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cmbe

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Subtitles default to external .Srt
« on: January 18, 2012, 06:25:46 am »

Hi,

Is it possible with MC17, turn On the Subtitles and defaults to external .Srt (obviously with the same name as the .mkv file)?

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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 08:44:41 am »

Does Options > Video > Subtitle mode help?

I'm not sure SRT files always have a language (unless it's part of the filename), so it might not be enough.

I've wondered if we should have an option to always show sidecar subtitles if they exist.  Thoughts?
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 08:59:29 am »

Hi Matt,

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately the SRT files doesn't have language specified usually. So the options you kindly suggests doesn't help.

By now, the only option that I found to achieve this, is to do it individually for every movie at play time, which is of course, a bit unpractical, in particular for the rest of the family (wife ;-)).
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 10:53:52 am »

In a coming build:
Changed: Sidecar subtitles with no language specifier are used automatically if the video has no other embedded / forced subtitles (unless subtitles are turned off in Options > Video).
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 10:59:05 am »

Nice, thank you Matt°!
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 12:54:12 pm »

Thanks Matt. Great  :D
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2012, 12:35:08 pm »

In a coming build:
Changed: Sidecar subtitles with no language specifier are used automatically if the video has no other embedded / forced subtitles (unless subtitles are turned off in Options > Video).

Hi Matt,

While is still great that you have added this new setting, it doesn't quite solve the situation. The majority of my films are imported (UK/US), so my rips do have embedded subtitles for other foreign languages. What I usually do is after the rip I add a SRT file for my national language.

As is, I still get by default no subtitle. I have to individually select it for the external SRT, which is unfriendly for my wife and kids. Is it possible to add a setting, that always default for the external SRT? That would be much appreciated.
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2012, 04:23:44 pm »

Hi Matt,

While is still great that you have added this new setting, it doesn't quite solve the situation. The majority of my films are imported (UK/US), so my rips do have embedded subtitles for other foreign languages. What I usually do is after the rip I add a SRT file for my national language.

As is, I still get by default no subtitle. I have to individually select it for the external SRT, which is unfriendly for my wife and kids. Is it possible to add a setting, that always default for the external SRT? That would be much appreciated.


Makes sense.

So the option to _always_ use a sidecar subtitle if it's there and nothing has been previously selected for the file would be ideal?

Thanks.
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2012, 06:38:17 am »

It would be perfect   8)

Thanks Matt
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2012, 03:27:39 pm »

Can I ask if this option would get into some coming build?

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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2012, 03:57:08 pm »

In a coming build:
NEW: Added a subtitle mode (Options > Video) that shows a sidecar when it's found, regardless of other settings. (mode: Show subtitles only if selected subtitle language is different from audio language, or if subtitles are in a sidecar file)
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Re: Subtitles default to external .Srt
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2012, 04:27:03 pm »

Thanks  :)
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