''' Usage: Shift all subtitles 10 seconds forward: > subtitle_shift file.srt +10 Shift all subtitles 10 seconds backward: > subtitle_shift file.srt -10 This will produce "file_correct.srt" with the new timestamps. ''' import os import sys filename = sys.argv[1] offset = float(sys.argv[2]) f = open(filename, 'r') lines = [l.strip() for l in f.readlines()] for (lineindex, line) in enumerate(lines): changed = False if '-->' not in line: continue words = line.split(' ') for (wordindex, word) in enumerate(words): if not (':' in word and ',' in word): continue if not word.replace(':', '').replace(',', '').isdigit(): continue # 1.) 01:23:45,678 --> 02:34:56,789 | our input # 2.) 01:23:45:678 --> 02:34:56:789 | comma to colon # 3.) 5025.678 --> 9296.789 | split by colon and sum # 4.) 5035.678 --> 9306.789 | add offset # 5.) 01:23:55.678 --> 02:35:06.789 | reformat # 6.) 01:23:55,678 --> 02:35:06,789 | period to comma word = word.replace(',', ':') (hours, minutes, seconds, mili) = [int(x) for x in word.split(':')] seconds = (3600 * hours) + (60 * minutes) + (seconds) + (mili / 1000) seconds += offset (hours, seconds) = divmod(seconds, 3600) (minutes, seconds) = divmod(seconds, 60) if hours < 0: raise Exception('Negative time') word = '%02d:%02d:%06.3f' % (hours, minutes, seconds) word = word.replace('.', ',') changed = True words[wordindex] = word if changed: line = ' '.join(words) print(line) lines[lineindex] = line lines = '\n'.join(lines) (name, extension) = os.path.splitext(filename) newname = name + '_correct' + extension x = open(newname, 'w') x.write(lines) x.close()