CuemendConvert ASS or SSA to SRT
ASS (Advanced SubStation Alpha) supports fonts, colours, positioning and karaoke effects – common in anime fansubs. TVs and many players only read SRT, so the file has to be flattened.
Updated 2026-10-26 · 4 min read
What is kept and what is lost
| ASS feature | In SRT |
|---|---|
| Dialogue text, times | Kept |
| Italic/bold | Kept as <i>/<b> |
| \N line breaks | Kept as line breaks |
| Fonts, colours, outlines | Lost |
| Positioning (\pos, \an8 top) | Lost – lines appear at the bottom |
| Karaoke (\k) and animated effects | Lost; text is kept |
Signs and overlapping lines
Fansubs often contain sign translations and song lyrics on separate layers at the same time as dialogue. In SRT they all stack at the bottom. Delete styles/lines you don't want or let the clean-up fix overlaps.
Convert
Open the .ass/.ssa in Cuemend, review the lines (edit or delete), optionally clean up tags and overlaps, and save as SRT. Saving as ASS again keeps the original styling, so you can keep both.
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Questions and answers
Can I convert SRT to ASS?
Yes, Cuemend saves ASS too, with a default style.
Why are some lines doubled?
ASS files often draw a line twice (outline + fill layers). Use clean-up › remove duplicates.
Sources and product names: Aegisub/ASS format documentation (override tags). VLC is a trademark of VideoLAN; YouTube is a trademark of Google; other names belong to their owners. Cuemend is independent and not affiliated with them.