ok, i'm trying to convert a text file of subtitles for a video clip from this format: 
1
00:00:38,585 --> 00:00:40,519
What's wrong?

2
00:00:40,554 --> 00:00:43,148
I think I hit something.

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to this one: 
#1 00;00;38;59 00;00;40;52
What's wrong?
#2 00;00;40;55 00;00;43;15
I think I hit something.
#3 00;00;43;92 00;00;45;41
You think it's a rock?

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so, i wrote this script to do the job, but im having problems and its prolly some blatantly obvious thing i cant see cause i wrote it...please help: 
open(IN,"./$file");
@infile = <IN>;
close(IN);

open(OUT,">$file-FORMATTED.txt");

@sections = split(/\n/, @infile);

foreach $i (@sections) {
    ($l1,$l2,@l3) = split(/\n/,$i);
    $output = "#",chomp($l1);
    $l2 =~ s/(\d\d)\:(\d\d)\:(\d\d),(\d\d\d) --> (\d\d)\:(\d\d)\:(\d\d
+),(\d\d\d)/\1;\2;\3;\4 \5;\6;\7;\8/;

    $x = $4;
    $y = $8;

    if(substr($x,2,1) > 5) {
        $x = substr($x,0,2);
        $x++;
    } else {
        $x = substr($x,0,2);
    }

    if(substr($y,2,1) > 5) {
        $y = substr($y,0,2);
        $y++;
    } else {
        $y = substr($y,0,2);
    }

    $l2 =~ s/(\d\d;\d\d;\d\d;)\d\d\d (\d\d;\d\d;\d\d;)\d\d\d/\1$x \2$y
+/;

    $output .= "$l2\n", join("\n",@l3), "\n";
    print OUT $output;

    undef $l1;
    undef $l2;
    undef $x;
    undef $y;
    undef @l3;
}

close(OUT);

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