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LeBanner · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Slovenija

Hello!!
Hi guys, I hope to get some help here. The problem is that the player wont read subtittles from my DVD on wich I have Friends (entire season - 24 episodes)
The subtitle name is the same of the avi file but it just wont read. Subtitles are in .srt format. Please help.
Thank you!!

[ Added: 2007-04-02, 15:41 ]
After wasted 10 dvd-s i saw that it wont play subtittles if I put friends on a DVD. I put it on CD and it played without problem. Is there a way to solve this cause i dont want to have 7 cd`s for one friend season. Where is the trick??
Thank you!!

dinderi · Posted: 2007-04-02, 18:30

Each film and it's subtitles in each folder. That is a trick

LeBanner · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Slovenija

thanks dinderi but I try this and still doesnt work. I really dont know where is the trick. If you have any other Ideas please let me know. Thank you!!

dinderi · Posted: 2007-04-02, 19:31

I used 393 for couple of months and never seen this problem, on movies that I have. May be this is similar problem that has been seen for dv-380. Some xvid files with 6 chanel audio makes problems in showing subtiltes, even if thay apear under "Subtitle" Key. Mod firmware for dv-393, still does not solve this problem, unfortunately.
When film start, try not to fast forward or rewind, nor jump to specified time. Just let it play itselfs. If subtitles disapear themselfs, push "Pause" - > "FF" - > "Play", thay may get back again.

LeBanner · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Slovenija

The subtittles doesnt disapear it just wont show at all. Well, too bad....my cardio will be so boriing now

Thanks again!!

[ Added: 2007-04-02, 21:21 ]
uh, oh I forgot...but why on CD-s the same files works perfectly and when I put it on DVD-s wont read the subtittles??

tendrys28 · Posted: 2007-04-02, 22:46

LeBanner wrote:

uh, oh I forgot...but why on CD-s the same files works perfectly and when I put it on DVD-s wont read the subtittles??

Maybe this bug has something to do with refreshing read-ahead buffer, on DVD's it can forgot the data from it, but not on CD , because size or refresh rate of that buffer is different for CD's and DVD's.

LeBanner · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Slovenija

So, I cant do anything about this...

tendrys28 · Posted: 2007-04-03, 10:42

Theoretically you can "force" the buffer to refresh, like Dinderi said, but if this way doesn't work for you ...

LeBanner · Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Slovenija

Thank you guys for your help. If anyone has any ideas i will be very happy.

Oleg_USA · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA

I have the same problem. My player's model is DV-393-s. It doesn't play srt subtitles (never attempted playing any other kind of subtitles) if I use a DVD+R or DVD-R disc. Also, I never attempted playing them on a CD-R disc. Can anyone help me fix it please??

!robert7 · Age: 30 Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 34

Use shorter filenames. that's the only solution for now. it works.

Oleg_USA · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA

Wow, great!! Unfortunately, I already burned those files on recordable, but not re-writeable DVDs; therefore some DVDs have been wasted. But it's great everything will be fine with the DVDs I'll burn in the future, thanks!!

!robert7 · Age: 30 Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 34

A new discovery: some ppl have confirmed that Pio 393 DOES support multisession DVDR!! (not just DVDRW like most dvd players) So you can simply RENAME the files without wasting extra discs!!

Oleg_USA · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Location: USA

What do you mean?? I burned those DVDs in a single session, meaning those discs are closed.

!robert7 · Age: 30 Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 34

if you use the default option of a burning program the disc is still open and you can continue burning on that disc, most of the players won't read the extra session, pio393 WILL!! (unless you have intentionaly colsed it - there is no reason for doing that - NEVER)