Topic: WD TV HD Media Player

[sardaukar]

guys advise naman. i downloaded transporter 3 hd. sa folder, meron naman subs, in .srt but it doesn't appear when watching the movie even if i press the subtitle option. is there some coversion needed? mahina kasi yung volume nung dialogue compared to the sound effects. i got casino royale and the subtitles works fine. tia

Make sure the srt filename is exactly the same as the avi/mkv file. E.g.

transporter3-hd.mkv
transporter3-hd.srt

[stat]

Make sure the srt filename is exactly the same as the avi/mkv file. E.g.

transporter3-hd.mkv
transporter3-hd.srt

tnx for the tip. hindi pareho eh. should i just rename the srt file?

[sardaukar]

Yes just rename the srt file.

[pooch]

my fetish is adding srt files to my HD movies 

[stat]

Yes just rename the srt file.

thanks 


@ pooch

tips naman bro on how to do that. I have kingdom of heaven in 1080p w/o subs. Medyo mahina din yun dialogue sa speakers ko mataas kasi yung placement, so subtitles adding subtitles would be great help.

[pooch]

1. download srt files sa moviesubtitles.org or any subtitle sites
2. unzip
3. right click the mkv files then copy file name
4. rename by pasting the filename of the mkv file to the srt file 

ex would be yung kay sardaukar

transporter3-hd.mkv
transporter3-hd.srt

[stat]

bro 2 questions

pano pag 2 parts yung file? should i just rename it part 1 and part 2?

the transporter 3 file that i downloaded doesn't indicate if its mkv or avi, etc. How should i name it?

[sardaukar]

sorry nalito ko sa questions mo. can you write the filenames here?

[stat]

i got the subtitles to work, downloaded from the moviesubtitles.org. problem naman is out of sync din sa dialogue, sa isang movie ko sobrang late.     may workaround kaya dito? tnx sa mga reply really helpful.

@ sardaukar

bro yung ibang subtitles kasi sa moviesubtitles.org, may dalawang parts. so dalawang files ang na-extract. when playing the movie, 2 subtitles ang nasa options. i think yun yung part 1 and part 2. maybe there's some way na gawing isang file yung 2 parts na yun? yung iba kasi 3 parts pa.

[kelz]

pooch, sir how would you know which subtitle file to download? madaming files and diifferent sizes. so malamang may sync issues?

[raptor]

Ayos yun a!

Thanks a lot.  That's a very useful site.

Very useful nga ... by the way, besides the 1080p demos, there's also the INHD home theater tune up guide - useful for calibrating your LCD or plasma visually ... one note though for those accessing the site for the first time, to download the file, click on the "Parts" - when I initially tried to download files, I was clicking on the Titles - did not work 

[Verbl Kint]

i got the subtitles to work, downloaded from the moviesubtitles.org. problem naman is out of sync din sa dialogue, sa isang movie ko sobrang late.     may workaround kaya dito? tnx sa mga reply really helpful.

You will need to edit the srt file itself.  Subtitle Workshop (it's a program on Windows) has so far worked for me. 

@ sardaukar

bro yung ibang subtitles kasi sa moviesubtitles.org, may dalawang parts. so dalawang files ang na-extract. when playing the movie, 2 subtitles ang nasa options. i think yun yung part 1 and part 2. maybe there's some way na gawing isang file yung 2 parts na yun? yung iba kasi 3 parts pa.

Don't limit yourself to one site for getting subtitles.  For mkv files, I've had a lot of luck with MoTechSubs and Subscene.  Btw, minsan yung mga multipart na subtitles ay pang vcd.


At oo nga pala,

Tingnan niyo ng mabuti yung mga mkv files niyo kasi minsan ay may subtitles na siya built-in at hindi lang naka-activate.

[jaypd97]

mga sir! plano ko sana kumuha ng low budget na HT para sa WDTV ko. ok na ba ung binebenta na panasonic SCPT160 or ung samsung HTZ210k? aandar ba ng 5.1?

[Clondalkin]

pooch, sir how would you know which subtitle file to download? madaming files and diifferent sizes. so malamang may sync issues?

1. look at the filename of the subtitle file very closely (keywords: 720p, 1080p).  in some cases, you'd find the exact filename as that of the movie/TV show file.

2. look at the FPS:   For hd stuff, mostly 23.976 fps.  If you dont get the one with the matching framerate, you'll get sync problems.

3.  In case you cannot find a subtitle file that syncs correctly, find the "subtitle resync" function within the WDTV (if it exists).  If not, use the PC, run MKVMERGE and fix the sync (you've got to know the lead or lag in milliseconds and input that value in the associated parameter box before merging the movie file and the subtitle file).

4.  if you dont know how to do step 3, then watch the movie on a PC using KMPlayer and do subtitle resync through the player (sync correction is again in milliseconds hence you've got to estimate the lead/lag as you watch the movie).

5.  sometimes the subtitle file that matches perfectly is segmented into 2.  1st file would be no problem at all.  2nd one, take note, would be advanced by the playback time covered by the 1st file.   For instance, if the 1st subtitle file is good for 1 hour on a full length film,then the sync correction for the 2nd file would be 1 hour.   if you like the math, you can even get subs fragmented into 3 or 4, just make sure you know the correction time.

[sardaukar]

@ sardaukar

bro yung ibang subtitles kasi sa moviesubtitles.org, may dalawang parts. so dalawang files ang na-extract. when playing the movie, 2 subtitles ang nasa options. i think yun yung part 1 and part 2. maybe there's some way na gawing isang file yung 2 parts na yun? yung iba kasi 3 parts pa.

Di nako masyadong familiar sa mga 2 files na subtitles. Try to follow the other members' recommendations na lang.

Very useful nga ... by the way, besides the 1080p demos, there's also the INHD home theater tune up guide - useful for calibrating your LCD or plasma visually ... one note though for those accessing the site for the first time, to download the file, click on the "Parts" - when I initially tried to download files, I was clicking on the Titles - did not work 

Yeah, had to figure out the "Parts" thing. Yung 1-2-3. Nalito din ako nung una. But very useful site. Thanks! Bagal ko lang mag-dl. I think I'm only getting about 15kbps. Takes me almost 2 hours per 100mb file. Anyway it just runs in the background naman.

ETA: Uy mas mabilis na ngayon. Baka malakas lang ang traffic kagabi.

1. look at the filename of the subtitle file very closely (keywords: 720p, 1080p).  in some cases, you'd find the exact filename as that of the movie/TV show file.

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5.  sometimes the subtitle file that matches perfectly is segmented into 2.  1st file would be no problem at all.  2nd one, take note, would be advanced by the playback time covered by the 1st file.   For instance, if the 1st subtitle file is good for 1 hour on a full length film,then the sync correction for the 2nd file would be 1 hour.   if you like the math, you can even get subs fragmented into 3 or 4, just make sure you know the correction time.

Expert ka talaga sa subs. I'm sure your wife appreciates it.

[stat]

thanks everyone. i installed subtitle workshop, and fixed the sync issues. works great.

@ clondalkin

tnx for posting that. very informative. regarding renaming of 2 part files, i tried part1.srt and part2.srt. problem is it became subtitle option and 1 and 2 in the movie. how should i rename it?

[jayvel]

na experience nyo na ba the occasional artifacts sa mga mkv's? pag sinumulan ko isang movie sa kalagitnaan biglang nagaartifact tapos gagawin ko stop ko pag resume minsan nawawala pero minsan kailangan ko iskip 10 minutes para mawala. Pero sa mga avi files low res hindi naman. Any suggestions?

[gearhead000]

i have one file that does that. "jeepers creepers". i thought my unit is due for a return since it kept on doing that while watching that movie. but have watched other movies and it hasn't happened again. but if i play the same file, then same problem. what i do is ff or rew a bit then hit play. works most time but there are portions that this fix doesn't work.

[jacky]

Di nako masyadong familiar sa mga 2 files na subtitles. Try to follow the other members' recommendations na lang.


Yeah, had to figure out the "Parts" thing. Yung 1-2-3. Nalito din ako nung una. But very useful site. Thanks! Bagal ko lang mag-dl. I think I'm only getting about 15kbps. Takes me almost 2 hours per 100mb file. Anyway it just runs in the background naman.

ETA: Uy mas mabilis na ngayon. Baka malakas lang ang traffic kagabi.


Expert ka talaga sa subs. I'm sure your wife appreciates it.

a new learning everyday 
thanks

[Clondalkin]

na experience nyo na ba the occasional artifacts sa mga mkv's? pag sinumulan ko isang movie sa kalagitnaan biglang nagaartifact tapos gagawin ko stop ko pag resume minsan nawawala pero minsan kailangan ko iskip 10 minutes para mawala. Pero sa mga avi files low res hindi naman. Any suggestions?

If the problem appears at exactly the same timeline everytime, then that file is "nuked".  It happens kaya nga something labeled "proper" is usually uploaded later to correct any issues sa earlier releases.    For example, try nyo yung new upload ng Infamous about the Milk guy/gay.  At around 10 mins, you'd see some artifacts for sure whatever player you use.  No further details.

Pero kung nawawala paminsan minsan, that is caused by either inefficient encoding, or the player barely coping with the decoding and/or the video bitstream, or both.   

Solution:  try downloading another release especially DXVA compliant ones encoded by top tier groups such as Esir or Eureka (if you can find one).   


Multi-subs:
Does the WDTV allow you to choose a subtitle file manually?  Or it has to be automatically detected?

[stat]

If the problem appears at exactly the same timeline everytime, then that file is "nuked".  It happens kaya nga something labeled "proper" is usually uploaded later to correct any issues sa earlier releases.    For example, try nyo yung new upload ng Infamous about the Milk guy/gay.  At around 10 mins, you'd see some artifacts for sure whatever player you use.  No further details.

Pero kung nawawala paminsan minsan, that is caused by either inefficient encoding, or the player barely coping with the decoding and/or the video bitstream, or both.   

Solution:  try downloading another release especially DXVA compliant ones encoded by top tier groups such as Esir or Eureka (if you can find one).   


Multi-subs:
Does the WDTV allow you to choose a subtitle file manually?  Or it has to be automatically detected?

It's in the movie playback option, you can choose among multi-subs just like in a dvd movie.

[kelz]

guys i've got some movies na sobrang hina ng volume. kailangan naka max yung speakers ko. and medyo hassle, when i play another movie and nakakalimutan na naka max yung speakers parang sasabog yung kwarto sa sobrang loud. May workaround ba para maayos yung volume nung file?

[barrister]

Meron akong procedure for AVI format.

AVI ba ang format ng movies?

[kelz]

yes sir. and yung iba mkv. meron naman isa na mkv.mp4, not sure if mkv or mp4. sir kindly post the procedure, and for mkv's na rin kung meron. tnx!

[barrister]

Demux and remux with VirtualDubMod; normalize with MP3Gain.

[Clondalkin]

Now this is strange.  I got hold of a Police Concert in Buenos Aires (720p) that plays rather strangely on my PCs; kinda like 1.5x-2x normal speed on KMP with CoreAVC.  On VLC, the sound goes on and off.

Recently, I gave the same file to a friend who owns a WDTV and according to him, Sting plays perfectly well on that device.  What???

[disturbed]

Very useful nga ... by the way, besides the 1080p demos, there's also the INHD home theater tune up guide - useful for calibrating your LCD or plasma visually ... one note though for those accessing the site for the first time, to download the file, click on the "Parts" - when I initially tried to download files, I was clicking on the Titles - did not work 

sir the the INHD is divided into 2 parts..do I just load this to the wdtv as it is and play the 2 parts?sorry sir noob in this kind of thing

[keema]

mga sir question lang po..madami po bang klaseng types ng ".avi"? kse po may .avi akong file na hindi mag-play sa wd tv ko..sinasabi not supported blah blah..
yung .avi na file sir galing sa mini dv then rendered ko at export ko as .avi using adobe premiere..iniisip ko lang na dapat e-pleplay na ng wd tv un..kaso ayaw nya..bakit kaya ganun?   

[raptor]

sir the the INHD is divided into 2 parts..do I just load this to the wdtv as it is and play the 2 parts?sorry sir noob in this kind of thing

sir, those are rar compressed files ... you need winrar on your PC to extract the video file ... download the 2 parts, then if you have winrar installed on your PC, just double-click on the 1st part to run winrar - then select extract to (select your desired folder) ... winrar will automatically process the 2 parts .... load the extracted file on your media player

[disturbed]

thanks so much for the help sir..