[MPlayer-users] Subtitles problem

[Petter Sundlöf]

pl wrote:
> 
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 10:59:50PM +0100, Petter Sundlöf wrote:
> 
> > > > > looks like VobSub
> > > >
> > > > Yep, like I wrote: 'The .idx file contains this at the top: "# VobSub
> > > > index file, v4"'
> > > >
> > > > > > Does MPlayer support this type of subtitle?
> > > > > not (yet)
> > > > >
> > > > > it is not text-type sub. it is mpeg (subpic) stream.
> > > >
> > > > Meaning that it shouldn't work? To my knowledge, many people have been
> > > > able to see it? I'm not sure I understand, but should it _absolutely_
> > > > not be possible to make it work, or is it only that MPlayer needs to
> > > > support it first?
> > >
> > > Afaik it's not widespread, and only very few programs support it even under
> > > windows, and no one under linux. MPlayer (and every player) needs special
> > > code to handle it, somebody of mplayer crew already working on that, but not
> > > yet finished. Please be patient. It's big work.
> >
> > Sounds great, I guess I'll have to wait with the french films! :)
> 
> FWIW, you can rip the subtitles by renaming the *.sub to *.vob and then
> running a subtitle ripper (under m$ win). Yet, you may have to edit some
> time offsets as it's sometimes not correct (YMMV).

If I have to boot Windows it isn't worth it :P