topic Subtitles in VLC in Streaming

Subtitles in VLC

littleblackcat — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:49:25 GMT

I've got a load of mkv files which I can play with subtitles on my laptop (using VLC media player) but when I cast the same files to my TV using VLC, the subtitles disappear. I can't find a way to get them on the TV, although sound and video are fine. I know the subtitles are there in the mkv files as they can be displayed on the laptop. Any suggestions? Would another media player work better?

Re: Subtitles in VLC

djtetei — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:46:42 GMT

You need closed captions format for subtitles.

Text format subtitles, like srt, cannot be broadcasted, because they are not a video or an audio format.

To be able to display subtitles on TV, in your case, screen mirroring must be used.

Re: Subtitles in VLC

littleblackcat — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:26:35 GMT

Thanks for that.

Yes - using the chrome browser to cast the desktop VLC works with subtitles! But why couldn't I google that answer?

Re: Subtitles in VLC

djtetei — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 16:38:29 GMT

Not many people know the difference between text subtitles and closed caption subtitles.

Usually all DVD and Blu-ray releases are authored with closed captions subtitles (picture format).

Re: Subtitles in VLC

littleblackcat — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 17:23:44 GMT

😊

Re: Subtitles in VLC

Jeran — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 16:29:29 GMT

Hey there!

It looks like djtetei was able to answer littleblackcat's question, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, djtetei!

Best regards,
Jeran