[MPlayer-users] cannot change DVD subtitle position

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 2/24/06, Michael Holland <mplayer at golden.wattle.id.au> wrote:
> I'm trying to move DVD subtitles to the black area below the picture.
> The -subpos and -subalign args seem to have no effect.
> Ditto for subpos and subalign in .mplayer/config .
> Interactively, the t/r keys generate OSD feedback that the position
> is moving, but the titles just stay there, in the usual position.
>
> Happens in Linx and win32, in MPlayer dev-CVS-060223-22:27-4.0.2,
> and in MPlayer-1.0pre7 . Mencoder too.
>
> e.g.  $ mplayer dvd://1  -slang en -subalign 2 -subpos 95
>
> I've done this successfully in the past. I must be doing something
> wrong, as this appears to be old, but I cannot find any mention in
> the list archives, or docs.

AFAIK, you can't move bitmap-based subs like vobsub, but all
text-based subs can be move around the screen.

HIH
Guillaume
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