[kwlug-disc] Subtitles and Metadata

[CrankyOldBugger]

Yes, I always rename the .srt to exactly match the .mkv; none of that
.en.srt crap..  But the Sony TV doesn't care.  It just doesn't look for
external files.  The subtitles have to be encoded inside the video file.

Ultimately I want to stick a Raspi with Kodi behind the TV and live the
good life, but that won't happen until after I run a network cable down the
wall into the basement where the switches reside.  And that might be a
while yet...  Item # 354 on the Honey-do list...  But as you know the Kodi
box will solve most of my problems.

In the meantime, this is a very long and tedious, but needs-to-be-done
process.  If nothing else I'm deleting movies that I know I'll never watch
again, so my paycheque for this work is a bit more free HDD space.


On Mon, 2 Jan 2017 at 23:49 B. S. <bs27975 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 01/02/2017 06:32 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:
> > ... I spend a good chunk of my holidays going through my collection,
> > figuring out which movies were lacking integrated subtitles, then
> > downloading the right .srt and using HandBrake to encode the subtitles
> into
> > the .mkv file ...
>
> vlc has the same issue. (Although it's supposed to have some wildcard
> smarts for picking up alternate .srt filenames.)
>
> Solution has always seemed to be to rename the .srt to match the video
> file. e.g. Click once on video file, F2 to edit name, Ctrl-C to capture
> it (F2 automatically selecting the entire name, except the dot and
> extension), Esc, up/down arrow to .srt file, F2 to edit name, Ctrl-V to
> paste the captured text, Enter to effect the change. Perhaps this rename
> makes your Sony happy, too.
>
> vlc has also seemed to be one of the only players able to play the other
> embedded subtitle stream (cc/txt vs embedded video subtitle overlays?).
> I'm guessing this is true of your Sony as well, and why you have to do
> your HB backflips.
>
> It's exactly these issues that keeps me with a computer hooked up to the
> TV, not just an Android STB - flexibility to change players, and so on.
>
> YMMV. Good luck with your efforts, it's definitely a PITA!
>
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