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Howdy! I JUST installed V3.0.3 and so far so good... Except...

When I load a movie, from a specific folder (did not matter before, WHICH folder) and I try to open a Subtitle, VLC is jumping around all OVER the place. Opening even non-related folders.

Usually however, it reverts to the LAST folder opened BEFORE the CURRENT folder (one being used)

Before, when I opened a folder and started a movie. I would select Subtitles and it would automatically look in the directory that the current movie is playing from.

Now, as stated, it jumps all over the place and I have to search for the "CURRENT" folder (the folder that the current movie is located in) before I can open the relevant Subtitle(s)

WHAT happened? This never has happened before... in ALL of the years, using VLC.

Can ANYONE point me in the general direction for a solution to this.

I would LIKE to see VLC looking in the current "relevant" folder that the movie is playing out of. Automatically. : )

I HOPE that this makes sense.

Using Windows 7, VLC 3.0.3

Thanks to all who look and an EXTRA THANK YOU!!! To anyone who can help. : ) ...In advance... : ) -EB

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PLEASE!!! Help...

Did I post in "wrong" section, maybe?

Check subtitles settings in VLC preferences: Tools > Preferences > Show settings=All > Video \ Subtitles/OSD
Try to reset preferences.

I've also have this problem, I've tried to change settings but I couldn't. It seems a embedded feature of the new version, I'm thinking in downgrade to an earlier version.

I'm having the exact same issue.
Version 3.0.3
Instead of opening the 'current' folder when browsing for subtitle files (the folder that the current loaded movie is actually in), it opens the previously opened folder that you checked for subtitles in. (ie. the folder of the previous movie you watched)
Annoying...

Is there any fix planned for this, or do we have to revert to an older version of vlc?

Sounds like an actual bug. I filed a bug ticket 20694 for it. Please be so kind to attach your logs to the ticket. (read https://wiki.videolan.org/Report_bugs/# ... on_to_send)

Fixed for 3.0.4

no it's not fixed, at least not for me when i checked nightly build from https://nightlies.videolan.org/build/wi ... 0623-0544/

@shafran: I can't reproduce it with the latest nightly. Could you details the operations you tested (is the file on a NAS or something)?

Notice that automatic loading of .TXT files has been disabled, you should use regular subtitles files, for instance .SRT .

@shafran: I can't reproduce it with the latest nightly. Could you details the operations you tested (is the file on a NAS or something)?

Yes it's on NAS and I open it via "IP adress/... /..."
And the text file was in fact .txt so maybe it has something to do with it

Sorry, but that's normal: use SRT for auto-detection.