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diff --git a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml index 3eaa3f136d..fd297a8757 100644 --- a/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml +++ b/DOCS/xml/en/install.xml @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ you have to pass the option <option>-sub <term><option>-subdelay <replaceable>sec</replaceable></option></term> <listitem><simpara> Delays subtitles by <option><replaceable>sec</replaceable></option> seconds. - Can be negative. + Can be negative. The value is added to movie's time position counter. </simpara></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -667,13 +667,15 @@ you have to pass the option <option>-sub If you experience a growing delay between the movie and the subtitles when using a MicroDVD subtitle file, most likely the frame rate of the movie and the subtitle file are different. Please note that the MicroDVD subtitle -format uses absolute frame numbers for its timing, and therefore the -<option>-subfps</option> option cannot be used with this format. As -<application>MPlayer</application> has no way to guess the frame rate of -the subtitle file, you have to manually convert the frame rate. There is a -little perl script in the <filename class="directory">contrib</filename> -directory of the <application>MPlayer</application> FTP site to do this -conversion for you. +format uses absolute frame numbers for its timing, but there is no fps information +in it, and therefore the <option>-subfps</option> option should be used with this +format. If you like to solve this problem permanently, you have to manually +convert the subtitle file framerate. <application>MPlayer</application> can do this +conversion for you: + +<screen>mplayer <replaceable>dummy.avi</replaceable> -fps subtitles_fps -subfps avi_fps +[-subdelay sec] [-sub subtitle_filename] +<replaceable>-dumpmicrodvdsub</replaceable></screen> </para> <para> |