RokuGuys 10 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 How to adjust subtitle offset in Android TV? I have a video with subtitles off by 4 seconds. I can set the offset in Emby Server - Win10 and that fixes the playback in Win10. How to do the same in Android/Nvidia Shield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Hi. If they are external SRT subs, then there is a menu option in the subtitle menu during playback. Internal subs cannot be altered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokuGuys 10 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 1 hour ago, ebr said: Hi. If they are external SRT subs, then there is a menu option in the subtitle menu during playback. Internal subs cannot be altered. Somehow I missed it. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisman 6 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) Any possibility of adding time offset for internal SRT subtitles on Android TV app? This is the sole reason I have to use Kodi via Embycon. Edited March 17, 2023 by invisman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbuff 846 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, invisman said: Any possibility of adding time offset for internal SRT subtitles on Android TV app? This is the sole reason I have to use Kodi via Embycon. I guess the question is, what is the likelihood that embedded SRT subtitles would be out of sync? Internal subs presumably came from the same source as the audio/video and therefore should be already 100% synced no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisman 6 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, seanbuff said: I guess the question is, what is the likelihood that embedded SRT subtitles would be out of sync? Internal subs presumably came from the same source as the audio/video and therefore should be already 100% synced no? Not always. For many TV shows, the subtitles are early by 0.5 to 1 second, which kind of ruins the scene for me by revealing the dialogue early. This is most common for network TV (like CBS, NBC) while streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV etc... synchronise subtitles properly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14959 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 10 hours ago, invisman said: Any possibility of adding time offset for internal SRT subtitles on Android TV app? Hi. That is not something that will be easily done and, as mentioned, it should be extremely rare. What is the source of these TV shows? Are you actually talking about closed captions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37260 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 @invisman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisman 6 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 I am attaching a 90 seconds clip from the documentary History's Greatest Heists. As you can see, the subtitles appear about 0.5 seconds before the actual dialogue on some occasions. This is not a big deal (especially for documentaries) but sometimes this gap is 1 second or more, which ruins the fictional content particularly. The subtitle is an embedded SRT file. It would have been awesome if I could adjust the offset for this as well. Using Kodi after using the Emby app is not a smooth experience, to say the least. sample.mkv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbuff 846 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 1 hour ago, invisman said: As you can see, the subtitles appear about 0.5 seconds before the actual dialogue on some occasions. I'm really not sure what you mean, I just tested this sample and the subs are perfectly in sync for me. Even using Subtitle Edit's "visual" waveform, you can see they are in sync with the dialog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisman 6 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Alright how about this clip from the show The Equalizer? equalizer-sample.mkv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbuff 846 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, invisman said: Alright how about this clip from the show The Equalizer? Okay in this sample there is maybe 1-2 lines that are out slightly. However, the majority are in-sync so using an offset feature would shift the entire timeline and throw the whole thing out. Not ideal. I blame the source of the subs, and its never going to be perfect - as you're dealing with only a small subset of lines per video, I don't see any offset feature (internal or external) to fix this for you unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisman 6 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, seanbuff said: Okay in this sample there is maybe 1-2 lines that are out slightly. However, the majority are in-sync so using an offset feature would shift the entire timeline and throw the whole thing out. Not ideal. I blame the source of the subs, and its never going to be perfect - as you're dealing with only a small subset of lines per video, I don't see any offset feature (internal or external) to fix this for you unfortunately. Actually in the full video, majority of lines are out of sync by 0.5 to 1 second. Only a few are properly in sync. I watched the entire episode using Kodi by setting a delay of 500 ms, which works for most of the lines. Wish I could do the same on Emby as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37260 Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 15 hours ago, invisman said: Actually in the full video, majority of lines are out of sync by 0.5 to 1 second. Only a few are properly in sync. I watched the entire episode using Kodi by setting a delay of 500 ms, which works for most of the lines. Wish I could do the same on Emby as well. Hi, are you sure they're off by that much? In the sample they appear to be in sync, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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