How to Download Movie & TV Subtitles from Subscene

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You’ve got your video queued up and ready to go; now, all that’s missing are the subtitles. Subscene (now sub-scene.com ) has a great variety of multilingual subtitles to choose from for a variety of different shows and films, but how are you supposed to transfer those subtitles to your video? Look no further—we’ve got you covered with a step-by-step guide to help you download subtitles from Subscene , open them with VLC media player , and where to look if Subscene doesn’t have what you need.

Getting Subtitles from Subscene: Quick Steps

  1. Visit sub-scene.com and use the search bar to find your movie or series.
  2. Click on the subtitle link for your desired language.
  3. Download the subtitles as a ZIP file.
  4. Open the ZIP file and move the SRT subtitle file to your desktop.
  5. Open your video with VLC player.
  6. Click the “Subtitle” tab in VLC, then “Add Subtitle File.”
  7. Select the SRT file when prompted and enjoy your subtitles!
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Downloading Subtitle Files from Subscene

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  1. Open a web browser and navigate to Subscene’s site . Type the name of the movie or TV show you’d like subtitles for, then click Subtitle Search to bring up a list of matching (or similar) titles. [1]
    • If you’re looking to sub a popular film or show, you might be able to find what you’re looking for on Subscene’s home page.
    • Note: Keep in mind that Subscene.com was taken offline, but many contributors to the site revived it as Sub-scene.com .
  2. Scroll through the list of results and see if any of them match your video. Results are organized by movie and series categories, and many Subscene listings have the year of release in parentheses, which helps narrow things down.
    • Subscene will show you exact matches for your search first, with approximate matches in the next section. If you don’t see your exact video in the first category, scroll down to see if it’s in the approximate category.
    • Note that Subscene depends on users to upload subtitles, so if you don’t see your video listed, it means that someone has yet to upload subtitles for it. Try searching an alternative subtitle database .
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  3. Now, you’ll see a short description of the video, with a list of available subtitle languages below, organized in alphabetical order by language. Click on a listing in your desired language to pull up the file and its description. [2]
    • See how people reviewed the subtitles in the file description before you download them. Some subtitle packs are better or more accurate than others.
  4. Click the green “Download Subtitle” button in the middle of the page. A ZIP file will automatically download to your computer with the subtitles inside. Keep in mind that the actual subtitle file has an SRT extension, not a ZIP one. [3]
    • ZIP files are just compressed versions of larger files. They’re easier for your computer to download, though the files need to be “unzipped” before they can be used. [4]
    • Most computers today can unzip ZIP files without additional software.
  5. Open the download location by clicking on the downloaded file in your browser’s “Downloads” section, or by using your computer’s file explorer to navigate to “Downloads.” Double-click on the zipped subtitle folder to open it. On most devices, you can simply drag and drop the file onto your desktop or another folder for easy access.
    • Or, unzip the file to a more convenient location by right-clicking on it, selecting “Extract,” then choosing a target location on your computer, like your desktop.
    • On Android, open up the Files by Google app and tap on the ZIP file with your subtitles. On the next menu that pops up, hit the “Extract” option to extract the SRT file and store it in the same folder. [5]
    • On iPhone or iOS, simply tap on the ZIP file to open it.
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Adding Subtitles to a Video

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  1. Search online for downloads of your desired movies and/or TV shows. Just make sure to double-check any downloads for viruses before you actually download them onto your device . Once your file is downloaded, move it into the same folder as your subtitles/SRT file.
    • Try to keep track of where your file downloads to on your computer.
    • You need to have the video file on hand—unfortunately, you can’t add SRT files to streaming services (though most services do have a built-in closed-captioning option).
  2. VLC media player is available on all platforms, both mobile and desktop. Follow the instructions on the site to download and install it . Then, open VLC, select Media , then “Open file,” and navigate to your video file. Or:
    • On PC , right-click the video to pull up an extra menu; from there, select “VLC” from the “Open with” category. [6]
    • On Mac , move the video download to the Dock or Finder. Then, click on the video, hit “Open with” in the File menu, and select the “VLC” option. [7]
    • On mobile , open the VLC app, select “Browse” from the navigation bar, then browse your device’s files for the video.
  3. Now that your video is pulled up, add subtitles to it by clicking the Subtitles menu in the VLC player application, followed by the “Add Subtitle File” option. Then, click on the downloaded SRT file in the next pop-up to add subtitles to your video. [8] You’re now ready to enjoy your film or TV show with subs!
    • On VLC mobile: Hit the square subtitle icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen while the video is playing in VLC. Hit the downward-pointing arrow next to “Subtitles” to pull up another menu. From these options, select the “Select subtitle file” option. Using your phone’s file system, select the SRT file you downloaded to import it into your video. [9]
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Subscene Alternatives

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  1. Use one of these sources if you can’t find your subtitles on Subscene. Or, since Subscene is run by everyday users, it may go down from time to time. If the website is down, try using one of these alternative sources for subtitles. Many of them work very similarly to Subscene—simply search the database, download your subtitles, extract them, and open them with VLC Media Player:

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    Pull up Subscene's website on your phone and see if you can download the subtitle file directly to your device. Then, download the VLC app and add subtitles within the app.
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      • VLC has a built-in subtitle database that you can download from within the application. If you’re on your computer, select “VL Sub” from the View menu to search for your desired movie or TV show. [10] On mobile, hit the subtitle icon in the bottom left corner of the screen, tap the arrow next to “Subtitles,” and hit the “Download subtitles” option to access VLC’s database. [11]
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      1. Go to https://subscene.com/ in your computer's browser.
      2. Search for a movie.
      3. Select your movie's title.
      4. Select a subtitle language, then select a subtitle title.
      5. Click Download Subtitle .

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