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Format

EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format

Summary

Name
EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1940
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
EBU STL was a format devised by the European Broadcasting Union, which enabled the display of subtitles. It has been superseded by EBU Timed Text.
Note
Specification: https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3264.pdf
File extensions
stl
Source
Sylphide Consulting / Sylphide Consulting
Developed by
European Broadcasting Union

Internal signatures

EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format

Note
Absolute from beginning of file, offset 3: STL(24|25|30).01

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
3
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
53544C(3234|3235|3330)2E30
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023

    EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format: Signature researched and samples provided by Sylphide Consulting.

    EBU Subtitling Data Exchange Format: Full entry added. Submitted by Sylphide Consulting.