Can't get external subtitles to load at all (.idx/.sub) (1 Viewer)

[Holzi]

Hello!
I tried to load external subtitles by putting them in the same folder as the movie file and named it like the movie file.

Example:

Movie is e.g.
King
-> subtitle files are named:
King-de.idx
King-de.sub
King-de-forced.idx
King-de-forced.sub
King-en.idx
King-en.sub

"en" is for english and "de" for german. I can't select them in Video OSD. I'm using MPC-HC for subtitles in MediaPortal config. Do I have to set a specific folder for subtitles in the MediaPortal config? Are the subtitle files named wrong?

Thanks for your help!


PS: I'm using LAVF Splitter. Can this splitter deal with external subtitles?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Working here with these settings\naming.



I use the context menu for on\off, as sleeptimer linked to my yellow mce remote button.

 

[Holzi]

AW: Can't get external subtitles to load at all (.idx/.sub)

Thank you for your fast reply! Maybe I have to rename my subtitles.
What Splitter do you use? MPC, Haali or LAVF?

But as I can see you use .srt subtitle format. Could you also test with .idx or .sub as format?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Works with sub as well, no idx files to test against.

Does mpc-hc play the movie with subtitles, that should be a guideline to a problem with MP not loading them.

Forgot to add using SAF6, so yes using lavfsplitter, did not enable ffdshow subtitle support on install.

 

[Holzi]

AW: Can't get external subtitles to load at all (.idx/.sub)

MPC doesn't recognize the subtitles too. Maybe my naming is wrong.
Could you tell me the right? Is it filetitle.language.sub? And what do i have to take for german and english? Is it filename.english.sub and filename.german.sub? And what about external forced subtitle naming?

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Try the naming from my 2nd picture

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Just as a side note, have you tried the subcentral plugin, this gives you correctly named subtitle files, you need to ignore the torrent part of the name

 

[Holzi]

AW: Can't get external subtitles to load at all (.idx/.sub)

Yep, this naming seems to work! =) Subtitle are recognized!
Now I only need the naming for forced subtitles.
Thank you for your help!

EDIT: I read some more and I think the file names have to be moviename.anythingyouwant.idx
Where "anythingyouwant" is just for description and is displayed in the mediaplayer you use.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Just tested with multiple language files. and choices show up under subtitle menu, so glad it now works for you to.

 

[Holzi]

AW: Can't get external subtitles to load at all (.idx/.sub)

Thank you for your fast and very good help again! =)

Well.. just an update. I can't get them to work with MPC subtitle engine. They also don't show up in MPC-HC. I need Vobsub engine to show them. KMPlayer shows the subtitles without vobsub but I guess this player has its own subtitle handling.