Convert ASS to SSA

What is ASS file?

The ASS file type is an Aegisub Advanced Substation Alpha File, which is a script file format most commonly used in two types of software: subtitle editors such as Aegisub, and media players such as MPlayer, or mpv. The format is an extension of the advanced subtitle format which was used in the SSA (SubStation Alpha) format. [ ⏩ ] ASS file extension

What is SSA file?

The .SSA file extension is associated with Sub Station Alpha Subtitle files. These files contain subtitles in the Sub Station Alpha format developed by the Sub Station Alpha software. Sub Station Alpha is a Windows application used to create data files for text based subtitles, enabling them to be displayed on films, television programs and other digital video content. [ ⏩ ] SSA file extension

How to convert the file from ASS to SSA?

To successfully convert the ASS file to SSA, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.ASS). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case SSA (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than SSA).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. ASS to SSA. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting ASS files to SSA files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension SSA, while before this step we had the ASS file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new SSA file, or not.

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