Hardware device to guarantee direct play with ASS and PGS subs (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by platypus_plumba@lemmy.world to c/jellyfin@lemmy.ml

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Any recommended hardware device to ensure that I won't need to transcode in order to burn ASS and PGS subtitles?

Right now I have a FireTV but it only direct plays SRT.

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[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I could be wrong but ass and pgs are image based and are "burned" because that's the only way to make them compatible. Burning requires transcoding, end of story.

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago

ass are text-based.

[-] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Well crap, maybe Plex just doesn't like them then

[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Oh ok, that sucks :(

I wonder how streaming services offer the ASS-like (hehe) subs without the burning delays.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That is a very interesting title if you don't realize what community it's posted in

[-] mmmmmsoup@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

My Apple TV 4K will play PGS without burning in

[-] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Dang, I just realized my FireTV does PGS without burning. Why do people always add embedded ASS subs if they require burningggg?

[-] GlassedSilver@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Anything Android-based using the builtin Exoplayer (Google's open-source AOSP media player of choice for Android) will need transcoding since Exo doesn't support styled subtitles fully.

https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/8435

Feel free to echo your frustration there, Google is unlikely to care otherwise I'm afraid.