Externally generated SRT subtitles for DVB recording not displayed

[hmc]

In Australia, DVB streams include teletext subtitles. I really dislike how these subtitles are rendered in NextPVR, so I thought I'd use ffmpeg to extract the subtitles into a SubRip (.srt) file and have control over the font used for rendering.

Using post processing, the SubRip is generated in the <filename>.English.srt format. Usefully, NextPVR detects the file automatically -- the OSD shows [SRT subtitles, English] after the teletext option. Unfortunately, when the SRT option is selected, no subtitles are displayed at all.

VLC has no problem with the same files. SRT subtitles are displayed immediately upon selection.

Kodi also displays the subtitles without issue using the Video source. It seems unable to play them from TV/Recording menu without loading the SubRip specifically, but that could be due to NextPVR or the related add-on package. However, using the yauiclient add-on, SRT subtitles are displayed without a problem. Not sure what's going on there.

I've attached the logs for NextPVR showing teletext subtitles and then my attempt to load SRT subtitles. Kodi is not involved here at all.

[sub]

zip and attach an example srt file and I'll take a look.

[mvallevand]

However, using the yauiclient add-on, SRT subtitles are displayed without a problem. Not sure what's going on there.

Yauiclient should play teletext too.

Martin

[hmc]

zip and attach an example srt file and I'll take a look.

Here you go. I've attached the generated SRT.

Let me know if you need anything else.

[hmc]

Yauiclient should play teletext too.

I'm not able to enable teletext via Yauiclient. The OSD banner says teletext subtitles not available.

[sub]

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm guessing NextPVR will show it if you renamed it to 'Wheel Of Fortune_20250730_14001430.srt'. ie, stripped the 'english.' out of the filename

[hmc]

I haven't tried it yet, but I'm guessing NextPVR will show it if you renamed it to 'Wheel Of Fortune_20250730_14001430.srt'. ie, stripped the 'english.' out of the filename

Sadly, no luck. NextPVR no longer recognises the SRT subtitles as English though.

[mvallevand]

I'm not able to enable teletext via Yauiclient. The OSD banner says teletext subtitles not available.l

Right sorry it is  not automatic.  In the the user profile folder (yauiclient.json is there) you need to create a file /yauiclient/mpv.conf that controls manv options.   What you want is here https://mpv.io/manual/master/#options-teletext-page


Martin

[hmc]

zip and attach an example srt file and I'll take a look.

Just circling back to this. Have you had a chance to look at the SubRip I provided?

[hmc]

I'm not able to enable teletext via Yauiclient. The OSD banner says teletext subtitles not available.l

Right sorry it is  not automatic.  In the the user profile folder (yauiclient.json is there) you need to create a file /yauiclient/mpv.conf that controls manv options.   What you want is here https://mpv.io/manual/master/#options-teletext-page


Martin

Adding mpv.conf to %userprofile%/.yauiclient didn't make a difference. The OSD says teletext not available. I'll check the exact option again later to make there are no issues.