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Subtitle files don't seem to be working :(

Postby 2xN » 03 May 2010 01:58

So here's my problem. I opened a video, went to "Video > Subtitles Track > Open File...", double clicked on the .srt file that corresponds with the video, and no words appeared where I expected them to be. I've never used subtitle files before, so I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or not. If anyone could help me out that would be much appreciated.

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Re: Subtitle files don't seem to be working :(

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 03 May 2010 07:16

VLC version? OS ?
Can you share messages with debug set to 2 ?
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Re: Subtitle files don't seem to be working :(

Postby 2xN » 03 May 2010 19:27

1.0.5, Windows XP.
And I don't know what that means :oops:

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Re: Subtitle files don't seem to be working :(

Postby Jean-Baptiste Kempf » 04 May 2010 01:01

What is the filetype of the file?
Open Message dialog, put verbosity to 2 and paste the messages when playing.
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Re: Subtitle files don't seem to be working :(

Postby 2xN » 04 May 2010 06:03

Here's what an .avi looked like after about a minute. A lotta skipped frames and stuff, but I'm not worried about that. Subtitles did work on this one, which is strange because it didn't work for the mp4.

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main debug: control type=1 main warning: computed PTS is out of range (20960000), clearing out avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: output PTS is out of range (20962000), clearing out main debug: audio output is starving (141500), playing silence main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (-42500) main warning: buffer is 42500 in advance, triggering downsampling main warning: late picture skipped (-2783 > -7650) main warning: late picture skipped (509 > -7987) main warning: late picture skipped (8801 > -8490) main warning: late picture skipped (17093 > -8117) main warning: late picture skipped (26385 > -8087) main warning: late picture skipped (23677 > -7815) main warning: late picture skipped (14969 > -7815) main debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates main debug: using xml module "xml" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.000 ms - Total 0.000 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.000 ms) main warning: late picture skipped (-28243 > -30957) main warning: late picture skipped (-14951 > -31467) main warning: late picture skipped (12341 > -30600) main warning: late picture skipped (11633 > -30600) main warning: late picture skipped (19925 > -30450) main warning: late picture skipped (57217 > -31087) main warning: late picture skipped (75509 > -30815) main warning: late picture skipped (69801 > -30815) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (-19375 > -33597) main warning: late picture skipped (-20207 > -33510) main warning: late picture skipped (4085 > -32882) main warning: late picture skipped (24377 > -32161) main warning: late picture skipped (55669 > -32120) main warning: late picture skipped (50961 > -32120) main warning: late picture skipped (78250 > -32840) main warning: resampling stopped after 11476000 usec (drift: -770) vout_directx debug: entering fullscreen mode qt4 debug: Qt4: Fullscreen state changed qt4 debug: Qt: Entering Fullscreen avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) vout_directx debug: leaving fullscreen mode qt4 debug: Qt4: Fullscreen state changed qt4 debug: Qt: Entering Fullscreen main warning: late picture skipped (-21999 > -40997) main warning: late picture skipped (-34416 > -47497) main warning: late picture skipped (11875 > -52372) main warning: late picture skipped (14167 > -52372) main warning: late picture skipped (39459 > -55779) main warning: late picture skipped (76751 > -56334) main warning: late picture skipped (71042 > -56334) main warning: late picture skipped (95334 > -58750) main debug: window size: 640x360 qt4 debug: Video is resizing to: 640 360 qt4 debug: Updating the geometry avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (-61416 > -66036) main warning: late picture skipped (-60833 > -63777) main warning: late picture skipped (-61249 > -63082) main warning: late picture skipped (-50665 > -58811) main warning: late picture skipped (-21373 > -55858) main warning: late picture skipped (24919 > -53143) main warning: late picture skipped (29211 > -53143) main warning: late picture skipped (42503 > -51857) main warning: late picture skipped (85795 > -50892) main warning: late picture skipped (132087 > -49669) main warning: late picture skipped (130379 > -49669) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (-48457 > -49952) main warning: late picture skipped (-48458 > -49952) main warning: late picture skipped (-50583 > -51723) main warning: late picture skipped (-47125 > -50226) main warning: late picture skipped (-46250 > -51439) main warning: late picture skipped (-46082 > -49653) main warning: late picture skipped (-45916 > -51149) main warning: late picture skipped (-37458 > -48268) main warning: late picture skipped (-17166 > -46701) main warning: late picture skipped (-23875 > -46701) main warning: late picture skipped (-19583 > -46525) main warning: late picture skipped (-21291 > -46525) main warning: late picture skipped (7001 > -46143) main warning: late picture skipped (35293 > -46857) main warning: late picture skipped (42585 > -46857) main warning: late picture skipped (79877 > -46892) main warning: late picture skipped (111169 > -46919) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (-52041 > -52663) main warning: late picture skipped (-46291 > -50795) main warning: late picture skipped (-47124 > -49725) main warning: late picture skipped (-47957 > -50180) main warning: late picture skipped (-47500 > -50138) main warning: late picture skipped (-46707 > -47909) main warning: late picture skipped (-20415 > -47681) main warning: late picture skipped (-9123 > -47681) main warning: late picture skipped (25169 > -47760) main warning: late picture skipped (34461 > -48320) main warning: late picture skipped (27753 > -48320) main warning: late picture skipped (38045 > -47740) main warning: late picture skipped (36334 > -47740) main warning: late picture skipped (-25622 > -46103) main warning: late picture skipped (-40708 > -51176) main warning: late picture skipped (-45833 > -52786) main warning: late picture skipped (-45666 > -52737) main warning: late picture skipped (-49791 > -53164) main warning: late picture skipped (-51916 > -53342) main warning: late picture skipped (-51041 > -54442) main warning: late picture skipped (-33166 > -51060) main warning: late picture skipped (-21874 > -51545) main warning: late picture skipped (-11583 > -51545) main warning: late picture skipped (29709 > -51658) main warning: late picture skipped (57001 > -50993) main warning: late picture skipped (98293 > -50994) main warning: late picture skipped (146585 > -50245) main warning: late picture skipped (146877 > -50245) avcodec error: more than 5 seconds of late video -> dropping frame (computer too slow ?) main warning: late picture skipped (-45541 > -46593) main warning: late picture skipped (-37375 > -45906) main warning: late picture skipped (-21083 > -44679) main warning: late picture skipped (17209 > -43259) main warning: late picture skipped (17501 > -43259) main warning: late picture skipped (52792 > -43194) main warning: late picture skipped (63084 > -43645) main warning: late picture skipped (104375 > -42983) main warning: late picture skipped (104667 > -42983) main debug: control type=1


Here's what an .mp4 looked like after about three minutes. The subtitles didn't work for this one.

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main debug: control type=1 main warning: computed PTS is out of range (16585335), clearing out main warning: output PTS is out of range (16617334), clearing out main debug: audio output is starving (386666), playing silence main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (-40166) main warning: buffer is 40167 in advance, triggering downsampling main warning: resampling stopped after 9110000 usec (drift: -625) main warning: late picture skipped (-9707 > -9994) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (80000) main warning: buffer is 80791 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (76000) main warning: audio drift is too big (156520), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (135187), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (-10041 > -10430) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (42500) main warning: audio drift is too big (155624), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (134291), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (41333) main warning: audio drift is too big (153520), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (132187), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (40167) main warning: audio drift is too big (145979), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (124645), dropping buffer main warning: resampling stopped after 17173000 usec (drift: 30000) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (72666) main warning: buffer is 42832 late, triggering upsampling main warning: late picture skipped (-6500 > -7578) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (80000) main warning: audio drift is too big (122499), dropping buffer main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 101332 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (44167) main warning: audio drift is too big (145187), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (123854), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (41167) main warning: audio drift is too big (143562), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (122229), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (-5083 > -7428) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (76500) main warning: audio drift is too big (176916), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (155583), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (134249), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (78500) main warning: audio drift is too big (190812), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (169479), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (148146), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (126812), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (46000) main warning: audio drift is too big (150520), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (129187), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (72333) main warning: late picture skipped (-7249 > -10366) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (45167) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (79500) main warning: audio drift is too big (188333), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (167000), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (145667), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (124333), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (77000) main warning: audio drift is too big (179542), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (158208), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (136875), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (78166) main warning: audio drift is too big (193332), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (171999), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (150665), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (129332), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (40834) main warning: audio drift is too big (148750), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (127416), dropping buffer main warning: resampling stopped after 16276000 usec (drift: -106042) main warning: buffer is 106208 late, triggering upsampling main warning: resampling stopped after 14826000 usec (drift: 563) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (40833) main warning: buffer is 40437 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (77167) main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 117479 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (43000) main warning: audio drift is too big (159937), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (138604), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (-4208 > -7203) main warning: late picture skipped (22084 > -7402) main warning: late picture skipped (38375 > -7551) main warning: late picture skipped (43667 > -7413) main warning: late picture skipped (50959 > -7309) main warning: late picture skipped (71250 > -7981) main warning: late picture skipped (-750 > -7341) main warning: late picture skipped (-2458 > -7005) main warning: resampling stopped after 15658000 usec (drift: 854) main warning: late picture skipped (-4958 > -7000) main warning: late picture skipped (15334 > -7000) main warning: late picture skipped (50626 > -7187) main warning: late picture skipped (70918 > -7140) main warning: late picture skipped (79209 > -7105) main warning: late picture skipped (73501 > -7105) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (75833) main warning: buffer is 75145 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (82167) main warning: audio drift is too big (157000), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (135667), dropping buffer main warning: timing screwed, stopping resampling main warning: buffer is 114500 late, triggering upsampling main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (41000) main warning: audio drift is too big (154812), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (133478), dropping buffer main warning: late picture skipped (-5041 > -7195) main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (77666) main warning: audio drift is too big (189208), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (167874), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (146541), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (125208), dropping buffer main warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (40334) main warning: audio drift is too big (142333), dropping buffer main warning: audio drift is too big (120999), dropping buffer main debug: control type=1


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