Subtitles OFF by Default Option

[sjcnc]

I would like a global option or preference for subtitles to be OFF by default when opening a video. As it is, if there is a subtitle track, they automatically display. I have to turn them off individually for every video in the playlist when it opens. This gets to be be a real pain in the butt.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Set it to None in preferences.

[muel2002]

I'd like to second that request.

Set it to None in preferences.

I had a good look for the 'none' option in the latest version but had no luck.

[sjcnc]

I'd like to second that request.

Set it to None in preferences.

I had a good look for the 'none' option in the latest version but had no luck.

I have tried typing both "None" and "Disable" in the Preferred Subtitle Language of the Subtitles Preference Pane. Neither works.

A workaround is to set the subtitle opacity to 0%. But you'll have to remember you did that if you ever want to see the subtitles again

By the way, what does "Enable OSD" do? It doesn't seem to make any difference either way. I couldn't find anything about it in the WIKI.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

What are the file format?

[sjcnc]

What are the file format?

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* * * MediaInfo Mac 0.7.36.0 file analysis report. * * * MediaInfo Mac is ©2010 by Diego Massanti - http://mediainfo.massanti.com * * * MediaInfoLib by Jerome Martinez - http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net Created on: Sep 26, 2012 7:21:10 AM EDT Report for file: rome s02e03 hdtv-lol.avi General / Container Stream #1 Total Video Streams for this File.................1 Total Audio Streams for this File.................1 Video Codecs Used.................................XviD Audio Codecs Used.................................MPEG-1 Audio layer 3 File Format.......................................AVI Play Time.........................................53mn 57s Total File Size...................................350 MiB Total Stream BitRate..............................907 Kbps Encoded with......................................VirtualDub Video Stream #1 Codec (Human Name)................................MPEG-4 Visual Codec (FourCC)....................................XVID Codec Profile.....................................Advanced Simple@L5 Frame Width.......................................624 pixels Frame Height......................................352 pixels Frame Rate........................................23.976 fps Total Frames......................................77614 Display Aspect Ratio..............................16:9 Scan Type.........................................Progressive Color Space.......................................YUV Codec Settings (Summary)..........................BVOP / Packed Bitstream Codec Settings (Packet BitStream).................Yes QF (like Gordian Knot)............................0.147 Codec Settings (BVOP).............................Yes Codec Settings (QPel).............................No Codec Settings (GMC)..............................No warppoints Codec Settings (Matrix)...........................Default (H.263) Video Stream Length...............................53mn 57s 154ms Video Stream BitRate..............................772 Kbps Bit Depth.........................................8 bits Video Stream Size.................................298 MiB (85%) Video Encoder.....................................XviD0046 Audio Stream #1 Codec.............................................MPEG Audio Codec (FourCC)....................................55 Codec Profile.....................................Joint stereo Audio Stream Length...............................53mn 57s 120ms Audio Stream BitRate..............................128 Kbps Audio Stream BitRate Mode.........................VBR Number of Audio Channels..........................2 Sampling Rate.....................................48.0 KHz Audio Stream Size.................................47.0 MiB (13%) Audio Encoder.....................................LAME3.98a Audio Encoder (Settings)..........................-m j -V 4 -q 3 -lowpass 17 --abr 128

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Subtitles are external?

[sjcnc]

Subtitles are external?

No, they are in the file itself (Stream 2 according to VLC). MediaInfo doesn't show them however. That's why I included the screenshot from VLC.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Embedded subtitles in .avi? This is weird.

[sjcnc]

Embedded subtitles in .avi? This is weird.

What can I say You want me to send you a copy of the file?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Sure.

[sjcnc]

Sure.

Whoops! Egg on my face When I went to retrieve the file to send it to you I noticed that there were ".sub" files in the same folder. That's where the Martian subtitles were coming from. So they are not in the avi file. Never the less there remains the issue that VLC plays them by default. Removing them from the folder and/or making them transparent solves the problem although it is a kludge.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Yes, they are then activated by default.

[mederi]

Subtitle track in AVI is possible and multiple tracks, too. I think that it worked when I tried it in the past.
AVI-Mux GUI: http://www.alexander-noe.com/video/amg/