Portable Subtitles Creator

Subtitles not only offer the possibility for movies to be understood by people not knowing a specific language, but can also be of use in conditions where sound is not available. These can either be created in a TXT file with a lot of work done, or with the help of specialized applications like Portable Subtitles Creator.

Taking roughly about 400 Kb of space on your hard disk drive and using an incredibly low amount of resources your computer won't feel a thing from running it. This installation free version gives you the possibility to take it anywhere you go.

The main window is pretty compact, but managing to squeeze in all necessary tools and fields you need to fill in. A small preview section gives you a glimpse of what the font looks like to get size just right.

The basic requirement in order to put the process in motion is a SRT file, which represents the source. Timing info is collected from its content, next step being to create a SST file along with the destination path.

An integrated function lets you set the desired font, size and color, to make it as clear as possible. Line positioning can be adjusted, but the preview section not offering any help here, only being available for font and background options.

The application only outputs bitmap images for which you are able to select the format. Moreover, width, height and type fields let you specify details about the video in order to make subtitles perfectly blend in.

Unfortunately, there is no post-process screen to inform you whether or not everything went according to plan, nor offering to open the destination folder.

To sum it up, Portable Subtitles Creator is a handy application capable of creating subpictures for Sonic Scenarist in the blink of an eye. The user interface is friendly enough, but the overall design and lack of advanced features keep it from reaching the potential of a pro.