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gr0x0rd
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:56 am Post subject: Subtitles in VLC/Mplayer [Solved] |
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Hi all,
was wanting to watch "Old Boy", a korean movie with english subs. Tried VLC first and loading the subs manually, but | Code: | VLC can't recognize the input's format:
The format of '/home/gr0x0rd/files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub' cannot be detected. Have a look the log for details. |
I didn't find any log in my .vlc folder, so I thought I'd move on to mplayer. | Code: | | mplayer "files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.avi" -sub "files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub" |
and the survey says... | Code: | Clip info:
Software: VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2178/release)
SUB: Could not determine file format
Cannot load subtitles: files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub
SUB: Could not determine file format
Cannot load subtitles: files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub |
ok... maybe a corrupt subtitle file. so, found a torrent, downloaded a different .sub file to give that a try... | Code: | mplayer "files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.avi" -sub "files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub"
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SUB: Could not determine file format
Cannot load subtitles: files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy (Korean + Eng Subs)(2003).sub
SUB: Could not determine file format
Cannot load subtitles: files/gr0x-0/movies/Old Boy.sub |
The only things I've been able to find on google or the forums is that subs may need rar >2.99 (3.8.0 installed) or have problems with fonts (truetype USE flag is in my make.conf). But the fact that neither player can recognize a .sub file tells me I am missing something... perhaps a missing a package or USE flag? What do I need to be able to load .sub files?
Thanks for reading,
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ppurka
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:37 am Post subject: |
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I downloaded the subtitle from here:
http://subtitles.images.o2.cz/d/181586/Old+Boy.html
(.srt file) and it is working fine with mplayer. | Code: | | [ebuild R ] media-video/mplayer-1.0_rc2_p28058-r1 USE="X a52 aac alsa ass dts dvd encode fbcon ftp gif gtk iconv jpeg live mad mmx mng mp3 musepack openal opengl oss png quicktime sdl speex sse sse2 ssse3 theora truetype unicode vorbis win32codecs x264 xinerama xv xvid xvmc -3dnow -3dnowext -aalib (-altivec) -amrnb -amrwb -arts -bidi -bindist -bl -cddb -cdio -cdparanoia -cpudetection -custom-cflags -custom-cpuopts -debug -dga -dirac -directfb -doc -dv -dvb (-dvdnav) -dxr3 -enca -esd -ggi -ipv6 -jack -joystick -ladspa -libcaca -lirc -lzo -md5sum -mmxext -mp2 -nas -nemesi -pnm -pulseaudio -pvr -radio -rar (-real) -rtc -samba -schroedinger -svga -teletext -tga -v4l -v4l2 -vidix -xanim -xscreensaver -zoran" VIDEO_CARDS="vesa -mga -s3virge -tdfx" 0 kB |
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gr0x0rd
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:13 am Post subject: |
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ppurka, thanks a bunch: I'm watching my movie now 
still not sure why I can't open .sub files, but if finding an .srt such as this is just as good...
thanks again,
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Paczesiowa
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:33 am Post subject: |
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| smplayer can download subtitles from opensubtitles.org for your movies |
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