Subtitle offset > 60s?

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Is there a way to specify an offset in excess of 60s? I would have use for this when watching stuff recorded from TV as I generally get a minute or two of announcer in the beginning.

Thanks in advance!

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http://kodi.wiki/view/subtitles#Increasing_the_delay_range_for_subtitle_adjustment

Have a look at that link, Iā€™ve pre written the basics but adjust the values to suit.

Should be something like:

nano /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/advancedsettings.xml

Paste:

<advancedsettings>
  <video>
    <subsdelayrange>10</subsdelayrange>  <!-- Delay range for subtitles, in seconds. -->
    <audiodelayrange>10</audiodelayrange>  <!-- Delay range for audio/video sync, in seconds. -->
  </video>
</advancedsettings>

Ctrl+X (to exit), Y (to save)

sudo reboot

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Thanks. I will look into that. Another option I guess, is to strip the extra from the beginning of the file. Tried doing so, but ffmpeg just segfaulted.

4

It depends how you do this. If the file is an MKV, you can probably use mkvtoolnix to remove the parts you donā€™t want and remux it. I believe that the GUI based version also supports batch processing, so you could do this quite quickly, especially as remuxing is mainly an IO operation, unlike transcoding.

5

I find with messed up subtitles itā€™s easier to just download a better version of the subtitle or use a program called Subtitle Edit. Great program for editing subtitles. Subtitle Edit I give it a plug.:slight_smile:

6

mkvtoolnix looks promising, but do you have any idea if you can do that from the commandline? (server is in the basement). I checked the GUI and found no option to just cut from a certain timecode.

7

Yes, it can run from the command line.

8

https://mkvtoolnix.download/index.html

To cut from 1:19 and create a new file:

tvburk:/home/dalton/Videos # mkvmerge --split parts:00:01:19-01:50:00 ā€œStar Wreck VI In The Pirkinning.tsā€ -o Toppy/out.mkv
mkvmerge v9.4.0 (ā€˜Knurlā€™) 64bit
ā€˜Star Wreck VI In The Pirkinning.tsā€™: Using the demultiplexer for the format ā€˜MPEG transport streamā€™.
ā€˜Star Wreck VI In The Pirkinning.tsā€™ track 0: Using the output module for the format ā€˜MPEG-1/2ā€™.
ā€˜Star Wreck VI In The Pirkinning.tsā€™ track 1: Using the output module for the format ā€˜MP3ā€™.
Warning: Found at least one B frame without second reference in a non closed GOP.
The file ā€˜Toppy/out.tsā€™ has been opened for writing.
Progress: 99%
The cue entries (the index) are being writtenā€¦
Muxing took 44 seconds.