Adusting and fixing the path to a desired folder in Win 7 SP1.

[Peter Jason]

I download lots of movies and store them in on a HDD called "Movies".

Many movies are foreign and require subtitles, and these I find here:
http://www.subs.to/search/Sebastiane/0/0/0/

I download a subtitle to a the Internet-default folder on the system
HDD called "InternetDownloads".

Then I store the movie and its subtitle from "InternetDownloads" into
the one specific-to-this-movie folder on the "Movie" HDD.

To test and play the movie I use VLC Media Player that can load in a
subtitle by searching for its file. But VLC assumes this subtitle
file is in C:/Windows directory on the system HDD.

There seems no way of doing this in the VLC software.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

I download lots of movies and store them in on a HDD called "Movies".

Many movies are foreign and require subtitles, and these I find here:
http://www.subs.to/search/Sebastiane/0/0/0/

I download a subtitle to a the Internet-default folder on the system
HDD called "InternetDownloads".

Then I store the movie and its subtitle from "InternetDownloads" into
the one specific-to-this-movie folder on the "Movie" HDD.

To test and play the movie I use VLC Media Player that can load in a
subtitle by searching for its file. But VLC assumes this subtitle
file is in C:/Windows directory on the system HDD.

There seems no way of doing this in the VLC software.

I have never used subtitles in VLC, and never made any settings related
to them, so I have only default settings.

So to see what you're talking about, I opened a video file in VLC and
checked the Use Subtitles box. Then I clicked Browse (in the subtitles
dialog), and the Open File dialog opened in the same directory.

Then I got out of there and chose another folder, and the Subtitle
browser opened in the new folder.

That sounds like what you say you want...

Are you confused by the remarks about the Fonts files, or are you
confused by something else?

 

[Char Jackson]

I download lots of movies and store them in on a HDD called "Movies".

Many movies are foreign and require subtitles, and these I find here:
http://www.subs.to/search/Sebastiane/0/0/0/

I download a subtitle to a the Internet-default folder on the system
HDD called "InternetDownloads".

Then I store the movie and its subtitle from "InternetDownloads" into
the one specific-to-this-movie folder on the "Movie" HDD.

To test and play the movie I use VLC Media Player that can load in a
subtitle by searching for its file. But VLC assumes this subtitle
file is in C:/Windows directory on the system HDD.

There seems no way of doing this in the VLC software.

I switched to Media Player Classic - Home Cinema quite awhile back,
but during the years when I used VLC I always dumped the subtitle
files into the same folder with the movie/video and VLC never failed
to find them automatically. I guess you're saying that doesn't work
anymore. Which version of VLC are you using?

 

[Peter Jason]

I have never used subtitles in VLC, and never made any settings related
to them, so I have only default settings.

So to see what you're talking about, I opened a video file in VLC and
checked the Use Subtitles box. Then I clicked Browse (in the subtitles
dialog), and the Open File dialog opened in the same directory.

Then I got out of there and chose another folder, and the Subtitle
browser opened in the new folder.

That sounds like what you say you want...

Are you confused by the remarks about the Fonts files, or are you
confused by something else?

I have VLC 1.1.11 and I load up a movie by clicking on it and "open
with" the VLC. This starts the movie, but without subtitles. Then
I go to Video|SubtitlesTrack|OpenFile. Then I get directed to the
remote folder of C:/Windows.

Where is the "Use Subtitles Box"?

Confusion reigns.

 

[Peter Jason]

I switched to Media Player Classic - Home Cinema quite awhile back,
but during the years when I used VLC I always dumped the subtitle
files into the same folder with the movie/video and VLC never failed
to find them automatically. I guess you're saying that doesn't work
anymore. Which version of VLC are you using?

I have the VLC 1.1.11 and the subtitles are *.srt and I always get
dumped into the remote C:/Windows directory. I'll check out Media
Player too.

 

[Peter Jason]

I have the VLC 1.1.11 and the subtitles are *.srt and I always get
dumped into the remote C:/Windows directory. I'll check out Media
Player too.

Thanks
I found the secret in VLC which is to open VLC first and then select
the movie folder, then tick the "use subtitles" box. It doesn't seem
to work from an "Open with" from explorer.

But I can't find how to make "use subtitles" the default setting,
which would be nice.

 

[Char Jackson]

I found the secret in VLC which is to open VLC first and then select
the movie folder, then tick the "use subtitles" box. It doesn't seem
to work from an "Open with" from explorer.

It seems like you consider VLC to be your default video player, so why
not really make it your default video player? Then you can just double
click a video of that type and VLC will launch and play it. Put the
subtitles in the same folder with the video, and name them the same
(or close to it). The file extension will differ, of course.

But I can't find how to make "use subtitles" the default setting,
which would be nice.

Earlier this evening I Googled "vlc subtitles" and at least 6 of the
first 10 results included information on making subtitles play by
default. Rather than go back and get the info for you, I'm sure you
can find it as quickly as I can and then you won't have to wait for a
Usenet post.

 

[z]

SNIP

Thanks
I found the secret in VLC which is to open VLC first and then select
the movie folder, then tick the "use subtitles" box. It doesn't seem
to work from an "Open with" from explorer.

But I can't find how to make "use subtitles" the default setting,
which would be nice.

Hi Peter. The setting is there, way deep.

In VLC: Tools, Preferences, on the bottom left of the screen select the
all button, Video, Subtitles, tick Autodetect Subtile Files. Then set
the subtitle file autodetection path.

Nick.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:09:22 -0800, Gene E. Bloch

I have VLC 1.1.11 and I load up a movie by clicking on it and "open
with" the VLC. This starts the movie, but without subtitles. Then
I go to Video|SubtitlesTrack|OpenFile. Then I get directed to the
remote folder of C:/Windows.

Where is the "Use Subtitles Box"?

Confusion reigns.

That's for sure.

It would have been nice if you had replied to the above post to tell me
that you had learned the answer to your question downthread a bit, so
that I wouldn't be duped into giving you a redundant answer :-(

 

[Peter Jason]

That's for sure.

It would have been nice if you had replied to the above post to tell me
that you had learned the answer to your question downthread a bit, so
that I wouldn't be duped into giving you a redundant answer :-(

Forgive me but I was distracted with the complexity of the problem.
:-|

 

[Char Jackson]

Forgive me but I was distracted with the complexity of the problem.
:-|

Heh, that was one of the least complex problems I've seen here lately,
even ignoring the fact that it had nothing to do with Win 7. Glad you
got it figured out.

 

[Peter Jason]

Hi Peter. The setting is there, way deep.

In VLC: Tools, Preferences, on the bottom left of the screen select the
all button, Video, Subtitles, tick Autodetect Subtile Files. Then set
the subtitle file autodetection path.

Nick.

Thnks Nick, I've done this.