[MPlayer-users] difference in vobsub handling between mplayer and mencoder

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 11/7/05, Pomarede Nicolas <npomarede at corp.free.fr> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Guillaume POIRIER wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > On 11/7/05, Pomarede Nicolas <npomarede at corp.free.fr> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>   - a more annyoing problem is that the subtitle don't have the same color when
> >> reencoded. In in.mkv, they're white with a black outline, but in the out.avi
> >> file, they become black with a white outline, which is nearly impossible
> >> to read when displayed on a TV. Is there a way to keep the same color ?
> >
> > you should copy the .ifo file from the dvd fs too.
> >
>
> The mkv file doesn't include a .ifo file. If I use mkvextract, I only get
> a .idx and a .sub file. The .idx starts with :
>
> # VobSub index file, v7 (do not modify this line!)
> size: 720x480
> org: 0, 0
> scale: 100%, 100%
> alpha: 100%
> smooth: OFF
> fadein/out: 50, 50
> align: OFF at LEFT TOP
> time offset: 0
> forced subs: OFF
> palette: 000000, ffffff, ffffff, 000000, 7e7e7e, bebebe, 14bef3, ea12eb,
> faff1a, 000070, 067506, 731f03, 095f78, 750975, 7c950b, ffffff
> custom colors: OFF, tridx: 0000, colors: 000000, 000000, 000000, 000000
>
> id: fr, index: 0
> timestamp: 00:00:56:489, filepos: 000000000
> timestamp: 00:01:00:727, filepos: 0000007c9
> [.....]
>
>
> Is it possible that mplayer reads the palette whereas mencoder ignores it ?

No, mplayer needs the ifo file if you want to watch the vobsub file as
an external file (with -vobsub option).

mkvmerge probably does some black magic to "emulate/recover/store"
this information in the mkv file.

Guillaume
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