Question about podnapisi

[K22R8CT 25]

After adding podnapisi as a subtitle provider I noticed Emby downloaded a bunch of sub files without the corresponding idx file.

 

I don't know if this bug is specific to podnapisi or to do with the fact that most other providers don't offer sub/idx.

2019-09-01 07:22:16.182 Info HttpClient: GET https://www.podnapisi.net/subtitles/search/old?sXML=1&sL=en&sK=MyShow&sTS=1&sTE=7&sY=2004
2019-09-01 07:22:16.766 Info HttpClient: GET https://www.podnapisi.net/en/subtitles/en-myshow-2004-S01E07-O-seventh-episode/9c0n/download
2019-09-01 07:22:17.057 Info SubtitleManager: Saving subtitles to /Volumes/Download/TV/My Show/My Show S01E07 - Seventh Episode.en.sub
2019-09-01 07:22:17.341 Info MediaEncoder: ProcessRun 'ffprobe' Execute ...

[K22R8CT 25]

Further probing indicates this is a "problem" with podnapisi, not Emby.

e.g. https://www.podnapisi.net/en/subtitles/en-deadwood-2004-S01E07-O-bullock-returns-to-the-camp/9c0n offers only a sub file (no idx)

 

Also, the idx file isn't strictly necessary, which I didn't realize.

Sorry for jumping the gun.

[K22R8CT 25]

Solution: for anyone who needs to convert subs with missing idx's to srt in linux.

(I use this as part of a suite of subtitle standardization scripts which I'll post when it's cleaned up)

# Install mplayer for framerate detection
sudo aptitude install mplayer

# Install perl swiss army sub converter and required modules

# Required modules
cpan
# (select 'sudo')
install Subtitles
quit

# Now converter
cd
wget http://karasik.eu.org/software/Subtitles.tar.gz
gunzip Subtitles.tar.gz
tar -xvf Subtitles.tar
cd Subtitles-1.00/
perl Makefile.PL
make

# Helper script based on l0co@wp.pl script
sudo emacs /usr/local/bin/subs2srt.sh

# Paste the following until (but not including) #END:
#!/bin/bash

# converts subtitles to "srt" format
# uses: mplayer to detect movie framerate
#       subs (from Subtitles perl swiss army knife: http://karasik.eu.org/software/)

echo "subs2srt.sh"

if [ ! "$#" = "2" ]; then
    if [ ! "$#" = "1" ]; then
echo Usage: subs2srt.sh MOVIENAME SUBSNAME
exit
    fi
    MOVIENAME=$1
    SUBSNAME="${MOVIENAME%.*}.txt"
else
    MOVIENAME=$1
    SUBSNAME=$2
fi

SRTNAME="${SUBSNAME%.*}.srt"

if [ "$SRTNAME" == "$SUBSNAME" ]; then
    SRTNAME="${SUBSNAME%.*}1.srt"
fi

echo "moviename: $MOVIENAME"
echo "subsname: $SUBSNAME"
echo "srtname: $SRTNAME"

if [ ! -f "$MOVIENAME" ]; then
    echo "Movie not found"
    exit
fi
if [ ! -f "$SUBSNAME" ]; then
    echo "Subtitle not found"
    exit
fi

# detect framerate

FRAMERATE=`mplayer -vo null -ao null -identify -frames 0 "$MOVIENAME" |grep ID_VIDEO_FPS| sed "s/ID_VIDEO_FPS=//"`
echo "framerate: $FRAMERATE"

# execute conversion
/usr/local/bin/subs "$SUBSNAME" -r $FRAMERATE -c srt -o "$SRTNAME"
# END

# Set permissions
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/subs2srt.sh

Script can now be called like so:

/usr/local/bin/subs2srt.sh "/mnt/data/Download/TV/My Show/My Show S01E01.mkv" "/mnt/data/Download/TV/My Show/My Show S01E01.sub"

Producing the file:

/mnt/data/Download/TV/My Show/My Show S01E01.srt

Edited September 1, 2019 by Anon28109

[Luke 42086]

Great, thanks for the info !