Hardware device to guarantee direct play with ASS and PGS subs
from platypus_plumba@lemmy.world to jellyfin@lemmy.ml on 28 Apr 2024 16:04
https://lemmy.world/post/14796158

Any recommended hardware device to ensure that I won’t need to transcode in order to burn ASS and PGS subtitles?

Right now I have a FireTV but it only direct plays SRT.

#jellyfin

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Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works on 28 Apr 2024 18:21 next collapse

I could be wrong but ass and pgs are image based and are “burned” because that’s the only way to make them compatible. Burning requires transcoding, end of story.

watson387@sopuli.xyz on 28 Apr 2024 22:42 next collapse

ass are text-based.

Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works on 29 Apr 2024 00:32 collapse

Well crap, maybe Plex just doesn’t like them then

platypus_plumba@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 2024 22:35 collapse

Oh ok, that sucks :(

I wonder how streaming services offer the ASS-like (hehe) subs without the burning delays.

edgemaster72@lemmy.world on 28 Apr 2024 18:02 next collapse

That is a very interesting title if you don’t realize what community it’s posted in

mmmmmsoup@lemmy.today on 29 Apr 2024 00:51 next collapse

My Apple TV 4K will play PGS without burning in

platypus_plumba@lemmy.world on 29 Apr 2024 03:31 collapse

Dang, I just realized my FireTV does PGS without burning. Why do people always add embedded ASS subs if they require burningggg?

GlassedSilver@lemm.ee on 13 May 2024 13:29 collapse

Anything Android-based using the builtin Exoplayer (Google’s open-source AOSP media player of choice for Android) will need transcoding since Exo doesn’t support styled subtitles fully.

github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8435

Feel free to echo your frustration there, Google is unlikely to care otherwise I’m afraid.