
It's a tool window, so you can keep it open while working - or checking subtitle preview in video player. Note: Not all video players/converters will use this positioning.Ī: Use Show earlier/later in the Synchronization menu. You will only see position changes in SE if you use " mpv" as video player - see Q: Is it possible to move a subtitle to the top of the screen?Ī: Yes, right-click on selected lines in the list view and choose Alignment., and then choose e.g. What do I do?Ī: Try setting up MPV as your video player.Īlso be sure that you have maximized the sound in SE and maximized the sound in Windows. Q: When I try to open a video in format ".", SE cannot play video or there's no sound. Thanks.Help is also available in Basque | Spanish Mini FAQ I don't want to have to use Windows in order to view subtitles in Linux Mint. I am using Linux Mint 13 with Mate 32 bit edition. I have tried for hours and hours trying to get this problem fixed, but have hit a wall. I confirmed that the subtitles worked after I played them in the Chinese version of Windows XP, but in Linux Mint they don't work.

This same problem occurs for every file I have ever subtitle file I have tried to use with Chinese subtitles. Simply click on the green box at the bottom to download, and then extract the rar file.

One example of a subtitle that works in the Chinese version of Windows XP, but not in Linux Mint is And about the encoding, I tried converting the file to UTF-8, but that didn't solve the problem. I installed many additional Chinese fonts in the process of trying to fix this problem, but this didn't solve the problem about the subtitles looking like gibberish. I type on my computer every day in Chinese, and English with no problems.


Most of thing things my research I have done prior to posting this points either to encoding or fonts. When I view the subtitle file in every player in Linux Mint, and text editor including Pluma and vim, I end up seeing things like these below instead of Chinese characters such as 你好 I was however able to get the same subtitle file to display properly in Windows with a proprietary player. For example, I tried to watch a movie, specifically, Timecop, with Chinese subtitles, but it never works. But every time I try, the subtitle files where Chinese characters are located look like gibberish. I have been trying hard to figure out how to watch movies with Chinese subtitles and bilingual subtitles added.
