[MPlayer-users] DVD and external subtitle file

[Corey Hickey]

Michal Wisniewski wrote:
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Horváth István [mailto:suti at nuk.teteny.elte.hu]
>  > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 7:57 AM
>  > To: 'mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu'
>  > Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] DVD and external subtitle file
>  >
>  >
>  > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
>  > DOCS/bugreports.html]
>  > > Hi,
>  > >
>  > > Is it possible to play a DVD movie with an external
>  > subtitles file (eg. from
>  > > divx version of the movie)?
>  >
>  > of course!
>  >
>  > mplayer -dvd n ..... -sub <path_to_your_sub>, or something like this!
>  >
> But... n in -dvd n is a "chapter" and time in subtitle file is counted 
> from beginning of what? chapter, beginning of disc?
> 
> Have you tried the above command? I have an oportunity to buy a DVD 
> "Matrix" (bought in USA) and I have polish subtitle file (from divx). 
> Can I use the file with the DVD?
> 
> Greets
> Michal
> 

No, the "n" is the title number. For instance, 1 might be the main
feature, then 2 the making-of video, 3 a deleted scene, etc. -chapter
specifies the chapter. Be that as it may, I don't think you should
have any trouble using an external subtitle file, though I've never 
tried, myself.

-Corey