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authorRodger Combs <rodger.combs@gmail.com>2014-02-19 08:48:14 -0600
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+libass
+======
+
+libass is a portable subtitle renderer for the ASS/SSA (Advanced Substation Alpha/Substation Alpha) subtitle format. It is mostly compatible with VSFilter.
+
+Known issues and differences to VSFilter
+
+Get it
+See Github releases for the latest release 0.11.1 (released 2014-02-19). This release contains major feature additions, better rendering quality and many compatibility fixes. See the changelog for a detailed list of changes.
+
+Source code is available from our Github repository.
+
+Source code downloads have moved to Github, starting with release 0.11.0!
+
+Contact
+Please use the issue tracker to report bugs or feature requests. We have an IRC channel, too. Talk to us on #libass/freenode.
+
+Related Links
+The following projects/companies use libass:
+
+MPlayer
+mplayer2
+mpv
+VLC
+GStreamer (assrender plugin)
+Aegisub
+XBMC
+avidemux
+PunkGraphicsStream (BD subtitle encoder)
+HandBrake
+Crunchyroll
+MX Player
+Information about the ASS format:
+
+ASS specification (incomplete)
+ASS override tags (Aegisub wiki)
+VSFilter source code (guliverkli2)
+Other ASS/SSA implementations:
+
+xy-vsfilter
+VSFilter
+asa (defunct)
+Perian