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Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7)

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  Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7) Mario Castelán Castro  <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2015-10-10 20:10 +0200
    Re: Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7) Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2015-10-10 21:00 +0200
      Re: Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian  7) Mario Castelán Castro  <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com> - 2015-10-11 02:30 +0200

#158776 — Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7)

Hello.

When I try to watch a video with external .srt subtitles in VLC, I get 
strings like "98 --> 00:00:11" (which are strings part of the .stt file) 
instead of the proper text. The problem is the same whether I open the 
subtitles with the "Open (advanced)" menu option, or name both files the 
same (except for the extension) and use the "Video"->"Subtitles Track" 
menu to select the subtitles.

How can I fix or work around this problem?.

Thanks in advance.

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On Sat, 2015-10-10 at 13:08 -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> When I try to watch a video with external .srt subtitles in VLC, I
> get 
> strings like "98 --> 00:00:11" (which are strings part of the .stt
> file) 
> instead of the proper text. The problem is the same whether I open
> the 
> subtitles with the "Open (advanced)" menu option, or name both files
> the 
> same (except for the extension) and use the "Video"->"Subtitles
> Track" 
> menu to select the subtitles.
> 
> How can I fix or work around this problem?.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

It's probably a problem with the subtitle, something like this maybe?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26253116/vlc-cannot-display-the-subtitles-in-the-subripsrt-file

You could try another video player, like mpv.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
PGP Key ID 6FAB5CD5

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#158824 — Re: Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7)

I found a solution. I compared this .srt file with another .srt file 
that works on my version of VLC. I found that the difference is the 
format of the time tags. I changed it accordingly from:

   00:03:47.47 --> 00:03:53

to:

   00:03:47,470 --> 00:03:53,000

(which is the format used in the .srt file that works) using GNU Emacs. 
After this change, the original .srt file works with VLC.

Regards and thanks.

El 10/10/15 a las 13:55, Sven Arvidsson escribió:
> On Sat, 2015-10-10 at 13:08 -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> When I try to watch a video with external .srt subtitles in VLC, I
>> get
>> strings like "98 --> 00:00:11" (which are strings part of the .stt
>> file)
>> instead of the proper text. The problem is the same whether I open
>> the
>> subtitles with the "Open (advanced)" menu option, or name both files
>> the
>> same (except for the extension) and use the "Video"->"Subtitles
>> Track"
>> menu to select the subtitles.
>>
>> How can I fix or work around this problem?.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> It's probably a problem with the subtitle, something like this maybe?
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26253116/vlc-cannot-display-the-subtitles-in-the-subripsrt-file
>
> You could try another video player, like mpv.
>

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