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FS#53769 - kodi fails to display subtitles using libass+ffmpeg
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Opened by Apewall (Apewall) - Sunday, 23 April 2017, 22:56 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 06:05 GMT
Opened by Apewall (Apewall) - Sunday, 23 April 2017, 22:56 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 06:05 GMT
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DetailsDescription: kodi failing to display subtitles using libass since Arch is on libass.9.so and kodi looks for libass.5.so
Additional info: Kodi 17.1-1 (2017-03-20 19:13 UTC) libass 0.13.6.1 libass.so=9-32 Steps to reproduce: -Play video with soft encoded libass subtitles. Workaround: create symlink from libass.5.so to libass.9.so |
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Closed by Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 06:05 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: kodi 17.1-2
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 06:05 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: kodi 17.1-2
That is not a workaround, that's horrible hack that will break things. I don't care if you screw up your system, but don't suggest others do something that dumb.
extra/ffmpeg 1:3.3-1
ffmpeg version 3.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 6.3.1 (GCC) 20170306
libass seems to work fine in other video players which also use ffmpeg.