[mythtv-users] Black outline on captions in MythTV-0.25

[Michael T. Dean]

On 05/15/2012 01:46 PM, Kane Tse wrote:
> I have noticed that CC-608 and external files closed captions (without
> a solid black background) no longer have a thin black borders around
> each letter like they used to under 0.24.  This makes them hard to see
> against bright images.  I am forced to use the full black background,
> which obscures more of the underlying image.
>
> I raised the same issue when going from 0.23.1 to 0.24 in the
> following thread, which was fixed:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/463566
>
> ... does anyone know if the patch mentioned by Mark Kendall in that
> thread got dropped from 0.25?
>
> As an aside, I'm aware that CC-708 "ATSC" captions have their own
> styles defined, so the patch wouldn't apply.  I am ensuring that I am
> selecting the correct caption type in mythfrontend during playback.

Jim Stichnoth has done some excellent work in post-0.25 
unstable/development code that will allow for styling captions in 0.26 
and beyond.  For 0.25, your best bet is to just use the black background.

Mike