Hi,
How do I get subtitles to work on my minis neo-u1
In addition to
@notrui2 's suggestion above - You can also download any subtitle files you want separately of Kodi if you wish. (Google will be your friend for finding out where to source the subs etc
, in general they come from the same sources as the available add-ons anyway).
It's entirely up to you which method you prefer
. However, the Kodi add-ons are much more convenient if you want subs for entire movies or every movie you watch (or TV shows), but downloading them separately is generally the better option if all you need is subs for the smaller parts of movies that are in a foreign language. Personally, I prefer to download the .SRT files manually if & as they're required, (obviously as an example, there are other subtitle formats/file types available). It's easier to browse to the exact subs I need from a webpage than using the add-ons because you can clearly see the descriptions or any author's notes etc. I do have a couple of the sub add-ons for Kodi & they work fine but they're not quite as good sometimes when all you need is the subs for the smaller portions of a movie/TV show.
Once downloaded to your chosen device or NAS, you can either put them into a custom subtitle folder or you can simply have them in the same folder as the movies themselves. (You will need to configure/specify the path of the custom subtitle folder in Kodi's settings if you wish to go with that option.)
I have a U9-H & Kodi doesn't seem to like the subs being in a separate/custom directory. I just keep them in the same directory as the movies until I get round to remuxing the movie & the subtitle file together within a single MKV container.
Obviously, the subtitle file must be named
EXACTLY the same as the movie file to work! Additionally, it seems to vary across different OS's & devices, but for my (English) external subs to work on the U9-H I have to add "
.en" to the end of the actual filename or Kodi doesn't see them.
Example of how the movie & sub files need to be named:-
Movie name (2019) - 1080p.mkv
Movie name (2019) - 1080p
.en.srt
If your subs are in different language to English, you'll need to use the 2 letter country code for your specific language in place of the "
en".
If you've already downloaded & renamed your subtitle files, it may be the missing
.en (or your specific country code) at the end of the filename that's stopping them working.
Sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is lol
.
Shout if you need any further info
.