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Mkv files with subtitles - Arkon11 - 2009-04-08

Hi, I've recently been re-encoding all my tv shows using the x264 codec in the .mkv container. I'm ripping all the subtitles aswell, the problem is that when I play these files in XBMC the subtitles aren't being displayed.

I can view, and switch between these subtitles in VLC, so I know they're there. I also know that I've checked to make sure that subtitles are enabled and such in XBMC.

Is there a chance that XBMC doesn't support subtitles in containers?

- hikaricore - 2009-04-08

They work fine for me with mkv and other container formats.
Might help if you told everyone what version of XBMC you're using.

- Arkon11 - 2009-04-08

sorry I'm using XBMC Revision 19052. I believe I got the link from an Aeon thread.

But yeah, for some reason none of the subs are showing up, I can select the subs in XBMC (like when I turn subtitles on, it detects the 3 subtitle tracks my movie has, but none are actually displayed onscreen)


Thanks

- Arkon11 - 2009-04-08

Any ideas? Oh and in using automkv for encoding

EDIT: So I tested it with an .mkv file a friend of mine brought over, and the subs work fine? Think it has something to do with how automkv encodes the files?
Ok, I can navigate to the external sub that I ripped from the .vob, and view that through xbmc fine. But when I try to actually use the subtitle thats in the .mkv container, it doesn't work.

- Peaches - 2009-04-09

I just upgraded to Babylon and subtitles have also stopped working for me.

- srecd - 2009-04-13

I'm having a similar problem with Babylon alpha 1 on Apple TV.

xbmc.log: http://pastebin.com/m324ace23

In particular, these ominous-looking lines seem to repeat several times whenever a subtitle is supposed to appear:
Quote:T:52283392 M: 3547136 DEBUG: [ass] fontconfig_select: Using default font: (Chalk, 80, 0) -> special://xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf, 0
02:46:40 T:52283392 M: 3547136 DEBUG: fontconfig_select: (Chalk, 80, 0) -> special://xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf, 0
02:46:40 T:52283392 M: 3547136 DEBUG: [ass] Error opening font: special://xbmc/media/Fonts/arial.ttf, 0


- Hitcher - 2009-04-13

Arkon11 Wrote:sorry I'm using XBMC Revision 19052. I believe I got the link from an Aeon thread.

But yeah, for some reason none of the subs are showing up, I can select the subs in XBMC (like when I turn subtitles on, it detects the 3 subtitle tracks my movie has, but none are actually displayed onscreen)


Thanks
Have you checked where they appear is not off screen using the Video Calibration? I've had this happen a few times in the past.
srecd Wrote:I'm having a similar problem with Babylon alpha 1 on Apple TV.

xbmc.log: http://pastebin.com/m324ace23

In particular, these ominous-looking lines seem to repeat several times whenever a subtitle is supposed to appear:
Have you tried to open the font to see it's not corrupt?

- Ritzie - 2009-04-14

Is there a way to disable the subtitles on xbmc? I have two .mkv's and the subtitles are on in English and the language is in English.

- Hitcher - 2009-04-14

'Enter' to bring up the OSD and then disable them from the Audio settings.

- Ritzie - 2009-04-14

Thanks awesome. I watched a whole movie with subtitles and I kept reading the subtitles even though the move was in English.

- Arkon11 - 2009-04-14

Hilarious, yeah the subs just draw my eyes everytime. Any does anyone know why xbmc doesn't play .idx subs? It won't work for me, though when I mux in srt subs with mkvmerge, the srt subs work great.

- hikaricore - 2009-04-14

You mean this 6 month old bug? http://trac.xbmc.org/ticket/5193
This is why sub/idx subtitles don't work.

- Arkon11 - 2009-04-15

Well, xbmc doesn't crash by any means, the subs just don't show up. I've already checked to make sure the subs should be visible (via video calibration)

- srecd - 2009-04-19

Hitcher Wrote:Have you tried to open the font to see it's not corrupt?

I've downloaded it to my Mac, and Font Book opens it with no problems.