Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable codes

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Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable codes

Postby vsee » 19 Aug 2012 04:56

Most foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable codes like this:

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Unresolved questions/problem:
VLC can not even startup on some phones/ROMs: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=103416
Some foreign language subtitles show as unreadable codes
Not support seeking for network sharing media files: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=103121

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Re: Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable co

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 19 Aug 2012 20:50

Indeed, this is a bug.
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Re: Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable co

Postby vsee » 20 Aug 2012 02:56

Oh,good to know.By the way,have road-map for fixing this?
Unresolved questions/problem:
VLC can not even startup on some phones/ROMs: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=103416
Some foreign language subtitles show as unreadable codes
Not support seeking for network sharing media files: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=103121

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Re: Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable co

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 20 Aug 2012 07:23

Not so far
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Re: Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable co

Postby edwardw » 20 Aug 2012 13:03

Use UTF-8 instead of GB2312

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Re: Foreign language characters subtitles show unreadable co

Postby vsee » 20 Aug 2012 14:44

I tried but have no luck.
Unresolved questions/problem:
VLC can not even startup on some phones/ROMs: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=103416
Some foreign language subtitles show as unreadable codes
Not support seeking for network sharing media files: http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=103121


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