ShoutingMan 86 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I'm requesting a feature addition to Emby Theater: a way to change the vertical positioning of subtitles in Emby Theater.I want to raise them up about one line height.I'm comparing native playback of subtitled movies as discs in PowerDVD to MKV in Emby Theater. Emby theater positions the subtitles significantly lower in the screen than the disc playback does, about one full line lower. This worsens the overall experience. For a letterboxed movie like "Amelie", the subtitles fall across the letterbox boundary in Emby while they're within the movie frame natively. And in all cases (also seen in a 1.85 movie like "Kiki's Delivery Service") the subtitles are too close to the bottom of the screen, farther from the natural viewing location, making it a bit harder to read and watch simultaneously. If subtitle height can't be made a user preference, based on my sampling of four or five foreign language films, subs should be about one line height higher to match native Blu-ray playback. The Emby Theater setting is too low, from my small sampling. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoutingMan 86 Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 As of Emby Theater 2.7.2 subtitles are better positioned, moved higher and much more closely emulating the blu-ray positions. I did a quick comparison to Akira, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Pan's Labyrinth played off my discs by PowerDVD 16 to how ET 2.7.2 plays the MKVs. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Thanks for the feedback. Subtitle settings are planned for a future update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 5950 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 New subtitle settings in 3.2.22.4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxalou 3 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Hi, So, there is still no way to change the subtitle position ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not position at this point, but we have many other nice subtitles settings for you to enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxalou 3 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Yes, I saw that Shadows is nice ! But My subs are often too high...sadly... (and what about changing the color ?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Those are both great ideas for a future update, thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxalou 3 Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 And thanks for your work !!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sad that a basic feature like subtitle placement flexibility is missing. I will be a premium member when this is a basic feature. It basically ruins any ability to use a 2:35 screen setup. Sigh... back to KODI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Hi, many of our apps already have features to control subtitle size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 12556 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 He needs placement, I think, not size but also I think most of the players should already be ensuring that the subs are within the video frame - at least I know that is the case for Android TV. To which app are you referring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Luke - Thanks for the reply... but did you read what I posted? I didn't say "subtitles are too small". I said that I needed to move the position of subtitles (which is the entire point of this feature request). When using a 2:35:1 screen setup the subtitles must be placed in the video segment. I have tried using the EMBY player for the NVIDIA Shield as well as other apps and the subtitles for SRT format do not show up in the video. My SRT subtitles are very basic and don't contain any additional details that would be moving them. I can use KODI to properly place subtitles... but I would LOVE to just use the native EMBY players. Can I pay you $150 bucks to fix this? I can't image it's more than 8-12 hours of development for a simple tweak to position subtitles by user selection of a certain pixel offset. Or if you can tell me why my SRT subtitles are NOT positioning themselves in the video then I'll also become a lifetime premium member. Money isn't an issue. It's subtitle placement that's driving me crazy. Edited March 17, 2018 by Gkfisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Or if you can tell me why my SRT subtitles are NOT positioning themselves in the video Are you referring to positioning values embedded in the srt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Luke - No. I’m not trying to embed position info in the SRT. I am using the latest Emby app on Android TV (nvidia Shield). My SRT file has no embedded positioning. As I understand it’s up the the player to position. Based on other comments I thought somebody was saying that the subtitles should already be appearing within the video frame. As you can see from the screenshot they appear very awkwardly just below the video frame with almost no distance from the image. This seems like the worst possible location. Moving them up so they’re clearly in the video frame would allow any screen set up to benefit from subtitle positioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Did you forget to attach the screenshot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Here ya go, iphone issue with posting screenshot. Thx, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 SRT contents (subset of it): 1 00:01:08,944 --> 00:01:10,653 Asgard's forces are upon us. 2 00:01:37,389 --> 00:01:39,682 Send in the Kursed! 3 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:57,635 Their deaths will mean our survival. 4 00:02:59,096 --> 00:03:01,097 This war is far from over. 5 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,797 The Aether awakens us. 6 00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:06,426 The Convergence returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 So I'm not sure what else would be defining the subtitle position other than the player itself. If using KODI and a direct link to EMBY via KODI, I can properly position the subtitles.... but would much rather use a native application. Subtitle placement is the same in the iPhone app and Windows Theater application (i.e. the subtitles are in the black bar space to varying degree) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 29005 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Yea i can see how that would be distracting. We'll have to see what @@ebr thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 In EMBY theater on the Windows app it's better positioned.... but doesn't work for me because my screen setup is 2:35:1. See here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gkfisher 0 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 In any event; I'll drop $120 or whatever it is on a lifetime membership if you'all code it to be user defined in the Andorid TV app. Seems like an easy feature. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 12556 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Hi. What version of the Android TV app are you using? I was almost positive Exo was ensuring they were in the video frame as others have actually complained about this and want them moved out of it. I understand why you want them in it with a CIH 2.35 setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoutingMan 86 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) Conventionally — every dvd and blu-ray — subtitles are within the video frame. That should continue to be the case. I thought that was the case as of late last year. I hope this isn’t being reverted back to how it was before I made this request. Edited March 18, 2018 by ShoutingMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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