need help with file will not show subtitles

[ocean70]

Hello.
I have used an SRT file on a video, and there were no subs (ENG).
I have created a file, and ran it, and it did work (TEST).
I could not find any difference in syntax between the files.
maybe someone can help me understand why one file will work while the other will not.

thank you.

[Nu©leus]

Are you sure you have subs file and movie file named the same?

nameofmovie.avi (.mp4 or whatever)
nameofmovie.srt

I tested both your .srt subs files and both work fine once named the same as video file.

[videobruger]

How do you play them? One is UTF-8 encoded. The other ANSI.

[ocean70]

thank you for your answers.

I am using a player that is attached to my TV .
not sure what type of encoding it is using.

one file I have downloaded, and I have created the TEST file.

aren't they using the same encoding ?

[ocean70]

How do I modify a UTF-8 file into ANSI ?
maybe that would solve the problem...

[videobruger]

The one you downloaded is UTF-8. Open it in Notepad. Save As. In the bottom of the window select Ansi as Encoding.

[ocean70]

thank you for that.
that worked!

another question, I have also downloaded subs in Hebrew.
those subs appear as gibberish.
any ideas as how I can view them correctly ?

[videobruger]

For Hebrew you'll normally need UTF-8 encoding. But since your player needs ANSI it needs to accept the code page (ANSI) for Hebrew (862) so again .. Player?

Else you can hardcode them.

[ocean70]

the player is Hunday
HADV -1616

[videobruger]

And all Google hits on that is in Hebrew .. whch is Greek to me.

Anyway, try open it in Notepad++. Use Encoding -> Character Set -> Hebrew -> OEM 852

[ocean70]

OK, thanks.
I will try that.

[ocean70]

good news.
I have played some with the options, eventually it worked as UNICODE .
the other options did not work.

thank you for your help