Simple Subtitle Synchroniser for Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 and Windows 7

Version: 1.0.31 (considered as beta version)
Issued:  19 Oct 2010


DISCLAIMER! PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING:
TO ANYONE WHO INTENDS TO TRY OUT THE APPLICATION: YOU MUST BE AWARE
THAT I CAN ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY GO WRONG
WITH OR CAUSE HARM TO YOUR COMPUTER(S). You must assume that any 
software may contain bugs. While Simple Subtitle Synchroniser
should work without any problems, I cannot be present when persons
unknown install it and/or make use of it on their computer(s) and
therefore I cannot second-guess all potential scenarios. I will run
all files past a virus checker (AVG Free, version 9.0.862) before
incorporating them in the Setup or ZIP file.


WHAT IS Simple Subtitle Synchroniser?
It is a freeware software application that allows you to synchronise
the subtitles in a SRT (.srt) file with a movie. While there are
many other subtitle editors, I wanted a really simple one without
bells and whistles. 

If you have subtitles in a different format you can usually find
freeware or shareware to convert them to .srt format.


NB: On Vista you may need to unblock the help file after unpacking
the ZIP file (see below) in order to see its contents. Right-click
on the help file SimpleSubtitleSync.chm in the application
folder, then select Properties and click the Unblock button.


HOW TO INSTALL THE APPLICATION?
A new kind of installation procedure has been adopted for
Simple Subtitle Synchroniser. This takes advantage of the
registration-free COM technology in newer versions of Windows,
such as Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. The files comprising the
package only need be copied into a new folder on your hard drive
or on a USB memory stick. This reduces the risk considerably of
existing files on your PC becoming overwritten or deleted
inadvertently. No files need be copied into ..\Windows or
..\Windows\System32 or into any other folder.


Step By Step
1. Download sisusyNNN.zip to your PC where NNN is the current
version. The total file size after unzipping is around 2.4MB.

2. Create a new folder, for example:
C:\Program Files\Simple Subtitle Sync

or: C:\Users\Public\Simple Subtitle Sync

or: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\Simple Subtitle Sync
	
You can choose any suitable location provided you have read/write
access to it. You also do not have to name the new folder
Simple Subtitle Sync. You can use any folder name that you wish.

Note: When you first install the application your target folder
should be a brand-new folder and thus completely empty of any
files.

3. Unzip ALL files from sisusyNNN.zip into the new, empty folder,
preserving the folder structure.

Check afterwards that the DEPS folder is present within the
application folder. View the picture of the folder structure
in the help file (in section 'Install the program') for a list
of the files contained in the application folder and subfolder
DEPS after unzipping. Make sure your folder structure looks
the same.

4. Open the folder and find the application SimpleSubtitleSync.Exe.
Double-click it to run the application.

5. You can create a shortcut on your desktop to point to
SimpleSubtitleSync.Exe so that you can run it immediately in future.


RUNNING THE APPLICATION
1. Run the program SimpleSubtitleSync.Exe or its shortcut if you
have created one.

2. Click on File/Open Subtitles, then choose a .srt file.

3. Click on File/Open Movie to open a movie file. The movies
supported will depend on which codecs are installed on your
computer. See the help file for more on codecs (in section
'Open movie').

4. Use Help/Contents or press F1 to open the Help file and read it
for more detailed information.


MOVING THE APPLICATION TO ANOTHER DRIVE OR PC
Once installed, you can move or copy the application folder to
another drive or PC. Just make sure that any shortcut to the
application is modified accordingly to point to the new location.

You can also move or copy the folder to a USB memory stick and run
it from there. Modify the shortcut or create an additional shortcut
as appropriate.


FILE LIST
No file is to be copied to the Windows\System or Windows\System32
folders. 

View the picture of the folder structure in the 'Install program'
section of the help file. The picture shows a list of the files
contained in the application folder and subfolder DEPS after
unzipping.

It is the Manifest file which tells Windows how to run the
application and how to load the ActiveX (OCX) controls and other
files contained in the same folder or the DEPS subfolder. Do not
delete or rename the Manifest file, else the program will no longer
run.


CHANGES
Version 1.0.31: Now saves Edit Times last duration used during session.

Version 1.0.30: Further durations added to Duration dropdown list.
Smallest duration is now 300 ms.

Version 1.0.29 (not released): 1 sec and 1.5 secs added to Duration
dropdown list.

Version 1.0.28: Help File and web page showed wrong screenshot.
NB: The exe version is still at 1.0.27. Only the help file and this
file were changed in the ZIP package.

Version 1.0.27: First beta release.



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Windows is a Registered Trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Thanks to the author of Make My Manifest without whose efforts this
program would not have been released for XP et seq.

Website:  http://www.littletyke.myzen.co.uk/sss/index.html

Feedback: http://tykeshed.webng.com/index.html (See topic: Feedback
on Simple Subtitle Synchroniser)

If the feedback website is unobtainable, please email me at
kylix_is AT yahoo dot co dot uk