[mythtv-users] Re: MPlayer Occasional Subtitles

[Daniel Savard]

Le mar 27/07/2004 à 11:24, Boyd II, Willy a écrit :
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> >Subject: [mythtv-users] Re: MPlayer Occasional Subtitles
> >
> >
> >>>That type of subtitle is usually rendered directly on the 
> >video; i.e. 
> >>>it's
> >>>(typically) not a true selectable DVD subtitle. I'm very 
> >surprised that 
> >>>you say mplayer does not show them... is it possible your 
> >screen settings 
> >>>are causing them to be cut off?
> >>>
> >>>-JAC
> >>
> >>Likewise - I own an awful lot of DVD's with foreign "bits" in 
> >them, and
> >>I've not seen one yet that doesn't have rendered subtitles. Generally 
> >>speaking (for predominatly englsh-language movies) if you see 
> >subs at the 
> >>cinema, they'll be rendered on the DVD.
> >
> >if by 'rendered' you mean the subtitles have actually be stuck 
> >onto the 
> >picture and are not pulled from a file or anything, then no, 
> >this is not the 
> >case. in the godfather films and kill bill (at least the uk, 
> >pal versions 
> >that i own), these subtitles are displayed dynamically. in 
> >other words, if i 
> >were to rip the dvd without bothering to set something up to catch 
> >subtitles, then they wouldn't be in my rip.
> 
> Though I can't verify this (I don't own Kill Bill yet), I can at least
> support it.  I have a friend who rented the US (ntsc) version of Kill
> Bill, and his dvd player for some reason defaulted to not showing the
> subtitles.  Made that bar scene in Japan quite confusing ;-)
> 
> - Willy
> 
> >
> >xine shows them, and i can change the fon't they appear in, so 
> >they're not 
> >rendered on :-) it's just mplayer that doesn't. there must be 
> >something 
> >quite clever going on, because none of the subtitle tracks are 
> >just those 
> >bits (i.e. subtitles must be turned on & off while you watch 
> >or something). 
> >standalone dvd players (and xine) are obviously sophisticated 
> >enough to 
> >handle this, mplayer is not.
> >
> >maybe i'll just use xine instead. that way i'll get dvd menus 
> >too (and avoid 
> >the 'always plays track1 chapter1' problem). is there any 
> >reason why using 
> >xine would be a worse idea? why do people generally prefer 
> >mplayer with 
> >myth?
> >
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Just my 2¢. Have you checked your output is not oversized wrt to your TV
display area? This may result in the subtitles displayed off-screen...

If it's the case, you need to adjust parameters in the Appearance Setup
panel.

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Daniel Savard

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