Philips DVP5960 or DVP5980 and TXT subtitles

[Babers]

Hi,
Philips DVP5960 or DVP5980 and TXT subtitles for divx movies.

When playing divx for some movies player does not see .txt subtitles. Do they have to be named exactly the same way as the movie file? Sometimes it looks like it's case sensitive (name of the movie and txt file are the same, but some words begin with capita letter). Or maybe there is other reason. What kind of subtitles txt files I have to use?

[jman98]

Philips DVD players that support Divx do NOT require at all that the subtitles file and the movie file have the same name. However, their players only support typically 3 types of subtitles files and anything ending in ".txt" won't be on the supported list. I remember that SRT files seem to work the best. If I remember correctly, I think that SUP and SUB are supported, but SUB is only supported if it is the text based subtitle format that uses this extension. There are, unfortunately, multiple incompatible subtitle formats that use the .SUB extension and I think Philips only supports one specific text based variant that uses this extension.

[ZoneRanger]

I think I've read that the subtitle files actually DO have to have the same name as the movie file. If not, how would the player know which subtitle file goes with each movie? (assuming you're putting more than one movie on one disc and each with their own subtitles.) Normally, when movies come with subs, the sub file is name exactly the same as the movie. I may be fabricating memories here, but I think I've downloaded subs separately and have had to rename the file to match the movie, to get it to work.

[gll99]

I think I've read that the subtitle files actually DO have to have the same name as the movie file. If not, how would the player know which subtitle file goes with each movie

Because you have to manually select the subtitle. It helps if they have the same name so you can tell which one to pick. Personally I prefer to mux them with the video and just select the sub with the DVD remote.

[Babers]

Here is more details, the problem is not so simple:

1. Each movie is in separate folder with one subtitles file only (1
folder, 2 files inside).
2. Whole DVD is burned in one session. So there is 5-6 folders with divx movies.
3. DVP5980 supported subs files (from manual): .srt, .smi, .sub, .ssa, .txt!
4. For all my divx movies I'm using .txt files.

I did some experiments... and there is no logic in it...

- For some movies subs are working fine even if the file name is
different than the .avi file name
- If only one subs file in the folder you do not have to select them
manually, player will auto select (even if file name different)
- If more than one subs files than you can use subtitles button on RC
and chose the file you want.

BUT!!! Still for some movies player just does not see the subs file...
Doesn't matter what is the file name (same or different than the
movie). And when I use subs button from RC I have a message that there
is no subs files in this folder... Of course on my PC everything works OK!

So, where is the problem...

[mats.hogberg]

The content of the .srt (or .txt) may matter too. The .srt format is pretty well defined, but .txt is just a generic file extension, saying nothing of its content (more than that you're supposed to be able to open and read it using most text editors).
Open a .txt that works, and a .txt that doesn't (with Notepad), and see if you can spot any significant differences between them.

/Mats

[Babers]

Open a .txt that works, and a .txt that doesn't (with Notepad), and see if you can spot any significant differences between them.

/Mats

Of course I did it! And there is no difference! It's all proper subtitles .txt files.

Example:

• {3682}{3708}I understand.
  {3795}{3849}English, please. English.

[Krispy Kritter]

It's likely the part that you can't see (hidden characters - formatting information). Some programs use different ways of marking the ends of the lines (carriage returns), which can cause playback issues.