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Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 18 Sep 2012 22:36
by 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.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 19 Sep 2012 00:37
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Set it to None in preferences.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:57
by 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.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:37
by 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.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 13:14
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
What are the file format?
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 13:33
by 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
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 17:57
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Subtitles are external?
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 18:12
by 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.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 18:55
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Embedded subtitles in .avi? This is weird.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 21:41
by sjcnc
Embedded subtitles in .avi? This is weird.
What can I say
You want me to send you a copy of the file?
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 22:17
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Sure.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 26 Sep 2012 23:31
by 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.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:21
by Jean-Baptiste Kempf
Yes, they are then activated by default.
Re: Subtitles OFF by Default Option
Posted: 27 Sep 2012 14:27
by 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/