cannot load subtitles .srt on Movie Player

[Wagner Nobres]

Binary package hint: totem

To test:
1) Have 2 files: lost.avi and lost.srt in the same directory.
2) 2 Clicks on lost.avi file inside nautilus, so it opens the default Movie Player (Totem).
3) The movie plays but no subtitles playing.
4) Click on "View" menu and then "Subtitles", appears "Empty".

Here i upload my .srt file.

I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) final release with the latest updates on 29/04/2008.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 29 20:35:50 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/totem-gstreamer
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: totem-gstreamer 2.22.1-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/home/username/workspace/appman/exehda/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: totem
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

I believe it is possible to import subtitles. I do not think that they are automatically enabled. Try that, and post your results.

[Wagner Nobres (wagner.nobres)]

How can i do it? I can't see a menu or button to do this in Totem (gstreamer).
Thanks for your attention.

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

I would use VLC Media player to run this media file. Download it from Add/Remove... and run the video file. I believe importing subtitles can be found under the Video category.

[star-destroyer (jorgearturo)]

I had the same problem when upgrading from 7.10 to 8.04 and i solved it by making the subtitles to load when the movie does. My totem is in spanish but i think the menus might be something like this:

Edit -> Preferences, and then check something like "load subtitle file when the movie starts"

That worked for me.

[Wagner Nobres (wagner.nobres)]

Hey star-destroyes, Thank you.,. it worked! =)

[Wagner Nobres (wagner.nobres)]

Just need to: Edit -> Preferences, and then check "Automatically load subtitle files when movie is loaded"

[teledyn (garym-teledyn)]

didn't work for me, also 8.04, "Automatically load subtitle files" is checked, app quit and restarted and it is still checked, but no subtitle file is loaded. --debug doesn't add anything pertinent.