Subtitle issue for strm files

[pan26 6]

Hello.
Please share your wisdom.

File Composition

TV SHOW Library

... /AAA.mp4
... /AAA.ja-jp.forced.srt

MOVIE Library

... /AAA.strm

 

AAA.strm is the content showing AAA.mp4.
Here, when I look at AAA on the MOVIE library side, subtitles are not recognized.

I had no choice but to copy AAA.ja-jp.forced.srt to the same folder as AAA.strm.
It was recognized, but when viewed on the TV SHOW side, the subtitles default to “Japanese (Forced SRT)”, but on the MOVIE side, the subtitles default to none.

Is there any way to get the subtitles recognized correctly on the AAA.strm side?
 

[Luke 42078]

Hi, currently in this situation, the subtitles are supported when they are next to the strm file, but not the video file.

[pwhodges 2012]

I would just mux the subtitle stream into the video file, so then they're always together.

Paul

[pan26 6]

3 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, currently in this situation, the subtitles are supported when they are next to the strm file, but not the video file.

I understand this and would like to copy and place it next to the strm file.

However, can't something be done about the default subtitle settings being different?
Since these are forced subtitles, I would like "Japanese (Forced SRT)" to be selected by default on the MOVIE side as well.

TV SHOW

MOVIE

[pan26 6]

15 minutes ago, pwhodges said:

I would just mux the subtitle stream into the video file, so then they're always together.

I think that is the correct solution. However, I am hesitant because there are over 2000 files with forced subtitles. As a last resort, I would like to consider multiplexing only in the case of strm files.

Edited December 23, 2024 by pan26

[pan26 6]

I tried changing the file name of the subtitle in the same location as the strm file to “xxxxxxx.ja-jp.forced.default.srt” but the subtitle was still off.
I wish there was a way to get around this, though.

[Luke 42078]

27 minutes ago, pan26 said:

I tried changing the file name of the subtitle in the same location as the strm file to “xxxxxxx.ja-jp.forced.default.srt” but the subtitle was still off.
I wish there was a way to get around this, though.

Have you checked your emby user subtitle preferences?

[pan26 6]

31 minutes ago, Luke said:

Have you checked your emby user subtitle preferences?

“Subtitle mode” is ‘Default’.

The combination of mp4 and forced subtitle leaves forced subtitle selected, but the combination of strm and forced subtitle selects off.
I think one of them is the wrong behavior.

[Luke 42078]

2 hours ago, pan26 said:

“Subtitle mode” is ‘Default’.

The combination of mp4 and forced subtitle leaves forced subtitle selected, but the combination of strm and forced subtitle selects off.
I think one of them is the wrong behavior.

Yea, probably because the audio language isn't known ahead of time. That piece of information is incorporated into what subtitle stream gets selected.

[pan26 6]

6 hours ago, Luke said:

Yea, probably because the audio language isn't known ahead of time. That piece of information is incorporated into what subtitle stream gets selected.

I hope that the combination of strm files and subtitles will behave similarly to the combination with mp4 in the future.
Thanks.

[pan26 6]

In the case of strm, I noticed that the resolution (1080p HEVC etc.) was not displayed just by scanning, so I played it once and stopped it immediately. Then the resolution was also displayed and forced subtitles were selected.
I see, so just scanning is not enough.
Thanks.

[pan26 6]

21 minutes ago, pan26 said:

In the case of strm, I noticed that the resolution (1080p HEVC etc.) was not displayed just by scanning, so I played it once and stopped it immediately. Then the resolution was also displayed and forced subtitles were selected.
I see, so just scanning is not enough.
Thanks.

I was premature. It was no good.
I'm sorry.

[Luke 42078]

12 hours ago, pan26 said:

I was premature. It was no good.
I'm sorry.

Hi, what was no good?

[pan26 6]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

Hi, what was no good?

After the resolution was displayed, the subtitles remained off even though the subtitle file was placed in the same location as the strm file.

[Luke 42078]

Try naming the subtitle file using ja instead of ja-jp. I'm not sure the server will recognize ja-jp as japanese.

[pan26 6]

I tried changing it to jp but no change.
I also changed it to ja.forced.default.srt and the same thing happened.

It is strange because subtitles other than strm are recognized correctly.

It seems that even ja-jp is recognized as Japanese subtitles.

[Luke 42078]

How have you configured your emby user subtitle options?

[pan26 6]

Simply place the subtitle file and run “Scan Library Files”.

[Luke 42078]

16 hours ago, Luke said:

How have you configured your emby user subtitle options?

@pan26?

[pan26 6]

I'm sorry. I was mistaken.

User subtitle settings

Library subtitle settings

Is this correct?
If I am misplaced, please point it out.

[Luke 42078]

These are the library settings related to downloading. I'm referring to the user settings relating to controlling which tracks get selected. Try clicking your user icon in the top right. 

[pan26 6]

I am sorry. I am very bad at English.
Is this screenshot ok?

[Luke 42078]

OK I tested this and it worked just fine, but I tested on 4.9 development. There are some improvements to this there, so that could possibly be the reason.

[pan26 6]

I tried it on Emby Version 4.9.0.37 beta in a test environment.
However, subtitles are still selected OFF by default.
We hope this will be improved in 4.9.

[Luke 42078]

HI, yea as I mentioned it works fine for me. It could be related to other options that you've configured.