Problem With merged Srt and Avi files in VLC

[pseudo67]

Hello,

I've been using AddAviXSubs to merge srt files with their Avi. Unfortunately, When I open the avi files to play the movies in VLC Media Player, the subtitles are disabled. I'm able to enable the srt by selecting the srt manually but the srt is coming up as follows Subtitle en-xx; 02. Shouldn't the srt file be automatically opened when the movie file is opened? I rename all my srt files to the same exact title as the avi file except the extension. AddAviXSubs adds the srt to the avi without re-encoding...takes a minute or less so reduces energy costs associated with running computer for several hours for a re-encoding. I read the manual for AddAviXSubs and have used this software in the past without this problem. I'm using version 9.11. If I open the avi files manually the separated srt opens up automatically as expected.

I'm wondering if I'm missing a subtitle codec or something. The srt files work (subtitles open up automatically in VLC) when separated and in the same folder with their avi but when I've used AddAviXSubs to merge the srt with the avi and I open the avi the subtitles do not open automatically but are disabled, requiring me to manually select the subtitle in VLC.

I've been working on this problem for so long, my head is spinning. Any help would be truly appreciated. Optimally, I'd like to be able to use AddAviXSubs to merge my Avi files (Movies) with their respective srt files so the english subtitles automatically open in VLC Media Player whenever I open the avi files.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Look in the logs to see why it is not detected.

[pseudo67]

Hello Jean-Baptiste Kempf,

Thank you for your suggestion. How would I go about checking the logs for this problem?

[mederi]

Using AVIAddXSubs the SRT text subtitle format is converted to XSub images based DivX6 subtitle format and regular AVI container is replaced by DIVX.
If the internal subtitle track is the only reason why you use AVIAddXSubs, then I recommend to you to use different tool: AVI-Mux GUI. SRT subtitles stay as formattable text, so you can control its look (position, size, colour, ...) on display using controls of media player. You can use the same tool to extract internal subtitle track back into external SRT subtitle file. Interesting is that a filename of inserted subtitle file is used as a label in VLC menu: Video > Subtitles Track > "Film.2012.English" instead of "Subtitle en-xx; 02" or just "Track 1". And it is automatically enabled.

So if you want loaded but disabled subtitles you use AVIAddXSubs. If you want loaded and automatically enabled subtitles then you use AVI-Mux GUI