Subtitles out of aspect ratio framing.

[AekaGSR 1]

Hello, I've recently noticed that when I play a subtitled movie with Emby Theater the positioning is outside of the movie field and is placed in the black bars.  This wasn't how Emby behaved before.  How do I get the subtitles back into the framing of the picture?

[Luke 42078]

What version of Emby Theater?

@ do you know if mpv has any configuration for this?

[Guest asrequested]

Yeah, try --sub-pos=90 or a lower number

[Luke 42078]

Yeah, try --sub-pos=90 or a lower number

 

Is that a fixed position though?

[Guest asrequested]

Is that a fixed position though?

Yes. Are you wanting them to reposition, dynamically?

[AekaGSR 1]

Windows 3.0.8

 

Is this a command line argument?  It doesn't seem to change placement.

Edited July 19, 2019 by AekaGSR

[Guest asrequested]

3.0.8

 

Is this a command line argument? It doesn't seem to change placement.

You have to make an mpv.conf and add the line

 

sub-pos=90

 

You can follow this to make it

 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/50975-how-to-enable-mpv-logging-for-theater/

[Luke 42078]

Yeah, try --sub-pos=90 or a lower number

 

i guess i mean what is that relative to?

[Guest asrequested]

i guess i mean what is that relative to?

 

90 is the vertical position. You can use 0-100, where 0 is the top of the window and 100 is the bottom. I use 90. This will affect ASS subs, too.

 

https://mpv.io/manual/master/#options-sub-pos

 

You can also use --sub-margin-x or -y

 

https://mpv.io/manual/master/#options-sub-margin-x

[raymondjpg 16]

My guess, the movie has been encoded with the black bars included in the vertical dimension. MediaInfo will tell you.

 

I see this also with an external player. If the black bars have been included in the encode then subtitles can be positioned in the bottom black bar, or with two lines, one in the movie and the second in the black bar. Drives me crazy, but I've learned to live with it. Most video material I've come across doesn't include the black bars in the video resolution, so repositioning of subtitles for those that do means that the position of subtitles for those that don't will be too high.

 

I guess it's up to how much material you have that needs this repositioning.

[Guest asrequested]

I'll have to see how mpv handles that. I don't think the padding makes a difference, but I'll check.

[Guest asrequested]

--sub-pos=90

 

 

--sub-pos=100

 

 

And --sub-pos=90 when there is no padding. (This is in a window. When scaled to full screen, padding is added and subs are positioned as the first picture)

Edited July 20, 2019 by Doofus

[AekaGSR 1]

Cool, thank you!

 

 

I run a projector and its annoying when the subs drop out of the screen, haha.