Installation:
Installation is simple - just run the msi installer, which will setup SC and associate it with srt and sub files. Alternatively, you can download and unpack everything into the directory of your choice, and run SubtitleCreator.

Requirements:
However, note that you need to have the (free) .NET framework installed on your PC (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en), and a minimum screen resolution of 1024x768. Additionally, in order to use the DVD preview features, you need to have DirectX installed as well.


CHANGE LOG (INCOMPLETE):
Version 1.9.1
New features:
* Included Heathcliff's anti-flicker filter, which should be able to give a better contrast on normal televisions, especially for larger fonts. Additionally, it displays Persian fonts' ligatures correctly.
* Added link in Help menu to nabe3net's Japanese version of SC including a guide in Japanese
* [On request] Support for vertical fonts (vertical display, right to left), see profile 4 for an example of a Japanese font
* [On request] You can set the delay for SUP files
* [On request] Allow resizing of the window
* [On request] In the settings menu, you can disable tooltips
* [On request] In the settings menu, you can enable to display additional positioning frames
* [On request] Added command line interface, e.g. "SubtitleCreator test.srt -p1 -iVTS_01_0.IFO" will convert test.srt using profile 1 and the last IFO file to create test.sup.
* Created a form to manage the profiles.
* Implemented A-B repeat to create subtitles for DVDs without any existing subtitles: in case you don't have any subtitles, and are willing to create them from scratch, you can start a new file (CTRL-N) and open the DVD. While it plays, you can press the A-B button to mark the beginning (first press, or CTRL-A) and end (second press) of the new subtitle, and the DVD will keep repeating between these two points untill you press it for a third time. Because there will be a typical delay between your key press and the start and end times you want for the subtitles, you can specify these delays in the Settimgs.xml file.
* Changing the background picture now keeps the background black: the idea is that after reading the IFO, the format should be set correctly (if the screenshot didn't do the translation for you already, which happens for example with WinDVD, in which case you should use 1:1 format).

Bug fixes:
* Fixed replacement of ", ..." with ",. .."
* Music symbol is repaired again: use <s M/> to display a double note music symbol in your subtitles
* Fixed update of DVD scrollbar

Version 1.9.0
New features:
* Many improvements in the DVD Author wizard - some visible, many internal to better process the IFO files
* Added an option to change the distance between lines (line height).
* In the Manipulate SUP tool, you can use the context menu to delete the currently selected subtitle.
* In the help menu, I've added links to subtitle download sites.
* Synchronize can now also be done using other subtitle text files.
* Saving settings is separated from saving the profiles - the results are stored in Settings.xml and Profiles.xml respectively. Additionally, they are stored permanently (can be deleted during uninstall), so the changes are saved between updates. SC uses the following folder, C:\Documents and Settings\John Doe\Application Data\SubtitleCreator\, if possible. Else, it defaults to the program's folder.
* Added the option to switch the code page so you don't need to change your Regional settings in the Config panel, e.g. if you normally use English but sometimes need to add Romanian subtitles, you can set the encoding to East/Central European, so the characters show up correctly. If there are code pages missing, let me know, or else add them to the Settings.xml file yourself.
* Inserting a shortcut now displays a description, instead of the definition (plus included a smiley shortcut).
* Changed the behaviour of the Shift time dialog a little - you can use the up/down arrows to increment/decrement by 100ms.
* New option to change text changes before exiting the program (so you have a chance to save the file using the existing name, or cancel and return to the program).
* Profile menu has been improved, so you can now delete profiles: if you change the profile and press save, it will ask for a new name for the profile.
* Changed the default color palette to the default used by MuxMan and PgcDemux.
* Added a check for subtitle duration (if the char/sec exceeds a specified maximum, specified in the Settings.xml file, color the background green - the more green, the higher the error).
* Added an option to remove text for the hearing impaired during load, i.e. text [HEARING IMPAIRED] or (HEARING IMPAIRED).
* Added an option to deselect all subtitles with http or www or @ references (you can also set it during load).
* Splitting of subtitles now adjusts the time proportional to the length of the substrings.
* Added an option to only show those subtitles that contain some kind of problem (either duration, which uses blue backgrounds, or length). Both of these errors will use red font for text.
* Set prefered IFO colours in Settings.xml file (no option to specify them from the menu yet).
* Added the option to drag and drop subtitle files in the listview (press SHIFT for replacing the current file, press CTRL for adding the dragged file, and if you don't use any modifier, it will use the state of the Join subtitles item in the Files menu).
* Added shortcut F2, which will edit the currently selected subtitle (F2 for text, CTRL-F2 for start time, ALT-F2 for end time).
* After loading a second subtitle, you now have the option to set its delay to the duration of an AVI file (by opening the AVI file).
* Included an uninstaller for the application.
* Added an (optional) warning for subtitle (duration/length) errors before converting it to a SUP file.
* Set the listview's tooltip to display the selected subtitles warning message (too long length or too short duration).

Bug fixes:
* Renaming of menus, moving options around, based on feedback from CoNS. Reduced the text in the DVD wizard, added tooltips, added a no button to the Delete profile message, and many more...
* Fixed bug reported by Ukendt after changing to NTSC and saving settings


Version 1.8.7
Bug fixes:
* At last, found Application.DoEvents(), which repaints my window when needed while running background tasks.
* When unchecking the Highlighting of too long subtitles, disabled the context menu's lookup function.
* Bug fix with respect to the manipulation of SUP subtitles and the auto-position tool.

Version 1.8.6
New features:
* You can save/delete your current settings and create new profiles (a profile contains your prefered font and other formatting settings).
* A DVD Authoring Wizard allows you to add a subtitle to a simple DVD (without a menu), at least if you have PgcDemux and MuxMan installed.

Upgrades and bug fixes:
* Automatic subtitle positioning has been fixed.
* Vertical alignment - middle, was broken, and has been fixed.
* Editing time values has now become easier: you can use the up/down arrows to increase/decrease the time with 100ms increments, and moving around skips ':' and ','.
* Added a right-click option to the listview, so you can jump to the next subtitle that is too long
* Renamed "Show actual output (no AA)" to "Show actual output", as the picture still uses anti-aliasing, but doesn't rely on fancy windows AA, which cannot be equaled by a DVD anyways, as a DVD only allows four colors for subtitles.
* Renamed "Check subtitle length" to "Show too long subtitles"

Version 1.8.5
New features:
* Added (un-)select all subtitles to the listView's context menu
* Added remove line breaks to the listView's context menu
* Added a new (requested) aspect ratio of 2.21:1
* Added search function to the Manipulate SUP window
* Added tooltips to the Manipulate SUP window
* Added auto-adjust SUP position (automatically position the SUP in the currently selected subtitle text area)

Bug fixes:
* Bug with some DVD players (shaky lines, due to unequal number of even/odd bitmap lines, and due to unrecognized end of line sequence 00)
* Fixed update after shifting time or frame rate conversions
* When using the "Save SUP as..." function in File menu, the file is now automatically written as well.
* Fixed a bug when loading a background (4:3 in NTSC mode)
* Fixed shift subtitle time and frame rate conversion bug, which didn't update the times in the list.
* Renamed "Insert shortcut" to "Insert autotext"


Version 1.7b3 Beta release
- Added the SUP tools tab, which allows you to change an existing SUP plus preview
- Change the vertical position of a subtitle in the SUP file (all subtitles or only the selected one)
- Change the colors you wish to use (all or selected). 
- Saving of SUP to Bitmaps (bmp, png, jpg) using 4 bits per pixel
- Reading SUP files for advanced synchronization now uses the new SUP reading routine, which is much faster
- When no SUP is available, you can synchronize as well using the DVD preview option in the normal preview window
- In the preview window, you can now search for a string (S) and repeat the search (A)

Version 1.6
First version with a change log update. 
- I've added one major new feature, which allows you to play a DVD in the preview window. However, it doesn't show you the subtitle positioned on top of the DVD yet (but it will in the title bar). Also, when you play a DVD, it will move the current subtitle with it. And if you pause the movie, you can select a subtitle and press "J" to jump to it. 

Additionally, I've fixed some bugs, notably:
- Changing subtitle colors to non-default values should be OK now.
- PAL/NTSC switch is visible again (in the Preview window's context menu)
- The examples directory now also contains an NTSC.IFO file, with the same color palette as the PAL one (BTW, I always read the color palette in PGC1).
- The SC window doesn't disappear anymore (it was a feature that I removed, as it caused too much confusion).
- Anti-aliasing is a fixed value, and no longer depends on the outline width.
- Automatic line wrapping has been improved - not perfect yet, but I am getting there.
- When you reposition the subtitle window, you now can see it when dragging.
