[mythtv-users] 0.22fixes: mkv subtitles in internal player not working?

[Steven Adeff]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jim Stichnoth <stichnot at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Jim Stichnoth <stichnot at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > PGS support (bluray subtitles) was checked into trunk less than a day
>> > ago,
>> > see http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/6748 .
>> >
>> > For text-based subtitles like .srt files, you will not see any OSD menu
>> > entries for controlling their display.  You can press 't' to toggle them
>> > on
>> > and off, or you can globally enable captions/subtitles in the OSD
>> > settings,
>> > or you can apply the patch in http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/8153 to
>> > put
>> > control in the OSD menu.
>> >
>> > Jim
>>
>> will this ticket affect subtitles embedded in mkv files?
>
> Ticket [8153], almost certainly not.  Ticket [6748], maybe, I really
> couldn't say.
>
>>
>> also, what do you mean by "globally enable captions/subtitles in the
>> OSD settings"?
>>
>
> Utilities/Setup > Setup > TV Settings > Playback OSD > page 3
>
> Always display closed captioning or subtitles
>
> If enabled, captions will be displayed when playing back recordings or
> watching live TV.  Closed Captioning can be turned on or off by
> pressing "T" during playback.
>
> Jim

hrmm, I'd swear at some point mkv subtitles worked and have since then
stopped working. I'll have to try forcing via the "T" button (or
whatever I have it mapped to at this point...)

thanks
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Steve
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