ChromeOS - VLC media player

I decided to install ChromeOS on my computer. After setting up VLC media player, I noticed an issue where the subtitles overlap during video playback. The movie was being played directly from an HDD.

https://i.postimg.cc/Yqq6fR87/1.png

I was wondering if the movie already has subtitles baked right into the video, or if VLC media player is automatically grabbing extra ones from the web to go along with the subtitle file you have sitting there separately.

shadowlynx102 said:The movie might already have subtitles hardcoded, or perhaps VLC is automatically pulling additional subtitles from the internet to supplement the ones you have in a separate file.

The film doesn't have built-in subtitles. I watch this exact same movie, along with several others, using VLC on my Windows PC without ever encountering this issue.

I already laid out all the potential reasons why this might be happening. Since you seem to have it all figured out anyway, I guess you can just tackle it on your own...

It looks like somewhere in your VLC settings, there's an option enabled to automatically load subtitles from the internet.

shadowlynx102 said:I already laid out the potential causes for you. If you think you know better, then go ahead and fix it yourself...

Somewhere within the VLC settings, there is an option enabled to load subtitles from the internet.

I simply stated the facts. I wasn't trying to be condescending.

Daniel Cruz28 said:The movie doesn't have hardcoded subtitles. I watch this exact same file—and plenty of others—using VLC on Windows without any issues.

If you're seeing this with other movies and different subtitle formats ('.srt', '.sub' '...') too, then based (check the linked image), it looks like ChromeOS is causing VLC media player to misinterpret the timing for certain subtitle segments...

(Manually editing the subtitle timestamps probably won't help, given that everything works perfectly fine on Windows OS.)

You think it's overlapping because the timing got all messed up inside the file?
It looked like there were two different subtitles to me—if you look closely, the bottom one is dimmer, almost like it's "burned" right into the movie itself...
Either way, that sounds like a glitch with VLC media player rather than an issue with the OS, right?

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Michael Jackson10 said:Are you thinking the subtitles are overlapping because the timing within the file is just off?
It looked to me like there were two separate subtitle tracks. Visually, the bottom one seemed dimmer, almost as if it were "burned" directly into the video footage itself....
Surely this would be an issue with the VLC media player rather than the OS, wouldn't it?

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The VLC media player on ChromeOS operates quite differently than it does on Windows. The available settings feel significantly more limited.

Here is the VLC.log, in case it provides any useful insight.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EhO...D7L/view?pli=1

Michael Jackson10 said:You think it’s overlapping because the timing within the subtitle file itself is messed up?

Something like that, yeah—it’s almost as if there's an overlap in the file title.I am ready. Send the content. Time.(na) Designed specifically for displaying individual sentences...

Michael Jackson10 said:It looked like there were two different subtitles. To the naked eye, the bottom one had less brightness—almost like it was hardcoded directly into the film.

Screen brightness isn't just about the backlight. It’s actually somewhat dependent on the specific characters used in a word. Words composed of letters with flatter, white strokes tend to look perceptibly brighter.

And here I was, thinking the timing overlapped. (i.e., they overlap) Only two titles, yet it’s clearly part of a much larger issue. So, what about timing and other variables? It's a mess.

The subtitle at the top is blue ('Level 1').
"The railroad companies are going to be massive.
They're happy to make any kind of arrangement.";

The second layer of subtitles in this image is highlighted in yellow.

The subtitle start on 'Level 3' is in red.
"I don't follow. What exactly are you asking?";

In white, much like everything else, it’s just several layers of varying sentences.

Michael Jackson10 The user said:It’s clearly a VLC media player issue, not an issue with the OS.

That’s most likely how it is—now that @coppersailor28...Daniel Cruz28 He pointed out that VLC media player isn't quite the same as the version built for Windows.

Daniel Cruz28 said:VLC media player on ChromeOS feels completely different than it does on Windows. The settings are pretty stripped down.

Here’s the VLC.log, if it actually helps..

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EhO...D7L/view?pli=1

A log wouldn't mean much to me, unfortunately. I shouldn't even have to log into a Google account just to see anything. I'm not exactly an IT expert, for what it's worth.

Though there are likely some experts around here who actually know what they're talking about.

When I disable subtitles in VLC media player, they disappear entirely. This happens with every single movie I have tested. Interestingly, these exact same files play perfectly fine when using VLC media player on Windows. There is a massive discrepancy between VLC media player on Windows and VLC media player on ChromeOS. Within the VLC settings on Windows, there are significantly more options available than what I find in the ChromeOS version.

Other video players don't seem to suffer from these specific issues, but they come with their own set of headaches. If I open any other application or even just a web browser to view a page, the video playback stops immediately. For example, if a notification pops up and I want to read it, then try to open Gmail, the video simply quits. I don't encounter that particular interruption with VLC, yet I am still left struggling with the subtitle issue.

I have noticed an issue where subtitle text persists on the screen even after new subtitles appear, causing them to overlap. It is as if the previous line remains visible when the next one triggers, leading to this overlapping effect. This behavior occurs while using VLC media player on ChromeOS, yet I encounter no such problem when running VLC media player on Windows, where everything functions perfectly.

Segmentation fault (core dumped).

https://i.postimg.cc/c42T8pGX/Screen...2-22-41-38.png

I attempted to use the Linux version. The installation itself went smoothly, yet I cannot get it to launch. Is there a way to run it? I did find some information online suggesting it could be installed on ChromeOS and even how to go about it.