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Wull

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Subtitles settings....
« on: August 15, 2014, 11:41:44 am »

Hi there. I have a subtitle set-up question

I have JR set to 'show subtitles only if selected subtitle language is different from audio language'. I know this works as I set it up watching 'A good day to die hard'. There is a Russian scene where subtitles are required and it works. However, this does not work for me during a scene in 'Jack Ryan shadow recruit', a similar Russian scene, yet I receive no subtitles.

Is there something I am missing here?

cheers.

Will 
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Matt

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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2014, 11:52:21 am »

Is there something I am missing here?

You may need to manually select the correct subtitle stream in some videos.  Does it work if you select the subtitles?
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2014, 12:29:38 pm »

Hi Matt.

'Select subtitles' Yes this works, but then they are on all the time. Or do you mean something else?
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2014, 01:48:32 pm »

I see what you mean now. Switching the subtitles 'Off' got it working as it should for me.


It's a shame blu rays do not 'mark' forced subtitles. I will have to bear this in mind for future big screen events. But it it cleaver how JR remembers. I am using subtitle settings Null for one film and Off for another which JR sets automatically 'once known'.
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2014, 07:23:48 pm »

Unfortunately Media Center does not let you select forced subtitles from the list.
 
If subtitles are turned off, those hidden/forced tracks should be displayed, but I would prefer that they were shown in the list so you could see if the video even has a hidden/forced subtitle track.
 
 
There are three ways that non-English subtitles can be handled. (assume that the disc is English for these examples)

1. A separate hidden/forced subtitle track which only displays subtitles for non-English dialog.
2. A separate subtitle track in addition to the full English one, which only contains non-English dialog. This is not a hidden/forced track, and must be manually selected.
3. A full English subtitle track with BD-Java(?) options in the menu that will selectively enable/disable subtitles so that only the non-English parts are displayed by default.


Media Center can handle 1 & 2.

With 1, Media Center will show that subtitles are "off" which can be confusing - are subtitles off, or are they "off" and displaying a hidden track?

With 3 it is everything or nothing. Without full BD menu support, Media Center cannot selectively display only the non-English parts of the subtitle track.
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2014, 10:37:28 pm »

Is there a way to identify a film contains non English speaking parts without stumbling across them during play-back?
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2014, 11:00:12 pm »

No, that's why I think Media Center should display when the hidden/forced tracks are available or in use.
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Re: Subtitles settings....
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2014, 11:19:01 pm »

I see. Thanks.

I wandered if/when I would find jRivers achilles heel. Looks like 'for me' I just have. Too much material contains different languages now a days, playing guessing games/stop/rewind/start etc ruins it for me.  :(
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