xml subtitles

[buscon]

hi all,

I am using a software called MediathekView, with it i can download some german tv programs and - new entry - also subtitles (where available).

Some of these subtitles are in XML format and VLC doesn't seem to be able to read them.

Does anyone know if there is a way to use them?

[kodela]

A concrete example please.

[buscon]

well, the problem is that i cannot open an xml file as a subtitle in vlc.

anyway here an example, a short news of the german ARD
- this is the subtitle in xml format:
www.ardmediathek.de/subtitle/31352
- here is the link to the video news:
http://media.tagesschau.de/video/2015/0 ... m.h264.mp4

[kodela]

The XML format for subtitles is not supported by the VLC my knowledge.

Here, the supported formats:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/features.php?cat=sub

[buscon]

i noticed that it's not supported, that's why i'm writing here

I was hoping there is a way to use them.
If not, it might be a wished feature.