Osama Javaid asks:
How do you attach subtitles to a video in VLC on Android? The movie file has the same name as the subtitle file but it is not automatically attaching to the movie. Any ideas?
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System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Tagged: android, android app, android tips, subtitles, vlc
System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Tagged: android, android app, android tips, subtitles, vlc
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Junil Maharjan
February 6, 2013use mxplayer which plays .srt subtitles files when you play the movies. it is a great app.
MX Player constantly hangs and jerks when playing video
February 6, 2013MX is attaching it automatically but MX player do not play video smoothly so I use VLC which plays the video smoothly but it is not detecting subtitles…Any other good media player suggestion??? OR any other method to attach subtitles in VLC?
February 6, 2013ha14
February 6, 2013perhaps is not configured to do it automatically, check if there is an option available to display automatically subtitle?
Erlis Dhima
February 6, 2013You should also check the subtitles that are supported by the player. Usually it’s .srt format. But, I recommend you check the subtitle of that video you wanna play with.
Also, check the options as ha14 suggested. If none works, and this problem is only with only that movie, probably it has to do with the subtitle format.
it is in srt
February 6, 2013◦Subtitles support, embedded and external, including ASS and DVD subtitles
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html
The “hide non-media files” option must be disabled (find this checkbox in the third tab of vlc direct)??
February 6, 2013http://vlcdirect.blogspot.fr/2012/01/vlc-direct-pro-dont-recognize-subtitles.html
http://vlcdirect.blogspot.fr/2012/01/troubleshooting.html
I do not use VLC direct pro, I use “VLC FOR ANDROID BETA”, and I want it to attach .srt subtitle file to the movie file.
February 7, 2013perhaps it is a bug
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc.betav7neon&
This version is not perfectly stable and is slower than the final version.
did you tried it in VLC on windows to see if the srt will be played also?
try bsplayer android and see if it will read the srt, so you get an idea that the srt is not corrupted.
February 7, 2013PRASHANTH SINGH RATHORE
February 7, 2013use mxplayer
MX player is not giving smooth playback on my device. I use VLC because it gives smooth playback of videos.
February 7, 2013try this
open VLC – go to “File” – >”Open file” – under tab “file” you have “Open” (movie) and “Use subtitles file”.
February 7, 2013Are u telling about ‘vlc for android’ ?
February 7, 2013Osama
February 9, 2013i am talking about VLC FOR ANDROID