inkscape-svg2ass

Inkscape extension to export selected objects Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass) format.

Install

Copy extension files convert_to_ass.inx and convert_to_ass.py into your extension directory. This is the directory listed at Edit > Preferences > System: User extensions. in Inkscape.

Usage

Select the objects you want to export and from the Extensions menu choose Export and Convert to ASS. If the svg was not authored in Inkscape or gimp, I cannot guarantee correct output.

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Supported SVG elements

• g(roup)
• line
• rect
• circle, ellipse
• polyline, polygon
• path

Supported SVG attributes

• attributes essential to the elements listed above
• select presentation attributes and inline CSS style attributes (colors/alpha for fill and stroke; stroke width)
• transform (translate, scale, rotate, skewX, skewY, matrix)

Output format

There are four output formats:

Drawing

This only outputs the ass tags and drawing in the format:

{\tags}m ...

clip

This outputs the shape inside clip tag in the format:

\clip(m ...)

iclip

This outputs the shape inside iclip tag in the format:

\iclip(m ...)

Lines

This outputs the full line in the format:

Dialogue: Layer,Start,End,Style,Name,MarginL,MarginR,MarginV,Effect,Text