[MPlayer-dev-eng] libass behavior when PlayResX & PlayResY are missing in ass subs

[Evgeniy Stepanov]

On Wednesday 22 October 2008 18:23:39 Robert Ramiega wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 08:09:44PM +0400, Evgeniy Stepanov wrote:
> > On Tuesday 21 October 2008 19:23:48 Robert Ramiega wrote:
> > >   Hi!
> > >
> > >  Lately i've been playing with ass subtitles and i've noticed that when
> > > subtitle file doesn't specify PlayResX *and* PlayResY libass hardcodes
> > > them to 384x288.
> > >  What's the reasoning with this?
> >
> > Because that's what Vobsub does. And there are scripts out there that
> > don't set either PlayResX or PlayResY, and expect the logical screen size
> > to be 384x288.
>
>  Out of curiosity could you, please, point me to such script/situation
> (this "half-PAL" resolution puzzles me).

Sorry, I don't remember where I have seen it.

> As for Vobsub - well it's an
> argument to keep things as they are but still isn't Vobsub
> out-of-developement for quite some time. Mimicking Vobsub is probably good
> thing but maybe it's time to set new standard =o) (just random thoughts,
> please ignore them if they are annoying to you)

But subtitles are still made with Vobsub in mind. Anyway, changing default 
values will not improve anything.

> btw by "script" you mean subtitle file or (shell) script?

Subtitle file.