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Title: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: pecsabi on November 13, 2011, 05:52:15 AM: Hi

i have a problem. When I play the movies from NAS with DLNA, on the Panasonic TV, the subtitles files not loading, but the filename is some. (xxy.avi, xxy.srt).
The NFS Services is ON.

plase help me!

thanks
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: georgechr on November 13, 2011, 11:34:31 AM: this is not a problem of the NAS. Its probably your TV and its supported formats.
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: pecsabi on November 13, 2011, 10:41:18 PM: If I connect the USB pen drive to the tv, then TV playing the movie with subtitle. If some video play from NAS, not working the subtitle. I think, this not TV problem. Probably my NAS settings is wrong, but i dont know...
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: venfan on November 14, 2011, 06:24:42 PM: DNS-325 does not support subtitle .srt files.
Maybe in a future firmware update.
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: priitv8 on November 14, 2011, 09:53:57 PM: Actually, playback from USB pendrive and UPnP/DLNA media streaming are 2 different things. As for now, DLNA spec doesn't seem to support extrenal subtitles at all. One DLNA server developer explains:
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/faqs/?does-playback-support-subtitles (http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/faqs/?does-playback-support-subtitles)
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: venfan on November 15, 2011, 04:48:02 PM: Quote from: priitv8 on November 14, 2011, 09:53:57 PM
Actually, playback from USB pendrive and UPnP/DLNA media streaming are 2 different things. As for now, DLNA spec doesn't seem to support extrenal subtitles at all. One DLNA server developer explains:
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/faqs/?does-playback-support-subtitles (http://www.yazsoft.com/products/playback/faqs/?does-playback-support-subtitles)

This is not correct. I can play back using DLNA from my Windows 7 machine using samsung Share Manager on my samsung TV, and it show external .srt subtitles. However, same movie on the DNS-325, and no subtitles are shown.
Annoying.
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: priitv8 on November 15, 2011, 10:19:42 PM: Quote from: venfan on November 15, 2011, 04:48:02 PM
This is not correct. I can play back using DLNA from my Windows 7 machine using samsung Share Manager on my samsung TV, and it show external .srt subtitles. However, same movie on the DNS-325, and no subtitles are shown.
Annoying.
Are you sure, that your Share Manager does not transcode the subtitles onto the picture? I.e the hard work gets done on PC side?
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: venfan on November 18, 2011, 07:22:24 PM: Quote from: priitv8 on November 15, 2011, 10:19:42 PM
Are you sure, that your Share Manager does not transcode the subtitles onto the picture? I.e the hard work gets done on PC side?

My understanding is that the DLNA server is the one that takes merges the video and .srt files, and sends it to the TV. Seen that way, the DLNA in the DNS-325 does not work with .srt subtitled files, while the Samsung Share Manager does. I don't know if the DNS-325 is doing less than the DLNA standard establishes regarding subtitles, or if the Share Manager is just doing more that the DLNA standard establishes. The truth is that it would be great if the DNS could do that.
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: priitv8 on November 20, 2011, 12:17:22 AM: Quote from: venfan on November 18, 2011, 07:22:24 PM
My understanding is that the DLNA server is the one that takes merges the video and .srt files, and sends it to the TV. Seen that way, the DLNA in the DNS-325 does not work with .srt subtitled files, while the Samsung Share Manager does. I don't know if the DNS-325 is doing less than the DLNA standard establishes regarding subtitles, or if the Share Manager is just doing more that the DLNA standard establishes. The truth is that it would be great if the DNS could do that.
If I am to believe the referenced article, then I conclude, that DLNA spec does not include support for SRT or SUB files at all. If the DLNA server uses on-the-fly transcoding, then it can do it on server side.
BTW where and how do you select, which subtitle(s) you want to see? Can you list available subtitle languages and select from them on your TV using it's remote? Or do you have to make this selection on your PC?
Title: Re: DNS-325 Subtitle problem.
Post by: venfan on November 21, 2011, 07:09:52 PM: Quote from: priitv8 on November 20, 2011, 12:17:22 AM
If I am to believe the referenced article, then I conclude, that DLNA spec does not include support for SRT or SUB files at all. If the DLNA server uses on-the-fly transcoding, then it can do it on server side.
BTW where and how do you select, which subtitle(s) you want to see? Can you list available subtitle languages and select from them on your TV using it's remote? Or do you have to make this selection on your PC?

Just have to place the subtitle .srt file in the same folder as the movie, and rename it with the same name the movie has. As fas as I know, you can not select subtitles "online".
If the DLNA standard does not include support for subtitles, then it means that the PC Share Manager goes beyond the standard, because it does it. Anyway, wish the DNs-325 would do the same.