VLC or MPlayer: which one would you use to use these files?

[HalleluYAH]

I don't know exactly how to do work with commands in the command-line in the binary-version of MPlayer, and VLC doesn't seem to work when I try to play a video with the subtitles-file, which came with that video.

Would you or anyone else, who knows how to use the command line please tell me exactly what I need to do (please tell me step-by-step) to make a subtitles-file (filename: vmt-tears-xvid.sub) work with a video-file (filename: vmt-tears-xvid.avi) in the binary-version of MPlayer?

So far, I've been given some instructions (quoted below) about how to solve this problem, but I need step-by-step instructions so I can correctly use the command line within the binary-version of MPlayer as this person mentioned:

The OS X user interface isn't done, yet, so some features (like subtitles) seem to be missing. You should be able to open a video with a subtitle using the command line, but I've only done this on Linux so far. Should work on OS X, too, I think: You need the mplayer binary in $PATH (so that the command is available everywhere), and issue this command:

mplayer vmt-tears-xvid.avi -sub vmt-tears-xvid.sub

 

[murfle]

Where did you save the mplayer binary? If you go to the terminal (in utilities), change to that directory. Then for the command, start it with ./
so...
./mplayer <command line options>

The ./ will tell the OS that you're looking in the current directory instead of the $PATH variable as he mentioned.

If your avi and sub file are in different directories, you'll have to qualify the path for each in the command line

./mplayer /Users/blah/Desktop/whatever.avi -sub /Users/blah/Desktop/something.sub

On that note, I grabbed the source code and compiled my own, and I use the GUI, not the command line.

 

[Am3822]

What sort of problem did you have with VLC? In order to use a separate subtitles file, you should use the 'open' dialog (shift+command+O). Also, according the VLC user's guide, where .sub files are concerned, you should select the .idx file, and not the .sub file.

 

[HalleluYAH]

Where did you save the mplayer binary? If you go to the terminal (in utilities), change to that directory. Then for the command, start it with ./
so...
./mplayer <command line options>

The ./ will tell the OS that you're looking in the current directory instead of the $PATH variable as he mentioned.

If your avi and sub file are in different directories, you'll have to qualify the path for each in the command line

./mplayer /Users/blah/Desktop/whatever.avi -sub /Users/blah/Desktop/something.sub

On that note, I grabbed the source code and compiled my own, and I use the GUI, not the command line.

Murfle, I didn't save the MPlayer binary. Would you: please tell me how you compiled a video-file & subtitles-file? or direct me to a website that has file-compiling-instructions? Thanks for your previous suggestions & helpful tips.

What sort of problem did you have with VLC? In order to use a separate subtitles file, you should use the 'open' dialog (shift+command+O). Also, according the VLC user's guide, where .sub files are concerned, you should select the .idx file, and not the .sub file.

The problem was that VLC wouldn't play the subtitles-file along with the video that was downloaded along with it. Thanks for your suggestions & help.

 

[mayoko185]

I use a special build of mplayer found here, that fully supports subtitles. Just make sure the sub file has the same file name and press j on your keyboard to turn the subs on.

EDIT: I know this build works with .srt and .ssa/.ass files at least I dont see why it wouldent work with .sub/.idx files

 

[synth3tik]

VLC is nice and solid

 

[Eraserhead]

mplayer has a GUI version for Mac OS X, so I'm puzzled as to why you are using the command line version, even Windows has a GUI version of mPlayer now.

In VLC go to Video==>Subtitles to enable the subtitles, though if you've been given instructions for mPlayer then use those if the VLC thing doesn't work as I haven't got any video files with subtitles to test.

 

[HalleluYAH]

I use a special build of mplayer found here, that fully supports subtitles. Just make sure the sub file has the same file name and press j on your keyboard to turn the subs on.

EDIT: I know this build works with .srt and .ssa/.ass files at least I dont see why it wouldent work with .sub/.idx files

Thanks. I appreciate your kindness. I will get that version of MPlayer.

VLC is nice and solid

I know what you mean.

mplayer has a GUI version for Mac OS X, so I'm puzzled as to why you are using the command line version, even Windows has a GUI version of mPlayer now.

In VLC go to Video==>Subtitles to enable the subtitles, though if you've been given instructions for mPlayer then use those if the VLC thing doesn't work as I haven't got any video files with subtitles to test.

I wasn't using the command-line (binary-version) of MPlayer to play that video-file & subtitles-file. Thanks for telling me what to do with VLC.