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Hi,

I am using VLC 0.8.6a on a windows XP SP2 machine. VLC is controlled remotely over the http interface by a vlc client running on dreambox machine. The problem is that subtitles are not auto detected. I start vlc with the following options:

H:\>"h:\Installations\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"
--extraintf=http -vvv
--freetype-fontsize=24
--sout-transcode-soverlay
--sub-margin 24
--sout-transcode-fps=25
--sub-autodetect-file
--sub-autodetect-fuzzy=3
--noosd
--sub-autodetect-path=H:

The movie is started from the vlc client with the following options:

http debug: 733: value = "#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,soverlay,vb=8192,width=704,height=576,fps=25,acodec=mpga,ab=384,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,url=:9090/dboxstream}}"

Both movie and subtitle files are on root directory H: (Named test.avi and test.srt). When the movie is started i see the following in the vlc log:

main debug: adding playlist item `H:/test.avi' ( H:/test.avi )
http debug: requested mrl add: H:/test.avi
main debug: drive letter H: found in source
main debug: `H:/test.avi' gives access `' demux `' path `H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating access '' path='H:/test.avi'
vcd debug: trying .cue file: H:/test.cue
access_file debug: opening file `H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='H:/test.avi'
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in H:\\
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in H:\
main debug: `H:/test.avi' successfully opened
main debug: drive letter H: found in source
main debug: `H:/test.avi' gives access `' demux `' path `H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating access '' path='H:/test.avi'
vcd debug: trying .cue file: H:/test.cue
access_file debug: opening file `H:/test.avi'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='H:/test.avi'
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in H:\\
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in H:\
main debug: `H:/test.avi' successfully opened

As you can see no srt file is detected.

Please note that if i start the file from windows explorer or within vlc then the srt file is detected.

The only way to load the srt file is by using --sub-file.

Any ideas/suggestions are very welcomed.

Thank you in advance and sorry for the lengthy post.

Looks like this is a bug. Could you create a trac ticket on http://trac.Videolan.org/vlc/ describing the bug ?

I did. Thnx for the response.

Ticket URL: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/1013

Any news on this subject/problem/bug?

could you confirm the bug using a nightly build ? (http://nightlies.videolan.org)

Yes, just tested with 0.8.6d nightly build from today and the results are the same. When the streaming is started from Dreambox Web interface subtitles are OK. Here is the message file:

main debug: using demux2 module "avi"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in E:\Video\Movies\
main debug: autodetected subtitle: E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt with priority 4
main debug: autodetected subtitle: E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt with priority 4
main debug: drive letter E: found in source
main debug: `E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt' gives access `' demux `' path `E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt'
main debug: creating access '' path='E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.cue
vcd debug: could not find .cue file
access_file debug: opening file `E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre-buffering...
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='subtitle' path='E:\Video\Movies\300 CD2.srt'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 2 candidates
vobsub debug: this doesn't seem to be a vobsub file
subtitle debug: Movie fps: 23.976000
subtitle debug: autodetecting subtitle format
subtitle debug: detected SubRIP format
subtitle debug: loading all subtitles...
subtitle debug: loaded 402 subtitles
main debug: using demux2 module "subtitle"
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpeg4video"
main debug: stream out mode -> no decoder thread


But when stream is started from VLC Frontend on Drambox using http interface there are no subtitles. Here is the same part of the message file:

main debug: using demux2 module "avi"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in C:\Documents and Settings\dhuljev\Desktop\
main debug: looking for packetizer module: 17 candidates
main debug: using packetizer module "packetizer_mpeg4video"
main debug: stream out mode -> no decoder thread

You can see that subtitles are searched in C:\Documents and Settings\dhuljev\Desktop\ instead in path of .avi file. But even moving the subtitle file to this path is not solving the problem.

Stream is created with:

main debug: adding playlist item `E:/Video/Movies/300 CD2.avi :sout=#transcode{vcodec=mp2v,soverlay,vb=8192,width=704,height=576,fps=25,acodec=mpga,ab=192,channels=2}:duplicate{dst=std{access=http,mux=ts,url=:9090/dboxstream}}' ( E:/Video/Movies/300 CD2.avi )

HTH

sorry i meant with a trunk nightly build (i.e. 0.9.0) since development is done mainly only on this version

Hi all,

Please note that i can not confirm the bug because since my original post i have switched to gnu/linux which does not have the problem (the problem was found on windows). Just for your information i'm running Ubuntu feisty with vlc 0.8.6b and subtitles work fine both when using the dreambox web interface and dreambox vlc frontend 1.3

Thnx.

Just tried with vlc-0.9.0-svn-20070810 but couldn't get streaming not from Web interface nor from VLC Frontend on Dreambox using the same config as with 0.8.6d. If subtitles are working with VLC on gnu/linux this is probably the bug related with Windows file system; could be some slash/backslash issue (just guessing).

I have seen the exact same behaviour pc(vlc)->db. are there any new releases pending with a fix? I'm willing to test (i'm using db600t +pc-xp vlc 086c)

I have same bug
win xp sp2 and vlc 0.8.6c

if I start a video file within windows with the corresponding subtitle file (same name) vlc autodetect subtitle and autodisplay it at least if I set preferences > Video > Subtitles/OSD > SUbtitle detection paths -> to the directory where video and subt are example X:\videos.

If i start from dreambox VLC FrontENd subtitles wont display.
But i can stream subt only if i manualy select the file in "use subtitle file".



this looks like an easy bug to solve.
cant be that hard.

regards

hi, please confirm it using a nightly build (trunk only)
you'll find it on http://nightlies.videolan.org

only and if only i get report for the bug presence in the nightly builds, i'll look at it

autodetection seems to work well in windows xp

but i cant test with streaming because i think web interface is broken in vlc-0.9.0-svn-20070822-0000-win32.exe




p.s - also if you click in a certain position of the film progress bar (time) it doesnt go to desired position and looks like it only goes to certain fixed positions ( 8 or 10 )

please modify your .hosts file (in share/http/.hosts folder in your vlc installation folder) and comment ipv6 address "::1"

And try again using the same settings, because it seems the bug is specific to the http interface.

thanks

ps: about the timebar bug i can't test now because QT4 interface does crash if used to play video at the moment

If I select Interface > Main Interfaces > http remote control interface (save) it doesnt save when I quit program

I cant get dreambox to comunicate with vlc. something seems to be broken

you can edit your config file (when vlc is closed) in C:\Documents And Settings\(you)\Application Data\VideoLAN\VLC\.vlcrc (the last path may be not correct, it's maybe in Application Data\VLC don't remember)

note that Application Data is a hidden folder

now looks for "#extraintf=" and change it by "extraintf=http"

launch vlc and http interface will be loaded

something is wrong

cant make nightly work with dreambox with same config (copy config file)

my firewall (outpost) shows in 0.8.6c
conection from 192.168.1.15 (dream) port "PRoxy:8080" to 192.168.1.20 (pc where vlc is) "PRoxy:8080"

in the nightly build i use it shows

conection from 192.168.1.15 (dream) port "PRoxy:8080" to 192.168.1.20 "Socks" ports and its blocking it.
Why does it go to socks port on vlc host pc?

it should go to 8080, the port vlc is listening right?

furthers tests dont show comunication on socks port with nightly version
comunication is being acepted by firewall but dreambox VLC frontend its not working with this version


BTW
http://nightlies.videolan.org/ is down now

I get the same problem with nightly builds.

Is there someone that can help us off bugging down this problem, I think we're many users using the http i/f (w/Dreambox) that would appreciate a solution to it, it shouldn't be that hard to find or fix, i.e. low hanging fruit, but maybe not a challenge? ...and it was reported 7 long months ago

last nightly vlc-0.9.0-svn-20070831-0000-win32.exe crashes when vlcfrontend - final_rc7 conects

i have no dreambox but maybe you can give me a way to reproduce and i'll try on my machine.
that looks like a serious bug

this is the config file from dreambox vlcf.xml
basicly when vlcf conects it tryes to ask for files in directory X:\Filmes

how can i debug further ?

debug doesnt say much

still crashes
and still options dont save interfaces > main interfaces > http remote interface
have to start it manualy

cheers