Subtitles resynching on the fly not possible?

gorman · 2007-08-27, 03:34

I've searched for a long time and tried several alternative ways but... does Media Portal really have so many problems with subtitles support? I see people complaining about not being able to activate subs, people not managing to get subs in matroska files and, my personal pet peeve, I can't find any way to manually add or remove delay from external subtitles that might be out of synch (plus it seems to lack the ability to load an external subtitle file from a browsing window, as XBMC has allowed for a very long time, and MPC too).

Media Portal seems almost perfect for my needs. but subtitles are really important for me. I hope somebody will be able to shed some light.

Thanks in advance.

gorman · 2007-08-28, 12:51

Anyone knows? If I missed something obvious in the manual, please excuse me. I've asked in the past without being able to get a clear answer either...

gorman · 2007-09-01, 22:26

Have I written in the wrong section?

gorman · 2007-09-18, 15:33

... really no one is able to answer this? Even a simple no (as much as it'd surprise me) would be enough.

I just want to be sure that I understand things correctly.

Thanks in advance to any kind soul.

infinityloop · 2007-09-18, 17:16

adjusting the "delay" of subtitles is not suported.
i know that subtiles work when playing a dvd.

but no clue about mkv's and LiveTV.

bono83 · 2007-11-25, 13:27

I hope this feature will be supported very soon, I think it is very important...
I use GOM player for watching videos now, which have a very good sub sync function that shouldn't be too hard to implement...

esas · 2007-11-28, 00:36

I've made a program to adjust the delay of subtitles. I use ffdshow, and the program controls the delay using window messages.

I then mapped two buttons on my remote starting the program with two different arguments (inc & dec).

I'm planning on doing some more work on the program before I release it on this forum, but there isn't just anough hours in a day.

I've got some nice features planned out, but it might take a while.

Btw: Does anyone know if it's possible the get ffdshow to return current settings using f.ex window messages (or any other way)? I want it to return the current setting of subtitle delay.

gorman · 2008-04-22, 17:47

Any development on this? It's the only thing keeping me from switching to Media Portal, basically...

esas · 2008-04-23, 10:05

Sorry, but I haven't been working on this lately. I'm very busy with other thing at the moment and I won't have any time to work on this before the summer.

gorman · 2008-04-23, 12:50

Ok, more broadly speaking I still can't face the fact that MediaPortal doesn't support this functionality out of the box.

Zoom Player does, Kmplayer does, VNC does, mplayer does, MPC does... why not MediaPortal?

2007-08-27, 03:34	#1 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Subtitles resynching on the fly not possible? I've searched for a long time and tried several alternative ways but... does Media Portal really have so many problems with subtitles support? I see people complaining about not being able to activate subs, people not managing to get subs in matroska files and, my personal pet peeve, I can't find any way to manually add or remove delay from external subtitles that might be out of synch (plus it seems to lack the ability to load an external subtitle file from a browsing window, as XBMC has allowed for a very long time, and MPC too). Media Portal seems almost perfect for my needs. but subtitles are really important for me. I hope somebody will be able to shed some light. Thanks in advance.

2007-09-18, 15:33	#4 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Ok, I'm really sorry... ... really no one is able to answer this? Even a simple no (as much as it'd surprise me) would be enough. I just want to be sure that I understand things correctly. Thanks in advance to any kind soul.

2007-09-18, 17:16	#5 (permalink)
infinityloop Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 29 Posts: 6,405 Thanks: 183 Thanked 146 Times in 101 Posts Country: My System	adjusting the "delay" of subtitles is not suported. i know that subtiles work when playing a dvd. but no clue about mkv's and LiveTV. __________________ regards chris MediaPortal Project Coordinator Test Team Leader Do not start to moan if something is not working as you want it to be. Remember that MediaPortal is Open Source. YOU can improve it!

2007-11-28, 00:36	#7 (permalink)
esas Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 25 Posts: 15 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	I've made a program to adjust the delay of subtitles. I use ffdshow, and the program controls the delay using window messages. I then mapped two buttons on my remote starting the program with two different arguments (inc & dec). I'm planning on doing some more work on the program before I release it on this forum, but there isn't just anough hours in a day. I've got some nice features planned out, but it might take a while. Btw: Does anyone know if it's possible the get ffdshow to return current settings using f.ex window messages (or any other way)? I want it to return the current setting of subtitle delay. Last edited by esas; 2007-11-28 at 00:38.

2008-04-23, 12:50	#10 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Ok, more broadly speaking I still can't face the fact that MediaPortal doesn't support this functionality out of the box. Zoom Player does, Kmplayer does, VNC does, mplayer does, MPC does... why not MediaPortal? Last edited by gorman; 2008-04-23 at 12:57.

2007-08-28, 12:51	#2 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Anyone knows? If I missed something obvious in the manual, please excuse me. I've asked in the past without being able to get a clear answer either...

2007-09-01, 22:26	#3 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Have I written in the wrong section?

2007-11-25, 13:27	#6 (permalink)
bono83 Portal User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hope this feature will be supported very soon, I think it is very important... I use GOM player for watching videos now, which have a very good sub sync function that shouldn't be too hard to implement...

2008-04-22, 17:47	#8 (permalink)
gorman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	Any development on this? It's the only thing keeping me from switching to Media Portal, basically...

2008-04-23, 10:05	#9 (permalink)
esas Portal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 25 Posts: 15 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Sorry, but I haven't been working on this lately. I'm very busy with other thing at the moment and I won't have any time to work on this before the summer.

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