[MPlayer-users] Subtitles colors problem, ffmpeg problem and some questions

[salvador]

Felix Buenemann wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> On Tuesday 23 April 2002 16:31, salvador wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> >
> > Felix Buenemann wrote:
> > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 23 April 2002 14:51, salvador wrote:
> > > > 1) Problem: Wrong subtitle colors.
> > > > Description: Subtitles looks just in black, not white or yellow with
> > > > black in borders, just black. They are quite hard to read.
> > > > In what case: MPEG2 streams extracted from a DVD, NOT if I read the DVD
> > > > directly.
> > >
> > > palette is store in the IFO, which is only analyzed in direct dvd mode,
> > > so only vob -> no palette -> unpredictable result.
> >
> > Hmm.. I see, it have sense, but I think mplayer is using some sort of
> > "default palette". It looks like this default palette is quite bad. Xine
> > uses a palette that makes the subtitles usable, I preffer to use MPlayer,
> > but have this problem.
> Well, about every dvd has different palette, so it's simply luck, if your
> default palette works fine...

Hmmm... but Xine's palette works for all the DVDs I have at home, maybe is not
that random.

> > Do you know in what sources can I find the code handling it? perhaps I can
> > patch it as I did to get the scale video filter working.
> hmm, spudec.c maybe also vobsub.c.

Ok, will take a look at this. I got the impression that MPlayer is using an all
black palette (maybe I'm wrong!), if that's the case any other default will have
a better probability.

SET

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