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--- howto:srt-time-shift [2022/10/25 16:54] – Wulf Rajek
+++ howto:srt-time-shift [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ====== SRT time shift ======
-This script shifts timestamps of an SRT subtitle file by x seconds.
+This script outputs shifted timestamps of an SRT subtitle file by x seconds. Redirect output into a new file, overwriting the existing file does not work.
 usage:
 <code>
 #add 1 second
-python3 srt_shift.py subtitle.srt +1
+python3 srt_shift.py subtitle.srt +1 > subtitle_new.srt
 #subtract 1 second
-python3 srt_shift.py subtitle.srt -1
+python3 srt_shift.py subtitle.srt -1 > subtitle_new.srt
 </code>