[SlashmanX]

Awh this brings me back. I was a large contributor to the desktop version of this incarnation of PT, focusing on the ability to play on external applications and Chromecasts and also adding TV Shows. I remember having such a eureka moment when I finally figured out how to get subtitles working when streaming live to a Chromecast

[john2x]

> get subtitles working when streaming live to a Chromecast

Teach me your ways, sensei.

[SlashmanX]

My code still exists in the desktop source[1] but essentially what you need to do is convert an srt to vtt [2] file and start a local http server that will serve the VTT file [3] and point the Chromecast to that

[1] - https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop/blob/dev...

[2] - https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop/blob/dev...

[3] - https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop/blob/dev...

[stef25]

Isn't it possible to "burn" the subtitles on to the video file somehow, maybe with ffmpeg? So they're there permanently.

[worble]

Yes but it wouldn't be ideal since you wouldn't be able to turn them on and off, or switch between multiple subtitles.

[mperdemata]

yes, the container formats such as MP4 and Matroshka support this.

Also, it can be definitely done with ffmpeg.

[cuu508]

Not Popcorn Time, but I've had great experience using Airflow (airflow.app) for streaming video to Chromecast. Among other things, it handles subtitles quite well.

[seam_carver]

Yes, a great app, it does OCR on subtitles that are stored as images and converts to a Chromecast compatible text format so it is incredibly powerful.