[mythtv-users] Default audio and subtitle languages for ripped DVDs

[Allen Edwards]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 6:11 AM, gonzalo diethelm <gdiethelm at dcv.cl> wrote:

> Now that I have moved forward and am able to put ripped movies into the
> Myth file system hierarchy, I have other questions. I am careful when
> using DVDfab to select the default audio and subtitle languages; for
> instance, since we live in Chile, I rip cartoons (Incredibles,
> Madagascar, etc.) with Spanish audio and no subtitles (so that my kids
> will be able to simply start the movie), but I rip "grown-up" movies
> (Star Wars, Matrix) with English audio and Spanish subtitles (so that I
> can watch them with my wife). I have verified this works by playing the
> rip with VLC; the proper audio and subtitles do come up automatically.
>
> When I play the rip in Myth, it doesn't seem to respect these defaults;
> the movie starts with no subtitles and with the first audio track. Am I
> doing something wrong?
>
> Related to this: I have found some DVDs with the wrong classification
> for their audio and subtitle tracks; for instance, the audio track is
> really in English but DVDfab / Myth / whatever show it as "unclassified"
> or "Italian" or something else. Is there a good tool to fix this in my
> rips?
>
> Something else: for Spanish audio tracks, Myth is showing the language
> as "Spanish; Castillian" (or some such). This is too long and does not
> fit on the screen; can I edit that label in some configuration file /
> table and shorten it to "Spanish"?
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
> --
> Gonzalo Diethelm
> DCV - Chile
>
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I just started ripping the image as otherwise I get the wrong language half
the time.

Allen
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