LinuxQuestions.org - need help with importing subtitles

It didn't work with MPlayer when I used the version you can select from the start menu.
But when I open it in a terminal:

Code:

$ mplayer -sub The.Matrix.1999.Ned_DVD.srt My\ Documents/movies/The\ Matrix.avi

Using GNU internationalization

Original domain: messages

Original dirname: /usr/share/locale

Current domain: mplayer

Current dirname: /usr/share/locale



MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 7)

Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes

CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1



Linux RTC init error in ioctl (rtc_irqp_set 1024): Permission denied

Try adding "echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq" to your system startup scripts.

Opening joystick device /dev/input/js0

Setting up LIRC support...

mplayer: could not connect to socket

mplayer: No such file or directory

Failed to open LIRC support.

You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing My Documents/movies/The Matrix.avi.

AVI file format detected.

AVI_NI: No audio stream found -> no sound.

VIDEO:  [DIV3]  512x272  24bpp  23.976 fps  749.9 kbps (91.5 kbyte/s)

SUB: Detected subtitle file format: subviewer

SUB: Read 861 subtitles.

SUB: Adjusted 5 subtitle(s).

SUB: added subtitle file (1): The.Matrix.1999.Ned_DVD.srt

vo: X11 running at 1152x864 with depth 24 and 32 bpp (":0.0" => local display)

vo_xvmc: X-Video extension 2.2

vo_xvmc: No X-Video MotionCompensation Extension on :0.0

Xv: could not grab port 53

==========================================================================

Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family

Selected video codec: [ffdivx] vfm:ffmpeg (FFmpeg DivX ;-) (MS MPEG-4 v3))

==========================================================================

Audio: no sound

Starting playback...

VDec: vo config request - 512 x 272 (preferred csp: Planar YV12)

VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)

Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied.

VO: [xv] 512x272 => 512x272 Planar YV12

V: 127.3 3052/3052  3%  0%  0.0% 0 0



MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: sleep_timer

$

it works fine ;)

I got it from your -subfile. I used:

Code:

$ mplayer --help

Using GNU internationalization

Original domain: messages

Original dirname: /usr/share/locale

Current domain: mplayer

Current dirname: /usr/share/locale



MPlayer 1.0pre7-3.4.3 (C) 2000-2005 MPlayer Team

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Xeon/Celeron Foster (Family: 8, Stepping: 7)

Detected cache-line size is 64 bytes

CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1



Usage:  mplayer [options] [url|path/]filename



Basic options: (complete list in the man page)

 -vo <drv[:dev]>  select video output driver & device ('-vo help' for a list)

 -ao <drv[:dev]>  select audio output driver & device ('-ao help' for a list)

 vcd://<trackno>  play (S)VCD (Super Video CD) track (raw device, no mount)

 dvd://<titleno>  play DVD title from device instead of plain file

 -alang/-slang    select DVD audio/subtitle language (by 2-char country code)

 -ss <timepos>    seek to given (seconds or hh:mm:ss) position

 -nosound        do not play sound

 -fs              fullscreen playback (or -vm, -zoom, details in the man page)

 -x <x> -y <y>    set display resolution (for use with -vm or -zoom)

 -sub <file>      specify subtitle file to use (also see -subfps, -subdelay) 

 -playlist <file> specify playlist file

 -vid x -aid y    select video (x) and audio (y) stream to play

 -fps x -srate y  change video (x fps) and audio (y Hz) rate

 -pp <quality>    enable postprocessing filter (details in the man page)

 -framedrop      enable frame dropping (for slow machines)



Basic keys: (complete list in the man page, also check input.conf)

 <-  or  ->      seek backward/forward 10 seconds

 up or down      seek backward/forward  1 minute

 pgup or pgdown  seek backward/forward 10 minutes

 < or >          step backward/forward in playlist

 p or SPACE      pause movie (press any key to continue)

 q or ESC        stop playing and quit program

 + or -          adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 second

 o                cycle OSD mode:  none / seekbar / seekbar + timer

 * or /          increase or decrease PCM volume

 z or x          adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 second

 r or t          adjust subtitle position up/down, also see -vf expand



 * * * SEE THE MAN PAGE FOR DETAILS, FURTHER (ADVANCED) OPTIONS AND KEYS * * *

and the part I put in bold jumped in my eyes.

so thanks for the tip :p