[FFmpeg-user] Adding Subtitles Problem...

[Moritz Barsnick]

> However I still cannot see the subtitles when I play it through wmp or
> ffplay (not expecting this but just checked).
> 
> I'm wondering if the subtitles have actually been successfully inserted into
> the video and that I simply cannot see them with the players I'm using? 

Well, that's what Carl Eugen wrote:

> FFplay cannot show test-based subtitles, try MPlayer.
[...]
> Does wmp really support mov_text?
> I never tested.

> The ultimate viewing destination for this is a jwplayer embedded on a web
> page. Are the subtitles likely to be displayed on that player - does anyone
> know?

Google knows. You've heard of Google? ;-)
http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/jw-player/28845/adding-video-captions/

(The three supported formats are not embedded in the video container,
AFAICT.)

Moritz