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Hardware device to guarantee direct play with ASS and PGS subs

https://lemmy.world/post/14796158

Hardware device to guarantee direct play with ASS and PGS subs - Lemmy.World

Any recommended hardware device to ensure that I won’t need to transcode in order to burn ASS and PGS subtitles? Right now I have a FireTV but it only direct plays SRT.

Apr 28, 2024 at 4:04pmWeb
Show threadedgemaster72Apr 28, 2024
That is a very interesting title if you don’t look at the community it’s posted in
Show threadBakkodaApr 28, 2024
I could be wrong but ass and pgs are image based and are “burned” because that’s the only easy to make them compatible. Burning requires transcoding, end of story.
Show threadplatypus_plumbaApr 28, 2024

Oh ok, that sucks :(

I wonder what streaming services do to offer the ASS-like (hehe) subs without the burning delays.

Show threadwatsonApr 28, 2024
ass are text-based.
Show threadBakkodaApr 29, 2024
Well crap, maybe Plex just doesn’t like them then
Show threadmmmmmsoupApr 29, 2024
My Apple TV 4K will play PGS without burning in
Show threadplatypus_plumbaApr 29, 2024
Dang, I just realized my FireTV does PGS without burning. Why do people always add embedded ASS subs if they require burningggg?
Show threadGlassed SilverMay 13, 2024

Anything Android-based using the builtin Exoplayer (Google’s open-source AOSP media player of choice for Android) will need transcoding since Exo doesn’t support styled subtitles fully.

github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8435

Feel free to echo your frustration there, Google is unlikely to care otherwise I’m afraid.

Support SSA/ASS styling · Issue #8435 · google/ExoPlayer

Add support for SSA/ASS styling. Currently there is only "minimal" support for ASS subtitles since styling was removed from the initial PR. (See #2281) It would be great to have full support of the...

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