 14:12
- Danish localization by Elias Krause.
- [BUGFIX] Now properly removes temporary rendering files.
Submerge 1.9.4
2010-12-04 11:13
- Added a workaround for the QuickTime bug (rdar://8722256) that would fail to export a file if using the iPhone, iPod, iPad or Apple TV preset running Submerge in Deutsch, Swedish, Finnish or Russian.
- Added a function to wrap lines that would overflow the width of the movie.
- Added a check for corrupted files with zero data size.
- Disabled the avi export component since it doesn't work with subtitle tracks.
Submerge 1.9.3
2010-04-20 18:59
- iPad export preset.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when exporting to some devices.
Submerge 1.9.2
2010-04-15 10:00
- Russian localization by Slavyshensky Alexandr.
- Traditional Chinese localization by Ayee.
- Added a new workaround for the 10.6 bug in iPhone, iPod and Apple TV exporters that could cause a black bar behind the subtitles.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when cancelling a subtitle rendering.
Submerge 1.9.1
2010-02-20 10:17
- Localized in Slovak by Martin Vyrostko.
- [BUGFIX] No longer showing DO NOT LOCALIZE when using the Turbo.264.
- [BUGFIX] Closing a movie that needs to 'Save as' now works as expected.
Submerge 1.9
2010-02-09 15:00
- New Movie controller.
- New HUD controller.
- New method for localization. Much easier to add new languages.
- Better vertical alignment of subtitles on background plate.
- Set the distance in pixels between subtitle lines in Preferences.
- Removed a performance bottleneck when opening movies. Significantly faster now.
- Removed a lot of 10.4 specific code.
- Growl framework updated to version 1.2.1.
- Sparkle frameworkk updated to version 1.5b6.
- Compiled with Clang LLVM 1.0.2.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when opening and closing several mkv movies.
Submerge 1.8.4
2009-12-12 14:00
- Icons for each export preset.
- [BUGFIX] Applied a fix from Elgato that enables Submerge to use the built-in presets from the Turbo framework.
- [BUGFIX] Subtitle files created by Aegisub will now have linefeeds as expected.
Submerge 1.8.3
2009-11-04 15:51
- PS3 presets now about 4-5 times faster. Uses single pass encoding and a slightly lower bitrate.
- Xbox 360 preset now about twice as fast. Uses single pass encoding and a slightly higher bitrate.
- eSellerate framework updated to version 4.0.0.6.
- Disabled the avi export component since it doesn't work with subtitle tracks.
- Now only loads thread safe export components.
Submerge 1.8.2
2009-10-05 14:53
- Yet another workaround for the 'black bar' QuickTime bug in 10.6. This time the Apple TV export should work better.
- Dropped support for 10.4 Tiger. 10.5 Leopard is now the minimum system version required.
- Elgato Turbo.264 HD support is back.
- The Playstation 3 (480p) exporter preset will now use the Turbo.264 HD if available.
Submerge 1.8.1
2009-09-25 13:42
- Found a new clever workaround for the 'black bar' QuickTime bug in 10.6. Submerge will now finally be able to benefit from the faster performance of the iPhone, iPod and Apple TV exporters under Snow Leopard.
- Better memory management when rendering subtitles in high resolution movies.
- Window title now shows file name again.
Submerge 1.8
2009-09-09 16:14
- Compatibility with Snow Leopard.
- Due to a bug in QuickTime X, Submerge will not use the built-in export components for iPhone, iPod or Apple TV when exporting in 10.6 until the bug is fixed.
- Save and Save as now works from the File menu as in any document based application.
- The Save button has been removed from the toolbar.
- Export flattened has been added to the Export to menu.
- Custom export option in the Export toolbar item.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a couple of potential memory leaks.
- [BUGFIX] Added Windows Media .wmv to the list of possible files to open.
- [BUGFIX] Window name now correctly set from movie metadata.
Submerge 1.7.2
2009-05-28 12:08
- [BUGFIX] Export operations running in the main thread now works as expected again.
Submerge 1.7.1
2009-05-10 11:33
- Threaded export re-written for better stability using NSThread instead of ThreadWorker.
- The Save to disk shortcut in the toolbar will now always save and flatten, as this is the behaviour most users expect.
- Purchase Submerge from inside the application using the eSellerate embedded web store.
Submerge 1.7
2009-04-23 13:15
- Support for the Elgato Turbo.264 HD. Super speedy re-encoding!
- More exporter presets. Now have built-in presets for iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Cellphone, PSP, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360.
Submerge 1.6.2
2009-03-28 11:09
- German localization by Enrico Richter.
- French localization fixes.
Submerge 1.6.1
2009-03-08 12:17
- [BUGFIX] The application will no longer crash when you try to export a movie that had been exported and cancelled earlier.
- [BUGFIX] Unknown subtitle tracks are now disabled on import.
Submerge 1.6
2009-02-03 14:27
- Basic support for SubStation Alpha subtitles. SSA v4 (.ssa) & SSA v4+ (.ass).
- Support for modern audio export features intruduced in QuickTime 7.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a negative subtitle index are now handled correctly.
- [BUGFIX] Toolbar and menu items are now disabled until the movie is fully loaded.
Submerge 1.5.6
2008-12-01 15:04
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause subtitles not to render properly if the subtitle file contained a negative time value, ie a subtitle ending before it started.
- [BUGFIX] .srt files starting with a subtitle index of 0 (zero) are now handled correctly.
Submerge 1.5.5
2008-10-06 18:16
- [BUGFIX] Aperture mode was not working and has been removed.
Submerge 1.5.4
2008-09-30 11:26
- Time offset adjustment is superfast and you will see your changes immediately.
- Aperture mode is now working correctly for movies with non square pixels.
- Document icons for various formats like avi and mp4 and so on.
- [BUGFIX] Time offset controls gets enabled only after rendering the subtitles first.
- [BUGFIX] Offsetting subtitles using a negative time offset now works as expected.
Submerge 1.5.3
2008-08-25 11:34
- The movie can now be scaled to half it's normal size using the main menu or the keyboard shortcut cmd-0.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause Submerge to crash when trying to save a movie with corrupted data. The error is now reported correctly.
Submerge 1.5.2
2008-08-19 16:41
- Better framerate calculation for MicroDVD subtitle files.
- Better handling of malformed subtitle lines.
- [BUGFIX] .sub files can now be dragged and dropped to the main window.
Submerge 1.5.1
2008-06-20 18:03
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a movie aspect ratio bug caused by QuickTime 7.5.
Submerge 1.5
2008-04-27 11:15
- Portuguese (Brazilian) localization by Fabio Roselet.
- Greek localization by Evripidis Argyropoulos.
- [BUGFIX] Export to iPod in the toolbar now works as expected.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause some subtitle files not to render properly
Submerge 1.4
2008-03-03 10:42
- Dutch localization by Lex van der Helm.
- Localization updates and fixes for the Italian, French and Finnish languages.
- Decreased the vertical space between subtitle lines to save valuable screen space.
- Subtitles without a plate are now rendered with a subtle outline and a stronger drop shadow for better visibility.
- Extra vertical offset now defaults to 5%.
- Time Offset can now be entered directly in the text field from the keyboard.
- Support for Matroska files with the .mkv file extension (Perian needs to be installed).
- [BUGFIX] You can now switch back and forth between different aspect ratios without ending up in a bad format.
- [BUGFIX] You can now select xlarge as the default relative subtitle size in preferences.
- [BUGFIX] Empty subtitle lines no longer makes subtitle rendering to fail.
Submerge 1.3
2008-01-08 10:31
- Support for the Elgato Turbo.264 (version 1.2 needed). Just plug it in and export using the toolbar shortcuts or Export.. in the File menu.
- All settings from Export.. are now saved between sessions.
- Better handling of filename conflicts when exporting using the toolbar shortcuts.
- Progress sheet now shows encoding speed in frames/second.
- File extension is now correctly handled when using File -> Export..
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug which could cause the progress sheet not to close when saving.
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Submerge 1.2.2
2007-11-06 16:26
- Spanish localization.
- [BUGFIX] Squashed an ugly bug that would cause the app to crash after saving a movie.
Submerge 1.2.1
2007-10-30 14:06
- Added an Xtra Large subtitle size to make text more readable on the video capable iPod nano.
- Added support to force a 3:2 aspect ratio as seen on the iPod touch and the iPhone.
- Added Drag and Drop support for subtitle files to the main window.
- Interface tweaks on the movie controller.
- [BUGFIX] Saving as a reference movie no longer sets the application in an infinite loop.
Submerge 1.2
2007-10-11 11:38
- Growl nofication support. Get notified on Render Complete, Save and Export.
- Export to iPhone toolbar shortcut.
- Interface tweaks.
- Leopard compatibility.
- Information about time remaining in the progress sheet.
- Better handling of write failures.
- Crash Log handling and reporting.
- [BUGFIX] Not able to render subtitles in a new empty movie anymore.
- [BUGFIX] Export to iPhone, iPod and Apple TV are now disabled until the movie has been saved.
Submerge 1.1.1
2007-09-19 19:46
- New Movie Controller.
- Now automatically leaves fullscreen mode when a movie has ended.
- Better handling for files that Submerge cannot process.
- Added Toggle Toolbar to the Window menu.
- [BUGFIX] The Activate button in the registration window is always enabled now.
Submerge 1.1
2007-08-21 12:25
- Added support for the SubViewer 1 and 2 (.sub) subtitle file format on request from many users.
- Added support for the MicroDVD subtitle file format.
- Subtitle tracks added by Perian are now disabled to avoid double subtitles.
- Better algorithm to automatically find a movies associated subtitle file on open.
- You can now set a positive/negative time offset to better syncronize problematic subtitles.
- You can nudge the subtitles back/forward in time even after the subtitles has been rendered.
- The color and transparency of the subtitle background plate can now be controlled in preferences and individually in the drawer.
- New application icon!
- French localization by Ronald Leroux.
- Finnish localization by Arto Vartiainen.
Submerge 1.0.5
2007-06-18 13:55
- New convenient buttons on the toolbar to Export to iPod and Apple TV.
- [BUGFIX] Screensaver no longer starts when playing movies in fullscreen mode.
- [BUGFIX] Play/Pause button now works correctly in fullscreen mode.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause Submerge to crash when rendering malformed srt files.
- [BUGFIX] Movie->Clone works again.
Submerge 1.0.4
2007-05-31 12:55
- Added Extra Vertical Offset to Preferences->Subtitles to make it possible to adjust the subtitles to a tv-safe position for overscanned monitors. Also removed the Nudge Up/Down functionality.
- Swedish localization
- Italian localization
- Preferences now has the correct keyboard shortcut cmd + ,
- Changed the icon of the exit fullscreen button in the fullscreen controller window.
- Exit fullscreen now works when hitting cmd+f when in fullscreen mode.
Submerge 1.0.3
2007-05-10 08:54
- To use your screens area more effectivly you can now force the movie to a 16:9 or a 4:3 aspect ratio before rendering the subtitles. You'll find these commands in the Movie menu.
- Added a function to nudge the subtitles up and down vertically. You'll find it in the Movie menu.
- The choices in the save panel are now saved in preferences.
- Added a choice in preferences to have the subtitles automatically rendered if present.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the subtitles to get out of sync if the duration of the subtitle file was greater than the duration of the movie.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug where saving/exporting would fail if the quicktime component wasn't thread safe. MPEG-2, certain AVI's etc.
- [BUGFIX] Movies with a height of zero can now be scaled correctly.
Submerge 1.0.2
2007-05-05 18:06
- Major improvements on subtitle rendering speed.
- Added the ability to select a preferred screen for full screen mode. Control setting in Preferences - Fullscreen.
- [BUGFIX] The encodings popup in the drawer are now correctly changing encoding when selected.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a memory leak that would crash the app when rendering subtitles on very long movies.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that would cause the Subtitles field in the drawer to contain incorrect data when working with multiple documents.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed the Submit feedback email address.
- [BUGFIX] Saving now works when clicking on the window close button in an edited document.
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause the save/export progress panel to hide the movie window.
Submerge 1.0.1
2007-05-01 13:26
- [BUGFIX] Fixed a bug that could cause subtitle lines to render in the wrong order on PPC macs.
Submerge 1.0
2007-04-28 16:02
- Initial release
With Submerge you can easily add hardcoded subtitles to your movies and tv-shows. The subtitled movie will play on almost anything, like your computer, smartphone, portable device or game console. Submerge supports many text-based subtitle formats as input and you can export the subtitled movie for the most common devices in just one click. Now with a batch exporting feature as well. Enjoy!
Made for macOS. Requires macOS 10.12+
See what's new in this version.
Learn how to use Submerge to hardcode subtitles into almost any video and make it playable on almost any device. If you need a closer look you can take a peak at these screen shots as well.
Add subtitles from a variety of subtitle formats like .srt, .ass/.ssa, .stl, .vtt or use our free little Submarine app to find subtitles online. Preview the subtitles instantly before you export.
In Preferences you can customize the look and feel for the subtitles in anyway you want them. You can change, font, size, color, background color, outline width and color and opacity. When you found a look you like it's saved for future use.
Submerge will automatically search for metadata and tag your movie for iTunes (if the exported file is an mp4/m4v file). You can also of course manually edit all the fields.
With FFmpeg export built right in Submerge is a real power-horse. There are many export presets in the package for all sorts of devices that you might to use watching your subtitled movie. There's even an in-app purchase for all you professionals out there that needs ProRes and MPEG-2 export.
Submerge exports your movie with hard-coded subtitles 'burned' into the video track. Such a movie will be watchable with subtitles on almost any device, like your game console, smartphone, pad and so on.
Full iTunes metadata editor and automatic metadata fetching for both movies and tv-shows. Your videos will look stunning in iTunes or any other app that can utilize iTunes metadata. Quote your images 1 2 – design unique picture quotes.
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Submerge will export your movies in a variety of formats using the latest and greatest version of the open source video encoder FFmpeg. Meta image 1 6 14. It's fast and reliable.
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Doesn't depend on QuickTime or any other system extension or plug-in. It just works. No more Perian my friends. Supports almost any video format you can imagine.
Professional tools for 'Title safe area', time offsets and more.
Many export presets built-in for poplar devices from Apple, Sony, Microsoft and so on. Now you even have a batch export queue like in those big name professional apps.
