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robz · (This post was last modified: 2013-02-09, 06:52 by robz.)

Whenever I play movies/TV shows with Chinese subtitles ASS or SRT after seconds/minutes they turn blocks as you see on the picture. I tried different subtitle files and different video files and also the latest releases of raspbmc and openelec,all the same problem.

Is this a memory issue? Thanks!

**popcornmix** · 2013-02-09, 13:09

Sounds like a memory issue.
512M or 256M board?
Can you try increasing gpu_mem setting in config.txt?

robz · (This post was last modified: 2013-02-09, 16:06 by robz.)

Hi Dom,
thanks for the reply. The default value is gpu_mem=100, to what should I safely increase it?

rbej · (This post was last modified: 2013-02-09, 16:34 by rbej.)

I use gpu_mem=100 on Rpi 256Mb and i dont have this problem. GUI 900p. But i dont use fanarts and posters.

**popcornmix** · 2013-02-09, 17:39

(2013-02-09, 16:06)robz Wrote: Hi Dom,
thanks for the reply. The default value is gpu_mem=100, to what should I safely increase it?

I don't know for sure, but I'd try 128M.

robz · 2013-02-10, 06:36

Thanks for your input. I tried to set it to 128MB and 256MB and the problem is coming up much later but still coming. I disabled some not needed addons, I also disabled background fan art but couldn't find the option for the posters.

rbej · 2013-02-10, 09:10

Delete GUISettings.

robz · (This post was last modified: 2013-02-10, 16:27 by robz.)

Thanks, but this didn't help. I tried new video with new subtitle and still after about 16 mins the subtitle went nuts and it does not recover.

Is there any log I can check for error?

Update: I just made another observation, the whole OSD seems to be unavailable after the subtitle crash. First time when I paused the movie after the crash the time display on the top showed up, but the characters were only rectangles. When I tried to open the lower OSD nothing showed up.
Now also the GUI is affected.

**popcornmix** · 2013-02-11, 17:24

@robz
Can you try this build:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1332131

I don't think it will fix your problem, but it's worth trying.

robz · 2013-02-12, 05:10

Thanks for your post, and I tried it, but the problem is still coming up.
I checked the debugging log and nothing showed up.

I found this very old thread and the shots look like my problem: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=56885 , not really a solution though.

inovaxt · 2013-02-16, 09:40

I got the exactly same issue, all Chinese subtitle became white solid squared font randomly (Not always happened, randomly occurred, same as robz's case), I tried Raspbmc, Xbian & Openelec in several SD card (Class 6 & 10) yesterday, all 3 XBMC versions got the same corrupted subtitle issue in Raspberry Pi 512M type B, can somebody help on this case?

inovaxt · 2013-02-17, 06:13

Can somebody help?

inovaxt · 2013-02-27, 16:24

Still no one know what went wrong with the corrupted font?

u154352 · 2013-02-27, 20:15

Same problem (with French subtitles, after 1-2 show) http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?pid...pid1347509 Wink

**popcornmix** · 2013-02-27, 20:21

Posting a sample file that shows the problem may help.
Ideally one that fails quickly.