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KevinK
02-06-2013, 05:50 AM
Hello everyone,

I just installed update v3 of Mezzmo. What a great program! :cool:
Everything works fine at the moment, we have 4 TV's which can stream from de home server. 1 Sony, 2 Philips and 1 Samsung. Al working ok.
Most of the time we use de Sony KDL-40EX720 which is in the livingroom. Now the problem, i don't get the subtitles to work. When i go to a movie then press properties and go to subtitles i do see al the subtitles which are found by Mezzmo. Then select the right 1 (dutch). And also at the device settings, then subtitles the is shows preferred subtitle languages: Nederland (dutch) and then also at burn subtitles for these languages.

But when i start the movie at the Sony TV it doesn't show the subtitles. Where did i go wrong? Someone an idea?

I also tried it at one of the Philips TV's but also nothing there...


Greetings, Kevin.

Paul
02-06-2013, 11:29 AM
Hi Kevin,

Glad you like Mezzmo :)

Regarding your subtitles, try checking a few things:

Your Sony Bravia does not display external or embedded subtitles, so Mezzmo will burn subtitles into your video. Make sure the "Burn subtitles into video" checkbox is checked in the Device Settings dialog (Subtitles tab) for your Sony Bravia TV.
When streaming your video to your Sony Bravia TV, press the Options button on your Sony Bravia remote control and go to Picture Options -> Screen. Try changing the Wide mode and see if you can see your subtitles now. If you were using Zoom mode, then your Bravia TV may have been clipping them off the screen.

DouweZ
02-07-2013, 06:29 AM
Hi,

I'm using the trail of Mezzmo and i really like it a lot!
But i'm having some trouble getting the subtitles to show on my ps3.
I've used all the Profiles of the PS3:

Playstation 3 : Almost everything doesn't play except one and does show the subtitle. There is a * at the end of all the filenames.
Playstation 3 (compatible) : Play's everything except the subtitles don't show up.
Playstation 3 (no divx) : Nothing works.

I have "Burn subtitles into video" checked and all the subtitles are found by Mezzmo.
Can someone please help me?

KevinK
02-07-2013, 06:55 AM
First i looked at the settings as mentioned, this looks ok? See picture.
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Then i checked the TV and the different modes. Even in the smallest mode but no subtitles, looks like it's not been clipping them away.

When i was streaming to the TV and checking in Mezzmo i think i found out what the problem is. Because there was nothing happenings at the transcoding status. And for burning in the subtitles it needs to be transcoding? How can i force it to transcode the movie?

Paul
02-07-2013, 09:24 AM
Hi Kevin,

What device profile is assigned to your Sony Bravia TV in Mezzmo? Go to the Media Devices dialog to check this. It should be 'Sony KDL (2011 models)' or 'Sony KDL (2010 models)'. From your screenshot, it appears to be a different device profile. Also, go to the Transcoding tab in the Device Settings dialog for your Sony Bravia TV and delete all transcoded files. Try streaming after doing this and let us know how you go.

KevinK
02-08-2013, 03:43 AM
Hi Paul,

Printscreen in my post above was of the Philips TV.
Here is a printscreen of the Device setting from the Sony TV.
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And then in this 2nd print screen you see the subtitle menu of de Sony TV.
When i made the print screen it was streaming Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows to my TV. And as you can see down in the printscreen there was no transcoding status.
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And in this printscreen you can see the sutitle settings of the movie (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows)
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I don't know what i'm doing wrong...

Paul
02-08-2013, 09:27 AM
Hi Kevin,

Thanks for the screenshots. They help explain the reason for the lack of burnt subtitles. Your video is a VOB from a DVD and the embedded DVD subtitles are image-based. In the current version of Mezzmo (v3.0.0.0), we do not (yet) extract these image-based subtitles from VOBs and burn them into the transcoded video to be streamed. As a workaround, you could use a tool like this - http://www.videohelp.com/tools/D-Subtitler - to extract them from the VOB. Name the SRT file as the same name as your VOB files in the same folder. Then click 'Reload Subtitles' on the Subtitles tab in the Properties dialog to load the new SRT file. Then Mezzmo can burn them into your videos for your Sony TV.

We are looking at automating this process and hope to have this in an upcoming version.