Re: Subtitles don't show properly in VLC, how to fix it? (Debian 7)

[Mario Castelán Castro <marioxcc.MT@yandex.com>]

I found a solution. I compared this .srt file with another .srt file 
that works on my version of VLC. I found that the difference is the 
format of the time tags. I changed it accordingly from:

  00:03:47.47 --> 00:03:53

to:

  00:03:47,470 --> 00:03:53,000

(which is the format used in the .srt file that works) using GNU Emacs. 
After this change, the original .srt file works with VLC.

Regards and thanks.

El 10/10/15 a las 13:55, Sven Arvidsson escribió:
> On Sat, 2015-10-10 at 13:08 -0500, Mario Castelán Castro wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > When I try to watch a video with external .srt subtitles in VLC, I
> > get
> > strings like "98 --> 00:00:11" (which are strings part of the .stt
> > file)
> > instead of the proper text. The problem is the same whether I open
> > the
> > subtitles with the "Open (advanced)" menu option, or name both files
> > the
> > same (except for the extension) and use the "Video"->"Subtitles
> > Track"
> > menu to select the subtitles.
> >
> > How can I fix or work around this problem?.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> It's probably a problem with the subtitle, something like this maybe?
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26253116/vlc-cannot-display-the-subtitles-in-the-subripsrt-file
>
> You could try another video player, like mpv.