Pop-up error message generated for certain MKV files with UTF-8 subtitles (1 Viewer)

[damaster]

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For certain MKV videos containing UTF-8 subtitle streams, the attached pop-up error message is generated if DirectVobSub (VsFilter) is not installed OR if Haali Media Splitter is configured to not auto-load DirectVobSub (VsFilter).

The string of the error message is: "A decoder for the new track could not be found. Track type: SRT/UTF-8" and the title of the pop-up window is "Mkx".

 

[damaster]

Patch!

Attached here is a fix for this pop-up error message for RC2 (rev 19706). It is a patch to Core.dll to not attempt enabling the subtitle stream. This eliminates the pop-up error message entirely if DirectVobSub (VsFilter) is not installed nor auto-loaded.

This does not break subtitles, because subtitles will still work if Haali Media Splitter is set to auto-load DirectVobSub (VsFilter).

Can one of the devs please have a look and consider putting this in the next SVN?

 

[kkendall]

Fantastic!
I'll try it out as soon as I can! Will this also be fixed in RC3?

 

[damaster]

Fantastic!
I'll try it out as soon as I can! Will this also be fixed in RC3?

Not sure, I haven't gotten any feedback from the devs on this issue and whether my fix is even the right thing to do for everyone. It's definitely the right fix for all those who want to be able to do hardware acceleration in MP and don't need to load subtitles through the DirectVobSub filter (which subsequently kills hardware acceleration).

 

[kkendall]

Well, when it's not picked up by the devs I just use your patch and see if I can get my Saw 4 and Pirates of the Caribbean x264 blurayrips going again in MP!

 

[ronzelver]

Is it possible to create the same patch for RC3/current SVN?!

 

[kkendall]

Attached here is a fix for this pop-up error message for RC2 (rev 19706). It is a patch to Core.dll to not attempt enabling the subtitle stream. This eliminates the pop-up error message entirely if DirectVobSub (VsFilter) is not installed nor auto-loaded.

This does not break subtitles, because subtitles will still work if Haali Media Splitter is set to auto-load DirectVobSub (VsFilter).

Can one of the devs please have a look and consider putting this in the next SVN?

So what you're saying is that with this fix installed, subtitles are never enabled? But after that statement you say subtiltles will work with VS-filter set to auto-load
Could you explain this a bit more?

I'd love to get rid of ALL subtitles, I never use them. I wish it was never made possible to implement it in x264 files

 

[ronzelver]

Is it possible to create the same patch for RC3/current SVN?!

Forget about it, I solved my problem (with the SRT/UTF-8 error dialog) by enabling the DirectVobSub (Autoloading) filter in Movies->Postprocessing filters. I simply forgot to enable it back when I upgraded to RC3

Ron

 

[damaster]

Is it possible to create the same patch for RC3/current SVN?!

Forget about it, I solved my problem (with the SRT/UTF-8 error dialog) by enabling the DirectVobSub (Autoloading) filter in Movies->Postprocessing filters. I simply forgot to enable it back when I upgraded to RC3

Ron

Be aware that by doing this you have broken your hardware acceleration if your system was set up to use hardware decoding for your videos.

 

[ronzelver]

Is it possible to create the same patch for RC3/current SVN?!

Forget about it, I solved my problem (with the SRT/UTF-8 error dialog) by enabling the DirectVobSub (Autoloading) filter in Movies->Postprocessing filters. I simply forgot to enable it back when I upgraded to RC3

Ron

Be aware that by doing this you have broken your hardware acceleration if your system was set up to use hardware decoding for your videos.

OK, didn't think about that
Do you have a patch for the current RC3 SVN?