Hi,
I'd like to share my observations and confirm the abovementioned subtitle issues on my Samsung BD-D7500 (now using profile Samsung BDP, also tested BDP-3D and Series D - same results). I could see the external .SRTs with Mezzmo 2.7.1 though. I do see the external subtitles (as well as the internal .SRTs) in the file properties and the FFmpeg info.
And I can visualize them on my tablets (a.o. Samsung with BubbleUPnP and MXVideo) without transcoding.
Trying to transcode them brings my homeserver to its knees (CPU @ 100%), and the video stops playing after a few images. Running Mezzmo 3.0.1.0 on Windows Home Server 2011 with Core i5 - 2400 (4 core), 4 GB RAM + a bunch of disks with separate OS disk. All wired devices (including homeserver and BDP) are connected on Gbps wired, wireless devices connected on WiFi n with sufficient bandwidth.
I also noticed on the Samsung BDP that trying to browse the video folder structure leads to the Mezzmo server disconnects. I also remarked that browsing the library in general is substantially slower on the BDP than on my other devices (tablets and mobiles). The only thing that seems to (sometimes) help, is waiting a sufficient time (like 5-10 seconds) on the folder level above before pressing 'OK' to enter the folder. Almost like the BDP uses this time to clear internal buffers and/or reads ahead. And it appears as if the risk of server disconnects is higher when the below folders contains many entries (150+ subfolders with 1 videofile each).
I'm looking forward to a fix, since the main reason I tested and purchased Mezzmo (2.7.1) was to serve my library to the BDP with subtitles included. The first evaluation on 2.7.1 already showed the external ones, and the promise of adding the other formats (if necessary via transcoding) in version 3.0.0.0 made me decide.
Since we live in a multilingual country (Flemish, French, German) and English is only our third language at school, it does sometimes help to have subtitles
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I'm willing to rebuild the database, but only as a last resort (50.000+ files - 2 TB).
Thanks for the priority and effort to solve the above.
Guy
P.S.: On the positive side, I do love the ISO and DVD behaviour in the current version.
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