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1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:55 pm
by GelidElf
I I have been trying to tame Serviio on my new instalation of ubuntu in my desktop to work like my old installation on win7 did.

So I manage to compile ffmpeg with libsas support (missing from the wiki BTW) so I can burned subtitles, but now I saw that my serviio is ignoring mi srt files, only processes external subtitles in .sub files.

Im testing with a PS3, or a VLC and I force the profile of the vlc to PS3 as I was able to get burned subtitles fine with my previous win7 installation.

I can find anything related to this issue, and I've seen no configuration parameter that would make serviio ignore .srt files.

Thanks

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:01 pm
by zip
they should not be ignored. post what your file names are and detailed log of playing the file.

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:14 pm
by GelidElf
Filenames as as such:
Video File: /media/Storage/Media/TV Shows/Vikings/Season 01/Vikings - S01E04 - Trial.avi
Subtitles: /media/Storage/Media/TV Shows/Vikings/Season 01/Vikings - S01E04 - Trial.spa.srt

I have some with apostrophes and parenthesis.

Subtitle are forced, and in the prefered languajes I have ".spa,.esp" with is what worked on windows.

I have attached a zip with a run of the server and a petittion of the file named before. Hope I missed something setting it up!

Thanks zip!

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:51 am
by zip
try without preferred language (will work if you have only one srt file), or names without the dots, ie spa, not .spa

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:15 am
by GelidElf
Yes! I removed the dots, and now I have subtitles! Then I discovered problems playing files with ' on the names when they where transcoding, but It's working now.

Thanks zip!!

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:53 am
by zip
GelidElf wrote:Yes! I removed the dots, and now I have subtitles! Then I discovered problems playing files with ' on the names when they where transcoding, but It's working now.

Thanks zip!!

Is it still an issue with the ' in filename? If yes, can you post the error log and example file name?

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:03 am
by mr.gilbo
I can confirm that I've been experiencing this problem as well when trying to play back external subtitles where the filename has an apostrophe in it. I don't have my DEBUG log to hand anymore but I remember the way it was formatted when I was troubleshooting the problem:

  Code:
ffmpeg -i "Mesrine - L'instinct De Mort.avi" ... subtitle=filename='Mesrine - L\\\'instinct De Mort.ass' ...


This seems to generate an incomplete command that is never executed and results in playback failure (CentOS 6.3). I tried briefly experimenting with ffmpeg but have not found any way to correctly format an apostrophe in the subtitle filename variable.

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:47 pm
by zip
It would be good to reproduce this with a detailed log, and copy here the full ffmpeg command that was used. We can then try to fix the command and finally fix the code based on that.

Re: 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 12.10 does not detect external srt files

PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:19 pm
by mr.gilbo
OK, it might be a few days before I can post a full log but I will do so when I can.