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

[Jozef Riha]

On 11/14/06, Jozef Riha <jose1711 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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

ok, i used mplayer vts_01_1.vob -sid 2 -spuaa 2 -ifo vts_01_0.ifo and
now it is all ok. well, almost. having the obligation to create a
script-through-all-vobs is a quasi-solution. but kinda wfm. thanks
again. joe