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SSA Subtitles (SubStation Alpha)
A SubStation Alpha (.ssa) subtitle — the predecessor of ASS — with a V4 styles section and timed Dialogue events, carrying the same captions, for testing SSA parsers and SSA-to-ASS upgrades.
Preview — first 14 linesssa
[Script Info]
Title: Novus Examples sample captions
ScriptType: v4.00
[V4 Styles]
Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, TertiaryColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, AlphaLevel, Encoding
Style: Default,Arial,48,16777215,255,0,0,0,0,1,2,1,2,10,10,20,0,1
[Events]
Format: Marked, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.50,Default,,0,0,0,,Welcome to Novus Examples.
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:02.50,0:00:05.00,Default,,0,0,0,,These are free sample subtitle files.
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:05.00,0:00:08.00,Default,,0,0,0,,Use them to test parsers, players, and converters.
Specifications
- Format
- SubStation Alpha (v4.00)
- Cues
- 3
- Timing
- H:MM:SS.mm
- Captions
- same as the SRT/VTT twins
- Sections
- Script Info, V4 Styles, Events
What is a .ssa file?
SSA (SubStation Alpha, .ssa) is the predecessor of ASS — a styled subtitle format with a Script Info header, a styles section, and timed Dialogue events. It supports fonts, colours, and positioning, and remains widely readable even though ASS has largely replaced it.
How to use this file
Use an example .ssa file to test subtitle parsers, SSA-to-ASS upgrades, and conversion to SRT or VTT, or to exercise styled-subtitle handling.
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