Does it support external PGS (.sup) subtitles?

[QAQrz 6]

Does it support external PGS (.sup) subtitles?

If not, are there any plans to support it?

[Luke 42077]

HI, not currently, but we can look at adding this. Thanks.

[Azzazekon 2]

I know this thread is a bit old, but I came across it while searching for some info on external subtitle support. I'm glad to see that you're open to the idea of adding support for .sup subtitles in the future. It's always great to have developers who are responsive to user feedback and willing to improve their product. [redacted] Anyway, thanks again for considering external subtitle support. It's great to see developers who are willing to listen to their users and make improvements.

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[ItayT 5]

On 10/24/2022 at 9:04 PM, Luke said:

HI, not currently, but we can look at adding this. Thanks.

Hi, is there any update on this?

Thanks

[Luke 42077]

1 hour ago, ItayT said:

Hi, is there any update on this?

Thanks

Hi, have you tried on the 4.9 beta channel?

[ItayT 5]

7 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, have you tried on the 4.9 beta channel?

I've just updated to 4.9.1.23 and while the external sup subtitles are selectable (they were also selectable before 4.9.1.23) they are not being displayed.

I've tried the web browser player, the Emby for Android app with no transcoding and the latest beta version of Emby for Android TV with no transcoding.

Attached are debug logs from when I try to play a content with sup subs on my Android phone

embyserver.txt

Edited August 30, 2025 by ItayT

[Luke 42077]

14 hours ago, ItayT said:

I've just updated to 4.9.1.23 and while the external sup subtitles are selectable (they were also selectable before 4.9.1.23) they are not being displayed.

I've tried the web browser player, the Emby for Android app with no transcoding and the latest beta version of Emby for Android TV with no transcoding.

Attached are debug logs from when I try to play a content with sup subs on my Android phone

embyserver.txt 208.81 kB · 0 downloads

OK we'll take a look at it. Thanks.

[ItayT 5]

On 8/31/2025 at 1:02 AM, Luke said:

OK we'll take a look at it. Thanks.

Hi, do you have any updates to share?

[Luke 42077]

Hi, I see the issue, thanks. It will be resolved in the next build.

[ItayT 5]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, I see the issue, thanks. It will be resolved in the next build.

Perfect, thanks a lot!

[yzxvw 15]

hi luke, any chance to support sup wrapped in external mks container? It would be more convinent so no rename needed

@Luke

[Luke 42077]

9 hours ago, yzxvw said:

hi luke, any chance to support sup wrapped in external mks container? It would be more convinent so no rename needed

@Luke

What do you mean by no rename needed?

[yzxvw 15]

5 hours ago, Luke said:

What do you mean by no rename needed?

Like if i put a movie AAA.mkv and AAA.mks in the same folder. AAA.mks contains 3 Chinese subtitles and Simplified Chinese could be set as default.

Instead if i use 3 sup files. I need rename all 3 with zh-** suffix and one with default suffix.

 

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, yzxvw said:

Like if i put a movie AAA.mkv and AAA.mks in the same folder. AAA.mks contains 3 Chinese subtitles and Simplified Chinese could be set as default.

Instead if i use 3 sup files. I need rename all 3 with zh-** suffix and one with default suffix.

 

OK. Doable, but significantly more complex. 

[yzxvw 15]

3 hours ago, Luke said:

OK. Doable, but significantly more complex. 

Thanks, I can remux the sup anyway, it only takes mins at most, the most critical issue is still this, which I dont know how to fix in any Android/Android TV app

 

Edited October 29, 2025 by yzxvw