How to convert SBV to SRT
- Paste the SBV text, or open one or more .sbv files.
- Keep Convert to on SRT (SubRip); the input format is detected.
- Shift the timing if needed.
- Copy or download the .srt file.
Worked example
The SBV caption 0:00:01.000,0:00:02.500 with the lines First line and second becomes SRT cue 1, 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,500, with both lines.
Formats and limits
| Input | SBV |
|---|---|
| Output | SRT |
| Engine | Shared subtitle parser and serializers; encoding detection (UTF-8/UTF-16 byte-order marks, UTF-8, Windows-1252 fallback) |
Limitations
- SBV has no styling, so the SRT has plain text.
- Up to 20 MB per file.
Questions
How is SBV different from SRT?
SBV writes each caption as start,end on one line with times such as 0:00:01.000, without cue numbers. SRT numbers each cue and writes 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,500.
Are multi-line captions kept?
Yes. Lines of one caption stay together in the same SRT cue.
Is my caption file uploaded?
No. The subtitle file is read and converted in your browser.
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