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1113 points Bluestein | 3 comments | 17 Aug 24 18:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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ksdnjweusdnkl21 ◴[18 Aug 24 07:26 UTC] No.41280757[source]▶
It sounds stupid but the killer feature for me is possibility to have multiple subtitles visible, all easily configurable with a few keybinds (track, offset, position, size etc). No streaming service provides this, and they actively omit subtitle languages that aren't "relevant" to your geolocation. I cannot respect a service like that.
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1. scbrg ◴[18 Aug 24 09:16 UTC] No.41281175[source]▶
+1. This is a fantastic feature. I haven't even bothered learning the keybindings (perhaps I should), I just start with --sid1= and --sid2= and it works well enough.

Neither me nor my significant other are native English speakers, but we have different native languages. I'm comfortable enough with English, but like having English subtitles since I have a hard time with some dialects and occasionally just miss a word or two due to noisy audio. My SO likes having subtitles in their native language.

Being able to have multiple subtitles makes it possible for both of us to get the experience we like, at the cost of a little screen real estate. Well worth it.

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2. ksdnjweusdnkl21 ◴[18 Aug 24 10:20 UTC] No.41281431[source]▶
They are not default keybinds, but like any configuration can be cycled or set at runtime. Actually I don't use the keybindings much directly since my default config usually is fine, but have a remote GUI to configure it when needed.
3. exikyut ◴[21 Aug 24 09:49 UTC] No.41308552[source]▶
Depending on the aspect ratio of the video and playback viewport, you could move the subtitles into the potential black bar underneath.

If there is no black bar, you could get one of those long narrow LCDs off AliExpress, set up the driver, add it as an X display with the right positioning... and then drag the mpv window across that and the TV. Should work. Those little LCDs are just silly expensive though...