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I recently learned something about Netflix streaming videos that could be great if they fixed it. Believe it or not it's possible to add your own subtitles (such as subtitles you can download from sites like subscribe.com) to the streaming videos on Netflix. But there's a problem. They won't let you turn them on.
Let me walk you through the steps and you'll see what I means.
If you open a Netflix streaming video. Pause the video then left mouse click on the video (nothing will happen when you click in the video but it has to be done for the next step to work). Now use the keyboard shortcut by clicking ALT/SHIFT/CTRL/M.
A dialog box will open. One of the links in the box will say "Load custom DFXP file". If you click this link you can add your own subtitles file that you've downloaded onto your computer.
When you download subtitles they are usually either .SRT or .SUB. files. But a .DFXP is also a subtitles file and it's the kind Netflix uses. So you'll have to convert the SRT or SUB file into a DFXP subtitles file.
I tried it. It'll load into the Netflix streaming video just fine. It shows up on the videos subtitles menu. But, it won't let you turn the subtitles on. I've been trying to figure our how for a week now with no luck.
I've contacted Netflix. No reply so far (big surprise). But if they could get this working the subtitles issue will be much improved there. Maybe if enough of us mention it to them they'll start to listen. I doubt it but can't hurt. Maybe tweet their @Netflixhelps
I found a free srt to DFXP converter on line. Just imagine if they don't have subtitles for a video you want to watch you could add your own in a minute it two.
I recently learned something about Netflix streaming videos that could be great if they fixed it. Believe it or not it's possible to add your own subtitles (such as subtitles you can download from sites like subscribe.com) to the streaming videos on Netflix. But there's a problem. They won't let you turn them on.
Let me walk you through the steps and you'll see what I means.
If you open a Netflix streaming video. Pause the video then left mouse click on the video (nothing will happen when you click in the video but it has to be done for the next step to work). Now use the keyboard shortcut by clicking ALT/SHIFT/CTRL/M.
A dialog box will open. One of the links in the box will say "Load custom DFXP file". If you click this link you can add your own subtitles file that you've downloaded onto your computer.
When you download subtitles they are usually either .SRT or .SUB. files. But a .DFXP is also a subtitles file and it's the kind Netflix uses. So you'll have to convert the SRT or SUB file into a DFXP subtitles file.
I tried it. It'll load into the Netflix streaming video just fine. It shows up on the videos subtitles menu. But, it won't let you turn the subtitles on. I've been trying to figure our how for a week now with no luck.
I've contacted Netflix. No reply so far (big surprise). But if they could get this working the subtitles issue will be much improved there. Maybe if enough of us mention it to them they'll start to listen. I doubt it but can't hurt. Maybe tweet their @Netflixhelps
I found a free srt to DFXP converter on line. Just imagine if they don't have subtitles for a video you want to watch you could add your own in a minute it two.
