[MPlayer-users] subtitles and refreshing the black area

[Attila Kinali]

On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:34:56 +0200
"Pál, János" <ioannes.pavlvs at gmail.com> wrote:

> I also wanted subtitles, but with these settings they were also restricted
> to the movie area. I needed to expand the picture, so the subtitles would
> display in fewer rows (as earlier when the picture was streched).
> After a little research, I added the line:
> vf=expand=:::::1.6:4
> in my config (the last number is because the black area on the sides had
> these morphing, blurry squares otherwise).
> 
> I  thought this would solve all my problems. Unfortunately the black area is
> never refreshed, so the fragments of the earlier subtitles always remain on
> the sides, leaving more and more irritating, flickering rubbish behind.

This sounds like a bug in -vf expand. Could you please
read bugreports.html and submit a full bugreport?
Thanks

			Attila Kinali

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