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Fix Common Errors

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Fix Common Errors

Automatically detect and fix common subtitle errors.

  • Menu: Tools → Fix common errors...
  • Shortcut: Configurable

Step 1 - Rules

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Step 2 - Fixes

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How to Use

  1. Open Tools → Fix common errors...
  2. Select the language for language-specific rules
  3. Check/uncheck the rules you want to apply
  4. Click Next to see the proposed fixes
  5. Review each fix and check/uncheck individual items
  6. Click Apply selected fixes

Available Fixes

Common fixes include:

  • Remove empty lines
  • Remove lines with only a period
  • Fix overlapping display times
  • Fix short display times
  • Fix long display times
  • Fix invalid italic tags
  • Fix unbalanced bold/italic tags
  • Fix missing periods at end of lines
  • Fix missing spaces
  • Fix double spaces
  • Fix short lines that can be merged
  • Remove blank lines between subtitles
  • Fix music symbols
  • Fix ellipsis notation
  • And many more...

Profiles

You can save different sets of fix rules as profiles for different workflows (e.g., broadcast, streaming, fansubbing).

  • Save profile — Save current rule selections
  • Load profile — Load a previously saved profile