[MPlayer-users] Re: MPlayer-users Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2266

[Matt]

On Sunday 19 January 2003 3:19 pm, mplayer-users-request at mplayerhq.hu wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 12:26:48PM -0600, Ed Fisher wrote:
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> > On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 01:17:33PM -0500, D Richard Felker III spake
> > thus: > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> > DOCS/bugreports.html] > On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 11:49:36AM -0600, Ed
> > Fisher wrote:
> > > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> > DOCS/bugreports.html] > > On Sun, Jan 19, 2003 at 07:32:47AM -0500, Matt
> > spake thus:
> > > > > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> > DOCS/bugreports.html] > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > MPlayer uses semi-transparent white text for DVD subtitles, whereas
> > most other > > > programs (or set-top players) use solid yellow text. I
> > find that I prefer the > > > yellow text. So the question is: how can I
> > change the color / transparency of > > > MPlayer's subtitle text?
> > > > >
> > > > >  -Matt
> > > >
> > >
> > > This has nothing to do with Matt's question. To Matt, the answer is
> > > that you can't, right now. If you want this feature, either wait, or
> > > send a patch that implements it in a way that's optional and that
> > > doesn't seriously impact performance.
> > >
> > > Rich
> > 
> > But it *does* have something to do with his question.  He wanted not
> > only to change the color, but to change the transparency.  I told him
> > how to change the transparency.
>
> No, you did not. You told him how to create a solid box behind the
> subtitles and adjust the transparency of the box!! DVD subtitles in
> mplayer aren't transparent at all afaik. They just only affect the
> luma channel, so you still so chroma variations "through" or "on top
> of" the subtitles.
>
> Rich

Actually, the subtitles *are* transparent. But the command line arguments 
-sub-bg-alpha and -sub-bg-color aren't recognized by MPlayer (0.90rc2). 

 -Matt