Android tv sh*** the bed when too many subtitles

[Betonhaus 18]

I don't know if I have permission to post a 10 second video of the 100 girlfriends anime demonstrating it, but if there's a lot of subtitlessuch as when translating text then the video becomes a slideshow with very stuttering audio . Is there a way to fix this? I do have an Intel Arc a310 in my server 

Edited April 2, 2025 by Betonhaus

[Luke 42077]

 

 

Hi there, let's look at an example. Please attach the information requested in how to report a media playback issue. Thanks!

 

 

[Betonhaus 18]

it seems to have fixed itsely. I thought it was Emby not liking 4k tvs even when the video was 1080p but it somehow slowly started fixing itself. first the audio and subtitles would play properly while the video became a slideshow (it was an opening song so it was fine) then after a few episodes it got better and better and now it seems to be running at full speed. Emby did crash a few times during that but it seems to be better now.

[Luke 42077]

Thanks for following up.

[Betonhaus 18]

As far as I can tell it's when the tv is 4k. Seems Emby takes the 1080p video and tries to overlay subtitles in 4k, but getting a big performance hit when there are a lot of animated subtitles. I'm guessing if it renders the subtitles in 1080p it wouldn't be so bad as the 1080p tv in the other room doesn't have this issue.

[RanmaCanada 494]

The reason it becomes a slideshow is because your player is no where near powerful enough to render the subs in real time. Burning in the subs is the preferred method when there is a crap load of text on the screen.

[Betonhaus 18]

55 minutes ago, RanmaCanada said:

The reason it becomes a slideshow is because your player is no where near powerful enough to render the subs in real time. Burning in the subs is the preferred method when there is a crap load of text on the screen.

Where would I find that setting in the android tv app?

[Luke 42077]

6 minutes ago, Betonhaus said:

Where would I find that setting in the android tv app?

We don't have one, although it could be added. What device are you playing on?

[Betonhaus 18]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

We don't have one, although it could be added. What device are you playing on?

Google TV 4k

[ebr 16169]

8 hours ago, Betonhaus said:

Where would I find that setting in the android tv app?