[MPlayer-users] cannot convince mplayer to display dvd subtitles

[Jozef Riha]

On 11/14/06, Nico Sabbi <nicola_sabbi at fastwebnet.it> wrote:
> Jozef Riha wrote:
>
> >>
> >> i did try these w/ system default config:
> >> mplayer -sid 24 dvd:// -dvd-device sample-subtitles-problem.iso -vfm
> >> ffmpeg
> >> mplayer -sid 24 dvd:// -dvd-device sample-subtitles-problem.iso -vfm
> >> ffmpeg
> >
> I played the file directly, not dvd://.
> with dvd:// the subs actually don't appear, ... more bugs :(

really. playing the vob file directly does the trick. not very
convenient but it works. one more thing: can i make them look better?
like in vlc, say? i dont like the outline style mplayer is using much.
thank you all, joe