Ubuntu sucks with MKV (I think)
Let's face it, I have tried 8 different players with a particular file, and none of them was successful at rendering the three lines of subtitles in the opening song (Japanese + romanization + translation).
Here's how it should look: Windows Media Player screenshot
As Matroska is an open standard, one would expect a community-driven operating system to handle those file perfectly. However, it turned out not quite like that.
These screenshots show how different players I have tried render the subtitles:
Kaffeine
*******
Dragon Player
gxine
MPlayer
SMPlayer
Totem Player
VLC
Well, now I'm quite disappointed with Ubuntu. If there are any suggestions and/or I missed any players which might be able to properly render the subtitles in this file, I would be happy to see them.
If you would like to see the file, you can download it through BitTorrent.
Re: Ubuntu sucks with MKV (I think)
In smplayer, select the option Subtitles->SSA/A.S.S subtitles.
Re: Ubuntu sucks with MKV (I think)
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Originally Posted by
rvm4000
In smplayer, select the option Subtitles->SSA/A.S.S subtitles.
Whoa, that was easy. This option should have been enabled by default. :)
Is SMPlayer the only with SSA/АSS support?
Re: Ubuntu sucks with MKV (I think)
if smplayer does, mplayer will. i dont know about the others. from a quick google it doesnt look like xine does though. mplayer/smplayer is better anyway :p
Re: Ubuntu sucks with MKV (I think)
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Originally Posted by
aeiah
if smplayer does, mplayer will. i dont know about the others. from a quick google it doesnt look like xine does though. mplayer/smplayer is better anyway :p
MPlayer uses its own codecs, right? If it's a codec problem, does it mean that the only programs that are able to support SSA are MPlayer derivatives?
Not that I dislike MPlayer, it just makes my choice between players much narrower. :)