While the subtitle renderer works well for most formats, it has issues with certain features of the SSA / ASS sidecar format (commonly used in fansubbed anime with various advanced techniques in use with newer series).
Similar topics have been brought up in the past (see:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=82827.0) requesting an alternative subtitle renderer to work alongside the MadVR Video Renderer (like you could customise MPC-HC to do).
However judging by the jump from v18 to v19 there are visible changes to the JRiver subtitle engine that have improved SSA / ASS support, despite this there are some outstanding issues still which can be viewed from the following links.
To get around this issue, I switch from the Red October HQ profile to a Custom Video Mode profile which loads subtitles without issues (this also means I cannot use MadVR in JRiver).
For reference, the "Custom Video Mode" uses the Haali Video Renderer, LAV Video Decoder, LAV Splitter Source and DirectVobSub (auto-loading version). This setup presents subtitles as they were intended.
The MadVR setup uses the "Red October HQ" (RO-HQ) profile which uses the JRiver Subtitle Engine.
Subtitles are presented with no shifting and 100% default size.
The following links point to short clips (of limited anime series which represent issues prevalent in many other series) presenting both profiles and how they display subtitles, these have been recorded via Desktop Capture through Nvidia's ShadowPlay (no audio capture, just visual).
| Series | Scene
| Profile
| Link
| Issue
|
Zankyou no Terror
| OP
| Custom
| a.pomf.se/ccdwiz.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/umvbok.mp4 | Bevel text shifted away from originating location, quickfading animations lacking
|
| Speech | Custom | a.pomf.se/jssejw.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/dxwtxt.mp4 | Very common issue (not just in this series), off-center (to the right) text causes it to appear off-screen (without the use of manual resizing) |
| Blackboard | Custom | a.pomf.se/ebbdha.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/tddqlf.mp4 | Written name loses formatting and size, also moves around periodically. |
| Phone | Custom | a.pomf.se/vyndfv.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/jnvcnv.mp4 | Text misaligned from phone display, extra subtitle data displayed making text unreadable |
| Youtube | Custom | a.pomf.se/wssrft.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/obbyam.mp4 | Text misaligned from youtube name display, moves around |
| Phone (2) | Custom | a.pomf.se/zyfies.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/cleoht.mp4 | Phone text misaligned, outside of phone |
|
| Sword Art Online | OP | Custom | a.pomf.se/wkxwgy.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/yzvmfj.mp4 | Karaoke subtitles jumbled together, animations lacking |
| IM Chat | Custom | a.pomf.se/wweowm.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/bjqwgt.mp4 | Misaligned text, incorrect colours |
|
| Tokyo Ghoul | OP | Custom | a.pomf.se/fzgkxp.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/bcpqcx.mp4 | Text missing intended colours, no fade animations |
| ED | Custom | a.pomf.se/xfrvwz.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/kyjidx.mp4 | Unnecessary subtitle data displayed, special text fade misrepresented, text jumbled together |
|
| Knights of Sidonia | HUD | Custom | a.pomf.se/weiwou.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/jxnnut.mp4 | Unnecessary subtitle data displayed, text formatting larger than should be, text tracking across screen incorrect, does not replace existing text as intended. |
|
| Aldnoah.Zero | OP | Custom | a.pomf.se/orexxw.mp4 | |
| | RO-HQ | a.pomf.se/mzoxnf.mp4 | Animations not working, unnecessary subtitle data displayed, text moving/shifting and resizing randomly around screen |
If you need any more information, let me know, hope this helps
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