App that will play ONLY the subtitle file?

Dory · 09-12-2010, 11:05 AM

I have Netflix and we all know the issue they have with only captioning Lost and a few other movies with Watch Instantly.

Then I found the Subtitles app for my iPhone and I love it! It just plays the subtitles, no muss no fuss. The only problem is it's kind of hard to switch eyes back and forth from screen to iphone constantly and it makes me a little dizzy.

Does anyone know of a similar application for macs?

Then I could set my macbook close to the bottom of my tv and have the subtitles show up a lot bigger on the macbook's screen. Movie on the tv screen, subtitles on the macbook screen.

I already tried VLC and it won't play the subtitle file without the movie file. I want something that will play the subtitle file alone like the Subtitles app for the iPhone does.

P.S. I found codeman38's script (he made a version of Josh Erickson's script but for mac) that changes the SRT file to a file Netflix can use but I don't know how to make it work.

Etoile · 09-13-2010, 08:26 AM

I would live something like this for pc too!

hhege · 09-15-2010, 01:10 PM

You don't need a separate subtitle player. If you have a subtitle file, you can force the current Netflix player to show subtitles.

See:
SRT file "player" - software to overlay subtitles over anything

Please, spread the word.

evil_queen_lisa · 10-28-2010, 09:22 PM

I believe Ron Jaxon a while back created a how-to on how to do this... i dont think it was here on AD but on his website or blog or something. Basically he had a all-black 4 hr moving that you just loaded the subtitle track into and let it play. Then you could just position the player where ever you wanted, above or below the video you are watching.
Hopefully he pops-by here and gives you the link. I don't remember it anymore.
*EQL*

09-12-2010, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dory Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids IA Posts: 18 Blog Entries: 1	App that will play ONLY the subtitle file? I have Netflix and we all know the issue they have with only captioning Lost and a few other movies with Watch Instantly. Then I found the Subtitles app for my iPhone and I love it! It just plays the subtitles, no muss no fuss. The only problem is it's kind of hard to switch eyes back and forth from screen to iphone constantly and it makes me a little dizzy. Does anyone know of a similar application for macs? Then I could set my macbook close to the bottom of my tv and have the subtitles show up a lot bigger on the macbook's screen. Movie on the tv screen, subtitles on the macbook screen. I already tried VLC and it won't play the subtitle file without the movie file. I want something that will play the subtitle file alone like the Subtitles app for the iPhone does. P.S. I found codeman38's script (he made a version of Josh Erickson's script but for mac) that changes the SRT file to a file Netflix can use but I don't know how to make it work. __________________ Can't Remember Diddly! • Etsy • Facebook • flickr • Google • Twitter • YouTube

09-13-2010, 08:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Etoile Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,184	I would live something like this for pc too! __________________ "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." -Gandhi Gallaudet University Class of 2011

09-15-2010, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
hhege Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3	Netflix Watch Now - Subtitle Compatible You don't need a separate subtitle player. If you have a subtitle file, you can force the current Netflix player to show subtitles. See: SRT file "player" - software to overlay subtitles over anything Please, spread the word.

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10-28-2010, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
evil_queen_lisa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 591	I believe Ron Jaxon a while back created a how-to on how to do this... i dont think it was here on AD but on his website or blog or something. Basically he had a all-black 4 hr moving that you just loaded the subtitle track into and let it play. Then you could just position the player where ever you wanted, above or below the video you are watching. Hopefully he pops-by here and gives you the link. I don't remember it anymore. EQL