Transmuxing a subtitles stream

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Transmuxing a subtitles stream

[SeawardT]

I assume in the short term, skipping subtitle streams works fine? And simply handling the text stream at the player level works?

[okycelt]

I assume in the short term, skipping subtitle streams works fine?

Yes, skipping subtitle streams works fine. But in some countries, subtitles are required by law so in the long term, skipping them is not an option.

And simply handling the text stream at the player level works?

Yes, we've managed to feed the player subtitles from an HLS stream and the player was displaying them correctly.

The problem is that DASH has subtitles in .m4s format whereas HLS wants subtitles as a plain text, eg. .webvtt. So if I'm not mistaken just bypassing the transmuxer and feeding the .m4s to the player from the local server is not an option (tried that already as well).

[SeawardT]

For clarity, I was not referring to ignoring the subtitles, I suggesting handling the subtitles out of band. Basically, doing a convert from whatever format you have coming in and translating the text format to be displayed as you need. I know not the easiest solution, but was curious if that is how you were already doing it.

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On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 1:13 AM Ondřej Kycelt ***@***.***> wrote: I assume in the short term, skipping subtitle streams works fine? Yes, skipping subtitle streams works fine. But in some countries, subtitles are required by law so in the long term, skipping them is not an option. And simply handling the text stream at the player level works? Yes, we've managed to feed the player subtitles from an HLS stream and the player was displaying them correctly. The problem is that DASH has subtitles in .m4s format whereas HLS wants subtitles as a plain text, eg. .webvtt. So if I'm not mistaken just bypassing the transmuxer and feeding the .m4s to the player from the local server is not an option (tried that already as well). — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AI03s5KC13GOVGXOrCFRlytcdsPKnLYwks5uS8E0gaJpZM4Vr0BK> .

[okycelt]

For clarity, I was not referring to ignoring the subtitles, I suggesting
handling the subtitles out of band. Basically, doing a convert from
whatever format you have coming in and translating the text format to be
displayed as you need. I know not the easiest solution, but was curious if
that is how you were already doing it.

Sorry, I misunderstood. We've been trying to avoid translating the .m4s to .webvtt so far, but it more and more seems to me like our best shot now. Do you have any other ideas?

[SeawardT]

For the short term, that would be the quickest solution. Supporting Subs will be a low priority issue. We are working on a longer term solution however, but dont have a firm date on when that would be ready and subtitles will be supported.

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On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:27 PM Ondřej Kycelt ***@***.***> wrote: For clarity, I was not referring to ignoring the subtitles, I suggesting handling the subtitles out of band. Basically, doing a convert from whatever format you have coming in and translating the text format to be displayed as you need. I know not the easiest solution, but was curious if that is how you were already doing it. Sorry, I misunderstood. We've been trying to avoid translating the .m4s to .webvtt so far, but it more and more seems to me like our best shot now. Do you have any other ideas? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AI03s2DU2AvPQ6tXzjhzXCeBKDsReWHMks5uTPmygaJpZM4Vr0BK> .

[Streebor]

For the short term, that would be the quickest solution. Supporting Subs will be a low priority issue. We are working on a longer term solution however, but dont have a firm date on when that would be ready and subtitles will be supported.
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On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 11:27 PM Ondřej Kycelt @.***> wrote: For clarity, I was not referring to ignoring the subtitles, I suggesting handling the subtitles out of band. Basically, doing a convert from whatever format you have coming in and translating the text format to be displayed as you need. I know not the easiest solution, but was curious if that is how you were already doing it. Sorry, I misunderstood. We've been trying to avoid translating the .m4s to .webvtt so far, but it more and more seems to me like our best shot now. Do you have any other ideas? — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#16 (comment)>, or mute the thread https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AI03s2DU2AvPQ6tXzjhzXCeBKDsReWHMks5uTPmygaJpZM4Vr0BK .

Any updates on this?

[joeyparrish]

The project is dead. We apologize for any inconvenience. Feel free to continue it in a fork if you wish. See also a bit more detail in #19.