What's best workflow for adding subtitle to existing dvd?

We have been requested to add a foreign language subtitle to an existing dvd. It was authored in DVDSP so we have the original files. The translators are requesting a QT or dvd with window dub of the timecode for timing. How would I do that if the assets are already encoded and in the DVDSP timeline?
Also, the project is setup on 5 tracks, many short chapters in each. Because the cost for translation is per file, it means we pay the minimum charge for each track which ends up being double than if we would have kept all the files on a single track. Other than re-authoring the dvd is there another way to do this and save the money. If I get a stl or son file of a long video stream can that file be broken into separate files for each of the tracks? Also looking for a better workflow for the future.

rshellhammer wrote:
...we have the original files. The translators are requesting a QT or dvd with window dub of the timecode for timing.
Take the file you used in Compressor to make the mpeg and make a mov file h.264 I believe will maintain the timecode.
Also, the project is setup on 5 tracks, many short chapters in each. Because the cost for translation is per file, it means we pay the minimum charge for each track which ends up being double than if we would have kept all the files on a single track. Other than re-authoring the dvd is there another way to do this and save the money.
No.
If I get a stl or son file of a long video stream can that file be broken into separate files for each of the tracks?
Not without a lot of work.
o| TonyTony |o

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