playing subtitled avi files

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I've been trying for an hour to do this. I even went so far as to download a new media player that claims to do it. It didn't. Is there an easy way to watch a downloaded movie on my computer and read the dialog onscreen? I'm ready to shove a brick up the ass of some of these code gurus who can't write clear instructions.

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Monday, 23 October 2006 01:58 (nineteen years ago)

Try VLC, then look under menu item Video. You can activate the subtitles track there.

― Guymauve (Guymauve), Monday, 23 October 2006 02:00 (nineteen years ago)

That's not even playing the video right.

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Monday, 23 October 2006 02:06 (nineteen years ago)

more details plz

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 23 October 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

Okay. I dled "Infernal Affairs." It's in a folder with an srt file, which I think contains the subtitles. I tried WMP, and switching on the subtitle from the pulldown menus. No dice.

I already had divx player. I dled a plugin called divx subtitle displayer. No dice (and the video was terribly choppy.)

I tried VLC and instead of the video (audio appeared fine) got a vertically striped display almost like an old fashioned color bar test pattern, only with some movement on the left.

I'm not sure what other details I can offer.

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Monday, 23 October 2006 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

I use DirectVobSub with WMP and it works for me. Just make sure the .avi and .srt files are in the same folder and have the same name.

http://www.divxmovies.com/subtitles/

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Monday, 23 October 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Monday, 23 October 2006 04:12 (nineteen years ago)

nevermind. slugbuggy's solution was getting me subs, but has resulted in herkyjerk playback so arg. Then I rebooted and it's silky smoove. Thanks to you all, but esp. sluggo.

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Monday, 23 October 2006 04:26 (nineteen years ago)

Glad to help. I went through the same deal with other players and nothing worked for me either.

― slugbuggy (slugbuggy), Monday, 23 October 2006 07:53 (nineteen years ago)

I've had success with a program called BSPlayer.

― Affectian (Affectian), Monday, 23 October 2006 09:27 (nineteen years ago)

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