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VLC player subtitles?

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/vlc-player-subtitles.104060/

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nestor77 Original post #1
Dec 10, 2008 at 5:30 PM
so i'm trying to play a DVD using VLC and it works fine except i can't get the subtitles to play with it (the DVD does have english subtitles on it)
when i'm still in the DVD menu before i play the movie and go to "video" "subtitles track" it shows track 1 and track 2 but when i play the movie and go back it shows "disabled" and "track 1", track 2 has disappeared (when i click track 1 no subtitles)

Also if i open it by going to "media" "open disc" and click on "file" tab there is a box "use subtitles file" that you can check but i'm assuming that doesn't apply since i'm using a DVD disc, that is only if it is an actual file on your computer so you can drop the subtitles file and movie file in the same folder?

in the E drive the DVD shows as Video_ts.vob and subfolders are VTS_01_0.VOB if that helps somehow?
i'm terrible with computers and any help would be greatly appreciated
esumitkumar
esumitkumar #2
Dec 10, 2008 at 6:17 PM
use powerDVD to play directly from DVD drive and also VLC will display subtitles only when movie is in avi format and in same folder u have same name subs

means in folder A ..there are two files titanic.avi and titanic.sub then only VLC will display subs
pushkar
pushkar #3
Dec 10, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Thats not true. There is an option to select subtitles file when you open a file.

The situation which you are describing means that the dvd doesn't have subtitles.
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nestor77 #4
Dec 10, 2008 at 6:39 PM
on the dvd case on the back it says it does have english subtitles.
they should show up in the subtitles track shouldn't they? i'm assuming it has something to do with the "track2" disappearing when i actually play the movie
esumitkumar
esumitkumar #5
Dec 10, 2008 at 8:03 PM
^^ they will show in ur DVD player connected to TV and not in PC
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nestor77 #6
Dec 10, 2008 at 9:37 PM
so there is no way to watch it in VLC and get them to show up?
parthbarot
parthbarot #7
Dec 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
yah..u can..

open ur DVD in VLC using "Open" option..and select Disc(DVD with subtitle)...dont open it as file...

i think this will work..bcs i have used VLC many times for DVDs...

regards.
rhitwick
rhitwick #8
Dec 11, 2008 at 10:41 AM
parthbarot said:
yah..u can..

open ur DVD in VLC using "Open" option..and select Disc(DVD with subtitle)...dont open it as file...

i think this will work..bcs i have used VLC many times for DVDs...

regards.
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+1.
VLC does play DVDs with subtitles.

To be sure if the DVD has come with a subtitles play it in Windows media Player.
Fisr go to File>Play>Lyrics, Subtitles: Make it Show if available.
Then Play the DVD selecting File>Play>DVD,VCD,CD Audio

If this also doesn't show u d subtitles, then I guess u don't have them.