Any video player that can show two subtitles at a time?

Question

I am using Ubuntu 13.10 .

Is there any video player that can show two subtitles at a time while watching?

Thank you.

Solution 1

There's a tool called 2srt2ass that can take two langauages in two separate subtitle SRT files and combines them into one SSA/ASS file, showing one language at the top of the screen and one at the bottom.

Something like that's probably the cleanest solution in terms of playback (you can just use the player you would have anyway) but it's a bit of a faff to get started if you've got lots of videos to do this for.

Alternatives that do the same thing: SrtMerger

There's also an awk script on Ubuntu Forums that might be able to do the same thing.

Solution 2

Smplayer is GUI for the famous mplayer, the engine behind many players. It's now easy with stock Smplayer to display two subtitles. Just select your 2nd subtitle as a Secondary track and the player should automatically position it on the top. According to the blog:

This is available since SVN r6474 and requires mpv.

To install mpv: sudo apt-get install mpv

If it still doesn't work, try resetting the configuration file. According to Smplayer FAQ:

The easiest way to find the configuration files of SMPlayer is by selecting the option "Open configuration folder" in the Help menu. If you want to delete the current configuration and start with the default settings, just delete the file smplayer.ini (important: be sure SMPlayer is not running when you delete the file).

Solution 3

You can also use DualSub to merge subtitles. DualSub combines two SRT subtitles splitting the available width of the screen in two columns. It is highly configurable, and the resulting merged SRT can be used in different players (e.g. VLC, Windows Media Player, etc, even in your TV).

Enjoy!

Comments

[chadwicke619]

what type of two subtitle's? can you please explain?

[mx7]

@Tarun If I had the screen shot I will be familiar , why would I post here then ?

[mx7]

two subtitles in different languages in the same time have to appear while watching the video. @Tarun .

[chadwicke619]

ya edited my comment.

[Oli]

Not in any meaningful way, no. At the least you're in a position where you have to fish out the subtitles, send them somewhere for merging, put them in the right place and then select that subtitle.

[d9k]

Thanks! Worked like a charm Extended options appeared to be useful (like subtitles synchronisation and extended show delay)