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by john2x 1452 days ago
> get subtitles working when streaming live to a Chromecast

Teach me your ways, sensei.
2 comments
SlashmanX 1452 days ago
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...

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stef25 1451 days ago
Isn't it possible to "burn" the subtitles on to the video file somehow, maybe with ffmpeg? So they're there permanently.
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worble 1451 days ago
Yes but it wouldn't be ideal since you wouldn't be able to turn them on and off, or switch between multiple subtitles.
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mperdemata 1451 days ago
yes, the container formats such as MP4 and Matroshka support this.

Also, it can be definitely done with ffmpeg.

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cuu508 1452 days ago
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.
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seam_carver 1451 days ago
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.
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