[mythtv-users] bear of little brain

[James Linder]

On 29/5/17 8:00 pm, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>>    Hi
>> could a kind sole explain to me please:
>>
>> I have an indian film with english subtitles embedded in a mkv container.
>> Neither my samsung tv or myth or myth pnp will play the subtitles.
>> VLC*does*  play them.
>>
> I had this issue with MythTV with subtitles in mkv files (ones that
> did in fact work in xine for example) and discovered that it was
> because I hadn't enabled libass support in mythtv. Have you checked
> that?

I did think libass was on by default and --disable-libass was the option.
I enabled it specifically andwas rewarded with libass support NO

After adding the dev files and rebuilding VOILA everything works. Thanks 
Tom.

James