====== ffmpeg - Subtitles - Convert a SRT subtitle file to ASS format ====== ffmpeg -i subtitle.srt subtitle.ass returns [Script Info] ; Script generated by FFmpeg/Lavc60.31.102 ScriptType: v4.00+ PlayResX: 384 PlayResY: 288 ScaledBorderAndShadow: yes YCbCr Matrix: None [V4+ Styles] Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding Style: Default,Arial,16,&Hffffff,&Hffffff,&H0,&H0,0,0,0,0,100,100,0,0,1,1,0,2,10,10,10,1 [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.00,Default,,0,0,0,,This is the first sentence Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.00,0:00:04.00,Default,,0,0,0,,This is the second sentence Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.00,0:00:07.00,Default,,0,0,0,,This is the third sentence Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0,0,0,,This is the forth sentence ---- ===== Create a glow effect in ASS subs ===== Add this line to prefix of every subtitles{\fade(200,200)\blur5} {\fade(200,200)\blur5} ---- {\blur5\3c&HFFC000} This way you do not have to change the Style. ---- And via this way you can also let the Outline color transform from one to another: {\blur5\3c&HFFC000&\t(\3c&HFF00C5&)}