Change subtitle size for MKV files

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HomerS2011
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Change subtitle size for MKV files

Postby HomerS2011 » 30 Oct 2024 15:06

Hello,

When I enable one of the subtitle tracks in MKV files, the subtitles appear in a simple white (light gray?) font with a black outline.

No matter where I adjust settings, the font style and size remain the same. Ctrl + mouse wheel changes VLC's own onscreen text size, but the subtitles don’t change. It seems like the font and size are hardcoded in the MKV.

Is there still a way to adjust them in VLC (enlarge them, in my case)? I read on this forum "some files have embedded fonts, and other specify a font family to use"can VLC still manipulate/overwrite this setting?

Windows 10 x64 / VLC 3.0.20

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Change subtitle size for MKV files

Postby Lotesdelere » 31 Oct 2024 09:08

Please post the Media Info report of your files:
https://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo/Download/Windows

But if the subtitles are from a DVD or a Blu-ray then they are bitmap images, so they can't be resized, the font and the color can't be changed.

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Re: Change subtitle size for MKV files

Postby HomerS2011 » 11 Nov 2024 13:15

Thank you. Yes, the origin of the MKVs are discs, unfortunately. So this ends this topic.


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