[MPlayer-dev-eng] libass stroke problem

[Evgeniy Stepanov]

On Saturday 31 March 2007 21:27, Ivan Kalvachev wrote:
> Hi,
> It seems to be normal for ssa/ass subtitles to use outline.
> However is some rare cases I got quite ugly gaps between the character
> and the border.
>
> After some bug-hunting I got to a possible solution (and probable cause).
>
> The outline is created by FreeType functions FT_Glyph_Stroke, rendered
>  and then fix_outline_and_shadow() function is called.
>
> Changing the FreeType function to FT_Glyph_StrokeBorder(,,1,) with
> parameter to render only the outside border fixed the problem for me.
> My guess is that the problem is caused in the fix_..() function in the
> areas where both glyph overlap. The change I make prevents the overlap
> and workarounds the problem.
>
> I could commit that change myself, but I am not sure if this is the
> proper way to fix it, and definitely it needs much more testing.
>
>
> Eugeni , if you want sample file or screenshot before and after the
> change mail me in private . I think the subtitles requested "Sans"
> and got "Deja Vu Sans" as font (I'm having dejavu-ttf-2.15 installed).
> I'll try to extract the subtitles if you need them.

I've heard about similar problems. Upgrading freetype to at least 2.1.10 
always helped. Are you using an older version ?