[mythtv-users] Forced subtitles in mkv DVD rips.

[Jim Stichnoth]

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Alexander Fisher <alex at alexfisher.me.uk> wrote:
> I've created a new ticket, with a 5 minute sample link.  Ideally, I
> would make available the original iso, but haven't due to copyright
> issues and ADSL upload bandwidth.
> http://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/10808
>
> I think that if the user has selected a subtitle track, titles from
> forced tracks should probably not be played as the same titles most
> likely already exist on the selected track.
> I'm not sure how realistic it is to try to define correct behaviour
> for cases where an mkv has multiple same language tracks marked as
> forced.  Whilst I could create such an mkv as an academic exercise,
> would any sensible DVD/Blu-Ray -> mkv workflow ever generate such a
> beast?

Alex,

When I play the sample through mythfrontend and manually select
subtitle track 4 (which mythtv identifies in the menu as forced), I
don't see any subtitles at all.  Whereas track 1 shows normal
subtitles, and tracks 2 and 3 show some kind of director's commentary.

The same thing happens when playing the file with vlc 1.1.11 under
Windows.  Interestingly, vlc also does not auto-select track 4.

Are you seeing any subtitles on track 4?

Jim