[MPlayer-users] softsub in .avi file

[Oleynik Phil]

Rickard Närström wrote:

> On Sun, 08 May 2005 18:34:25 +0200, Oleynik Phil  
> <Oleynik.Phil at mail.ioffe.ru> wrote:
>
>> Rickard Närström wrote:
>>
>>> I have find some .avi file with embeded soft subtitles, mplayer  
>>> doesn't  seem to understand those subtitles at all.
>>>
>> Maybe you should try to convert your file to Matroska? Then, if 
>> subtitle  stream is interpreted OK, you will see the titles.
>>
>> Philipp
>
>
> It's some work - but not imposible, the problem is that mkvtoolnix  
> generete random Segmantion Faults on linux x86_64, and that I have 
> nerly  100 files at about 20 minutes each that need to be converted.

In that case, maybe you should generate some script for bash, and let it 
work all night. You may also check in script how mkvmerge exited,
so if random segfault occurs, let script try one more time (do not make 
a loop - it may become forever). What version of gcc do you use?
I think about AMD 64bit in future, I am interested.

Philipp