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Supported Subtitle Formats
External Subtitle Files
Reading & decoding
Mezzmo can read and stream the following external subtitle files to UPnP and DLNA devices and web browsers that support displaying external subtitle files. The subtitle file must be placed in the same folder as your video file and have the same file name (e.g. “Inception.mkv” and “Inception.srt”).
| Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension | Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension | Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Encore | {filename}.txt | Advanced SubStation Alpha | {filename}.ass | Advanced Subtitles | {filename}.xas |
| Captions 32 | {filename}.txt | DVD Subtitle System | {filename}.txt | DVD Subtitle | {filename}.sub |
| JacoSub 2.7+ | {filename}.jss | Karaoke Lyrics Enhanced LRC | {filename}.lrc | Karaoke Lyrics LRC | {filename}.lrc |
| Mac DVD Studio Pro | {filename}.txt | MicroDVD | {filename}.sub, {filename}.txt | MPEG-4/3GPP | {filename}.ttx, {filename}.ttxt |
| MPL | {filename}.mpl, {filename}.txt | Phoenix Japanimation Society | {filename}.pjs | QuickTime Text | {filename}.txt |
| RealTime | {filename}.rt | Rich Media Project | {filename}.xml | SAMI Captioning | {filename}.smi, {filename}.sami, {filename}.smil |
| Sonic DVD | {filename}.sub | SubRip | {filename}.srt | SubStation Alpha | {filename}.ssa |
| SubViewer 1 | {filename}.sub | SubViewer 2 | {filename}.sub | Timed Text | {filename}.ttx, {filename}.ttxt |
| TMPlayer | {filename}.txt, {filename}.sub | TMPlayer Multiline | {filename}.txt, {filename}.sub | SAMI | {filename}.smi |
| Turbo Titler | {filename}.tts | YouTube | {filename}.xml | VobSub | {filename}.idx, {filename}.sub |
Transcoding
Mezzmo can transcode subtitles to the following external subtitle file formats. This allows for fast on-the-fly subtitle conversion so that your subtitles can be streamed as external subtitle files and displayed on your devices and web browsers.
| Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension | Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension | Subtitle Format | Identifier/File Extension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced SubStation Alpha | {filename}.ass | MicroDVD | {filename}.sub | MPEG-4/3GPP | {filename}.ttx |
| SAMI Captioning | {filename}.smi | SubRip | {filename}.srt | SubStation Alpha | {filename}.ssa |
| Timed Text | {filename}.ttx | - | - | - | - |
Embedded Subtitle Formats
Reading & decoding
Mezzmo can detect and stream the following embedded subtitle channels in your video files to UPnP and DLNA devices and web browsers that support displaying embedded subtitle channels.
| Subtitle Format | Video file container | Subtitle Format | Video file container | Subtitle Format | Video file container |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced SubStation Alpha | matroska | DivX/XSub | avi | DVB Teletext | mpeg, mpegts |
| DVD Subtitles | matroska, mpeg, mpegts | JacoSub | ogm | Micro DVD | matroska |
| MPEG-4/3GPP | mov, mp4, m4a, 3gp, 3g2, mj2 | RealTime | real video | Sami/Smil | matroska |
| SubRip/Text | matroska, ogm, mpeg4 | SubStation Alpha | matroska, mpeg4 | SubViewer | matroska |
Transcoding
Mezzmo can copy subtitles into the following embedded subtitle channel formats. This allows to preserve originally embedded subtitles when transcoding your video files.
| Subtitle Format | Video file container | Subtitle Format | Video file container | Subtitle Format | Video file container |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced SubStation Alpha | matroska | DivX/XSub | avi | DVD Subtitles | matroska, mpeg, mpegts |
| MPEG-4/3GPP | mov, mp4, m4a, 3gp, 3g2, mj2 | SubViewer | matroska | SubRip/Text | matroska |
| SubStation Alpha | matroska | DVB Teletext | mpeg, mpegts | - | - |
Subtitle (external and embedded) formats that Mezzmo can burn
Mezzmo can burn any of the external subtitle file formats and embedded subtitle channel formats that Mezzmo can read - including 3D subtitle formats. Burning subtitles into videos lets you watch subtitles on devices that are not capable of displaying external or embedded subtitles. Burning 3D subtitles for your 3D TV is fully supported.