VLC and... unusual subtitle display.

[Cespinarve]

I just got a new laptop, and sitting down to watch one of my favourite movies, I find that the subtitles are doing something... weird. The file has always correctly displayed subtitles before but now, on a different computer, it's doing... this:

I checked other videos, and they display their subtitles correctly, so far it's only been this one video. Is this a problem on VLC's end (that can be fixed), or is it a corruption of the file and I'm wasting everyone's time by asking?

EDIT It is, in fact, doing it some other videos.

[Cespinarve]

Look, it's displaying like this in all my movies, so it isn't one corrupted file with weird subtitle data. How do I make this stop?

[nkoriyama]

Known issue for ASS/SSA subtitles on OS X.

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If you use OS X 64bit, can you try the following build?
http://sdrv.ms/RcxveE (vlc-2.0.4-osx64.dmg)
http://sdrv.ms/Rcxyr1 (vlc-2.0.4-osx64.zip)

[VyseLegendaire]

The 2.0.4 release fixed this problem for me. Hopefully its gone for good.

[hardway]

Thanks 2.0.4 release also worked for me.

[Spdyrel]

Hmm, I've been using 2.0.4 because I needed this fix too but now I have a new/different problem. When I enlarge VLC to full screen the subtitles (ASS funny huh because these sure are a pain in one) clam together. A quick fix is usually to disable and re-enable the subtitles but some of it (in the picture) still doesn't space properly. Fullscreen: Minimized:

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Can you share the logs?

[Spdyrel]

I don't have any crash logs if that's what you are meaning. No idea how to find other logs.

Edit: Never mind, figured it out. Here are the logs.

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main debug: using interface module "macosx" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 76.622 ms - Total 76.622 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 76.622 ms) main debug: playlist threads correctly activated main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1 macosx debug: using future AR cookies main debug: looking for services probe module: 5 candidates main debug: no services probe module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.519 ms - Total 2.519 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.519 ms) main debug: looking for extension module: 1 candidate lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Mac Apps/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Mac Apps/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/share/lua/extensions main debug: using extension module "lua" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.218 ms - Total 0.218 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.218 ms) macosx debug: Found 1 capture devices macosx debug: no optical media found main debug: adding item `[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' ( file:///Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv ) main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: Creating an input for '[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 main debug: processing request item: [gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv, node: Playlist, skip: 0 main debug: resyncing on [gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv main debug: [gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv is at 0 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: resyncing on [gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv main debug: [gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv is at 0 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for '[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path '/tmp' main debug: `file:///Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv' gives access `file' demux `' path `/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' location='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv' file='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_[gg]/[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 3 candidates main debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.096 ms - Total 0.096 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.096 ms) main debug: creating access 'file' location='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv', path='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_[gg]/[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: looking for access module: 3 candidates filesystem debug: opening file `/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_[gg]/[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: using access module "filesystem" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.134 ms - Total 0.134 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.134 ms) main debug: Using stream method for AStream* main debug: starting pre-buffering main debug: received first data after 15 ms main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 62 KiB/s main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 7 candidates main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.098 ms - Total 0.098 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.098 ms) main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.079 ms - Total 0.079 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.079 ms) main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' location='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv' file='/Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_[gg]/[gg]_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_[7F7D2B04].mkv' main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates mkv debug: | + Seek head mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | - info at 4151 mkv debug: | + Information mkv debug: | | + TimecodeScale=1000000 mkv debug: | | + Muxing Application=libebml v1.2.2 + libmatroska v1.3.0 mkv debug: | | + Writing Application=mkvmerge v5.0.1 ('Es ist Sommer') built on Oct 9 2011 11:55:43 mkv debug: | | + Duration=1439637 mkv debug: | | + Date=Wed Jan 11 00:49:02 2012 mkv debug: | | + Title=[gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 mkv debug: | | + UID=1129535880 mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | - tracks at 4336 mkv debug: | + Tracks mkv debug: | | + Track Entry mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=1 mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=311432323 mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=video mkv debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 mkv debug: | | | + Track MinCache=1 mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=40 mkv debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=41708332 mkv debug: | | | + Track Language=`jpn' mkv debug: | | | + Track Name=[gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 mkv debug: | | | + Track Video mkv debug: | | | | + width=1280 mkv debug: | | | | + height=720 mkv debug: | | | | + display width=1280 mkv debug: | | | | + display height=720 mkv debug: | | | + Content Encodings mkv debug: | | | | + Content Encoding mkv debug: | | | | | + Content Compression mkv debug: | | | | | | + Compression Algorithm: 3 mkv debug: | | + Track Entry mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=2 mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=3899690637 mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=audio mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=A_AAC mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=5 mkv debug: | | | + Track Default Duration=21333333 mkv debug: | | | + Track Language=`jpn' mkv debug: | | | + Track Name=AAC 2.0 mkv debug: | | | + Track Audio mkv debug: | | | | + afreq=48000 mkv debug: | | | | + achan=2 mkv debug: | | + Track Entry mkv debug: | | | + Track Number=3 mkv debug: | | | + Track UID=2510995591 mkv debug: | | | + Track Type=subtitle mkv debug: | | | + Track Lacing=0 mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecId=S_TEXT/ASS mkv debug: | | | + Track CodecPrivate size=2208 mkv debug: | | | + Track Name=ASS mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | - cues at 290275575 macosx debug: releasing sleep blocker (0) macosx debug: releasing sleep blocker (0) mkv debug: | + Cues mkv debug: | - loading cues done. mkv debug: | | + Seek mkv debug: | | + Unknown (N7libebml8EbmlVoidE) mkv debug: | - attachments at 7962 mkv debug: | + Attachments mkv debug: | | - "BuckeyeSSK-Bold.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Delicious-Heavy.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Fontin_Sans_BI_45b.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Fontin_Sans_B_45b.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Fontin_Sans_I_45b.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Fontin_Sans_R.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Fontin_Sans_R_45b.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Glenns_Hand.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "Howie_s_Funhouse.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "TodaySHOP-Medium.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "TodaySHOP-MediumItalic.otf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "arial.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "icedeart.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | | - "linkin.ttf" ("application/x-truetype-font") mkv debug: | + Void mkv debug: | + Information mkv debug: | + Tracks mkv debug: | + Void mkv debug: | + Attachments mkv debug: | + Cluster main debug: no fetch required for [gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 (art currently (null)) main debug: no fetch required for [gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 (art currently (null)) main debug: no fetch required for [gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 (art currently (null)) main debug: no fetch required for [gg] Mawaru Penguindrum - 20 (art currently (null)) mkv debug: found 3 es main debug: selecting program id=0 mkv debug: Starting the UI Hook main debug: using demux module "mkv" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 222.284 ms - Total 222.284 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 222.284 ms) main debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_[gg]/ main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates avcodec debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 0x361b00) avcodec debug: trying to use direct rendering avcodec debug: allowing 1 thread(s) for decoding avcodec debug: ffmpeg codec (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10)) started main debug: using decoder module "avcodec" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.396 ms - Total 6.396 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.396 ms) main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates main debug: using decoder module "faad" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.217 ms - Total 0.217 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.217 ms) main debug: looking for decoder module: 32 candidates main debug: using decoder module "libass" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.842 ms - Total 2.842 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.842 ms) main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/meta/reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Mac Apps/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/meta/reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Mac Apps/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in /Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Mac Apps/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/share/lua/meta/reader main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.596 ms - Total 0.596 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.596 ms) main debug: `file:///Users/Spdyrel/Desktop/Applications/Mawaru_Penguindrum_%5Bgg%5D/%5Bgg%5D_Mawaru_Penguindrum_-_20v2_%5B7F7D2B04%5D.mkv' successfully opened main debug: Buffering 0% faad debug: init2-2: 2, 48000 main debug: Buffering 34% main debug: Buffering 68% main debug: Stream buffering done (1024 ms in 0 ms) faad warning: decoded zero sample main debug: looking for text renderer module: 3 candidates macosx debug: prevented sleep through IOKit (3446) freetype debug: Building font databases. freetype debug: Took 3950 microseconds freetype debug: Using Arial Unicode MS as font from file /Library/Fonts/Arial Unicode.ttf freetype debug: using fontsize: 2 main debug: using text renderer module "freetype" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 6.567 ms - Total 6.567 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 6.567 ms) main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates swscale debug: 32x32 chroma: YUVA -> 16x16 chroma: RGBA with scaling using Bicubic (good quality) main debug: using video filter2 module "swscale" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.995 ms - Total 0.995 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.995 ms) main debug: looking for video filter2 module: 18 candidates yuvp debug: YUVP to YUVA converter main debug: using video filter2 module "yuvp" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.945 ms - Total 2.945 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.945 ms) main debug: Deinterlacing available main debug: deinterlace 0, mode blend, is_needed 0 main debug: Opening vout display wrapper main debug: looking for vout display module: 1 candidate vout_macosx debug: Quartz Extreme acceleration is active main debug: looking for vout window nsobject module: 1 candidate macosx debug: returning videoview with x=0, y=36, width=1280, height=720 main debug: using vout window nsobject module "macosx" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 21.757 ms - Total 21.757 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 21.757 ms) main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: using vout display module "vout_macosx" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 28.091 ms - Total 28.091 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 28.091 ms) main debug: original format sz 1280x720, of (0,0), vsz 1280x720, 4cc I420, sar 1:1, msk r0x0 g0x0 b0x0 main debug: removing module "freetype" main debug: looking for text renderer module: 3 candidates freetype debug: Building font databases. freetype debug: Took 1564 microseconds freetype debug: Using Arial Unicode MS as font from file /Library/Fonts/Arial Unicode.ttf freetype debug: using fontsize: 2 main debug: using text renderer module "freetype" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 4.565 ms - Total 4.565 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 4.565 ms) avcodec debug: using direct rendering main debug: creating audio output main debug: looking for audio output module: 1 candidate main debug: VLC is looking for: 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes auhal debug: found 3 audio device(s) auhal debug: DevID: 60 DevName: Built-in Microph auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping... auhal debug: DevID: 50 DevName: Built-in Input auhal debug: this device is INPUT only. skipping... auhal debug: DevID: 40 DevName: Built-in Output auhal debug: found 16 stream formats auhal debug: supported format: [96000.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24] auhal debug: supported format: [88200.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24] auhal debug: supported format: [48000.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24] auhal debug: supported format: [44100.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][24] auhal debug: supported format: [96000.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20] auhal debug: supported format: [88200.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20] auhal debug: supported format: [48000.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20] auhal debug: supported format: [44100.000000][mcpl][4][8][1][8][2][20] auhal debug: supported format: [96000.000000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16] auhal debug: supported format: [88200.000000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16] auhal debug: supported format: [48000.000000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16] auhal debug: supported format: [44100.000000][mcpl][12][4][1][4][2][16] auhal debug: supported format: [96000.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] auhal debug: supported format: [88200.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] auhal debug: supported format: [48000.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] auhal debug: supported format: [44100.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] main debug: End of video preroll main debug: Received first picture main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: Post-processing available auhal debug: current format is: [44100.000000][mcpl][41][4][1][4][2][32] auhal debug: layout of AUHAL has 2 channels auhal debug: selected 2 physical channels for device output auhal debug: VLC will output: Stereo auhal debug: we set the AU format: [48000.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] auhal debug: the actual set AU format is [48000.000000][mcpl][9][8][1][8][2][32] auhal debug: analog output successfully opened main debug: using audio output module "auhal" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 38.839 ms - Total 38.839 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 38.839 ms) main debug: output 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: mixer 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: conversion pipeline completed main debug: looking for audio mixer module: 2 candidates main debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.521 ms - Total 0.521 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.521 ms) main debug: input 'f32l' 48000 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes main debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate scaletempo debug: format: 48000 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32 scaletempo debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search scaletempo debug: 1.000 scale, 1440.000 stride_in, 1440 stride_out, 1152 standing, 288 overlap, 672 search, 2400 queue, fl32 mode main debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.342 ms - Total 0.342 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.342 ms) main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: conversion pipeline completed main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48000 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: conversion pipeline completed main debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 52800 Hz->48000 Hz Stereo->Stereo main debug: looking for audio filter module: 12 candidates main debug: using audio filter module "ugly_resampler" main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.664 ms - Total 1.664 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.664 ms) main debug: conversion pipeline completed main debug: End of audio preroll main debug: Decoder buffering done in 87 ms main warning: PTS is out of range (-31204), dropping buffer macosx debug: chosen screen isn't present, using current screen for fullscreen mode main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 window main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1280x720 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1367x770 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1367x770 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1367x770 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1603x901 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1603x901 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1603x901 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1929x1085 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1929x1085 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 1929x1085 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2242x1260 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2242x1260 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2242x1260 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2478x1394 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2478x1394 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2478x1394 fullscreen main debug: VoutDisplayEvent 'resize' 2560x1440 fullscreen macosx debug: releasing sleep blocker (3446)

[Spdyrel]

Fixed in 2.0.4! Not the version in this post but the latest official version works. Thank You!