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{{Back to|VLC Features Formats}}
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{{Back to|Subtitles}}
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|+ '''Subtitles Status'''
 
|+ '''Subtitles Status'''
 
|-
 
|-
! Subtitle Name !! Extension !! Subtitle Type !! Character Encoding !!Line Break !! Text Styling  !! Metadata Info !! Timings !! Timing Precision || {{VLC}} Support
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! Subtitle Name !! Extension !! Subtitle Type !! [[Character Encoding]] !!Line Break !! Text Styling  !! Metadata Info !! Timings !! Timing Precision || {{VLC}} Support
 
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|-
 
! AQTitle
 
! AQTitle
 
|| *.aqt || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || Framings || Dependent on Frame || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over)
 
|| *.aqt || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || Framings || Dependent on Frame || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over)
 
|-
 
|-
! [[CVD]]
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! Blu-Ray
|| *.cvd || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || Don't know || {{Yes}}
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|| N/A || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} (1.1.0 and over)
 
|-
 
|-
! DVB Subtitles
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! [[CVD subtitles]]
|| N/A (in DVB streams) || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A ||  {{No}} || Elapsed Time || Don't know || {{Yes}}
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|| *.cvd || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A ||  {{No}} || Elapsed Time || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
! DKS
 
! DKS
|| *.dks || Text-based || None ||  {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time|| Don't know || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over)
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|| *.dks || Text-based || None ||  {{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time|| {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over)
 
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|-
! JACOSub
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! DVB subtitles
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|| N/A (in DVB streams) || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A ||  {{No}} || Elapsed Time || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}}
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|-
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! [[DVD subtitles]]
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|| N/A || Image-based || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}}
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|-
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! [[JACOsub]]
 
|| *.jss || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over), no styles
 
|| *.jss || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over), no styles
 
|-
 
|-
! Kate
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! [[Kate]]
|| N/A (inside OGG) || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || Don't know || Don't know || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over), no styles
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|| N/A (inside OGG) || Text-based || None || {{Yes}} ||{{Yes}} || {{No}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} (0.9.0 and over), no styles
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[MicroDVD]]
 
! [[MicroDVD]]
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|-
 
! MPEG-4 Timed Text
 
! MPEG-4 Timed Text
|| .ttxt || XML || Don'tknow || Don'tknow || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 1 Millisecond || {{Yes}}
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|| .ttxt || XML || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 1 Millisecond || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
! MPL2
 
! MPL2
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|| *.srt|| Text-based || Informally Unicode || {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
|| *.srt|| Text-based || Informally Unicode || {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{No}} || Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
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|-
! [[Sub Script Alpha |SSA/ASS]]
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! [[SubStation Alpha]]
|| *.ssa|| Text-based || None|| {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}}||  Elapsed Time|| 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}, 0.9.0 and over
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|| *.ssa/.ass || Text-based || None|| {{No}} || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}}||  Elapsed Time|| 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}, 0.9.0 and over
 
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|-
 
! [[SubViewer]]
 
! [[SubViewer]]
 
||*.sub|| Text-based || None|| {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{Yes}}||  Elapsed Time|| 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
||*.sub|| Text-based || None|| {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{Yes}}||  Elapsed Time|| 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
! [[SVCD]]
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! [[SVCD subtitles]]
|| *.svcd || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A ||  {{No}} || Elapsed Time || Don't know || {{Yes}}
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|| *.svcd || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A ||  {{No}} || Elapsed Time || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}}
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|-
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! [[Teletext]]
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| {{Unknown}} || Text-based || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Unknown}} || {{Yes}}
 
|-
 
|-
! Universal Subtitle
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! [[USF|Universal Subtitle]]
 
|| *.usf|| XML ||  Unicode (UTF-8)||  {{No}} ||  {{Yes}} (XML DTD)||{{No}} || Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}, 0.9.0 and over
 
|| *.usf|| XML ||  Unicode (UTF-8)||  {{No}} ||  {{Yes}} (XML DTD)||{{No}} || Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}, 0.9.0 and over
 
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|-
! [[VobSub | VOBSub]]
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! [[VobSub]]
 
|| *.sub, *.idx|| Image-based ||  N/A||  N/A||  N/A||  N/A||  Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
|| *.sub, *.idx|| Image-based ||  N/A||  N/A||  N/A||  N/A||  Elapsed Time|| 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
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||  *.txt|| Text-based || None|| {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{No}} || Framing or Time||  10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
||  *.txt|| Text-based || None|| {{Yes}}||  {{No}} || {{No}} || Framing or Time||  10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) || {{Yes}}
 
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|-
! DivX Subtitles (XSUB)
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! [[XSUB]] (DivX subtitles)
|| N/A (embedded in .divx) || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 1 Millisecond || {{No}}
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|| N/A (embedded in .divx) || Image-based || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{No}} || Elapsed Time || 1 Millisecond || {{Yes}} (1.1.0 and over)
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|}<noinclude>
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Codecs]]
 
[[Category:Codecs]]
 
[[Category:Subtitles]]
 
[[Category:Subtitles]]
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Latest revision as of 00:30, 1 April 2019

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Subtitles Status
Subtitle Name Extension Subtitle Type Character Encoding Line Break Text Styling Metadata Info Timings Timing Precision VLC media player Support
AQTitle *.aqt Text-based None Yes No No Framings Dependent on Frame Yes (0.9.0 and over)
Blu-Ray N/A Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes (1.1.0 and over)
CVD subtitles *.cvd Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
DKS *.dks Text-based None Yes No No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes (0.9.0 and over)
DVB subtitles N/A (in DVB streams) Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
DVD subtitles N/A Image-based Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
JACOsub *.jss Text-based None Yes Yes No Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over), no styles
Kate N/A (inside OGG) Text-based None Yes Yes No Unknown Unknown Yes (0.9.0 and over), no styles
MicroDVD *.sub Text-based None Yes No No Framings Dependent on Frames Yes
MPEG-4 Timed Text .ttxt XML Unknown Unknown Yes No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond Yes
MPL2 *.mpl/.txt Text-based None Yes No No Sequential Time 100 Milliseconds (1/10th sec) Yes, no italic
MPSub *.sub Text-based None Yes No Yes Sequential Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over)
OggWrit N/A (inside Oggs) Text-based None No Yes Yes Sequential Granules Dependent on Bitstream untested ???- Not specified yet.
Phoenix Subtitle *.pjs Text-based None No No No Framings Dependent on Frames Yes (0.9.0 and over)
PowerDivX .psb Text-based None No No No Elapsed Time 1 Second Yes (0.9.0 and over)
RealText / SMIL *.rt HTML-based Unicode (UTF-8) Yes Yes (SMIL) No Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes (0.9.0 and over)
SAMI *.smi HTML-based Unicode (Windows-1252) Yes Yes (CSS) Yes Framings Dependent on Frames Yes
Structured Subtitle Format .ssf XML None No Yes Yes Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond No
SubRip *.srt Text-based Informally Unicode Yes No No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes
SubStation Alpha *.ssa/.ass Text-based None No Yes Yes Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes, 0.9.0 and over
SubViewer *.sub Text-based None Yes No Yes Elapsed Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes
SVCD subtitles *.svcd Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time Unknown Yes
Teletext Unknown Text-based Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Yes
Universal Subtitle *.usf XML Unicode (UTF-8) No Yes (XML DTD) No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes, 0.9.0 and over
VobSub *.sub, *.idx Image-based N/A N/A N/A N/A Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond (1/1000th sec) Yes
VPlayer *.txt Text-based None Yes No No Framing or Time 10 Milliseconds (1/100th sec) Yes
XSUB (DivX subtitles) N/A (embedded in .divx) Image-based N/A N/A N/A No Elapsed Time 1 Millisecond Yes (1.1.0 and over)