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Oct 15, 2014 Here s a guide to show you how to play SRT subtitle files when playing movies or videos in Windows Media Player using DirectVobSub codec. Windows 8.

This Is How You Can Add External Subtitles On Windows Media Player

It is indeed possible to add external subtitles to a movie that you re watching using Windows Media Player. The process is even simpler than you might think.

This article is specific to Windows Media Player 12, Microsoft s latest media library and player. Some users enjoy the simplicity of using the media player that came on their device, and Windows Media Player gets the job done in most cases.

We received some very helpful suggestions on how to add subtitles to WMP over in our Q A section and here we re going to go through it step by step.Preparation

First thing s first: download and install Windows Media Player 12. Every machine running Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 should have WMP preloaded. Just search for the program and install it. If, for some reason, you don t have Windows Media Player already, you can find out how to get it for your specific OS on Microsoft s website. Quick note, though: WMP isn t available for Windows RT.

Next, get your movie file and your subtitles file. Many websites offer subtitles, but SubtitleHub, the search engine for subtitle websites, will help you quickly search through several of them. Just download the files and extract them if they come in a. zip format.

As for your movie files, there are a few apps that can help you rip video files from DVD.

For this example, I have an episode of Friends and some subtitles that I ve put in one folder called Subtitled Friends. The Simple Way

Now, just put both of the files in the same folder and make sure they have the same name aside from the extension. In this case, the video is Friends and the subtitle file is Friends.srt.

Right-click on the video and choose Play with Windows Media Player. Hopefully, your video now plays with subtitles. But if it still isn t working, you have a few more options.

If You Run Into Trouble

The first step is to make sure WMP is set to display captions. From the default home screen you can right click on the bar near the top and select Play Lyrics, captions, and subtitles On if available. From the window in which the video is playing, this can be reached by right clicking at the top and selecting Lyrics, captions, and subtitles On if available.

If they still aren t displaying, you ll need to download DirectVobSub. The newest version is 2.41.7259 and it has x32 and x64 versions depending on if you have 64 bit or 32 bit Windows.

Simply run the installer, and DirectVobSub is ready to go. If you still can t see any subtitles, however, there is one last thing you can try. Rename the subtitle file and change the . srt to a . sub. For me, the subtitles played regardless of whether it was called. srt or. sub, but some users report one working more often than the other.

Celebrate

Congratulations. You can now watch your TV shows and movies with subtitles on WMP. Be sure to use this power for good, and never for evil.

If you ever want to move those videos over to your smartphone, there are a couple useful tools for doing that. Can t always be chained to a computer.

Some other great media players for Windows exist as well, including VLC Player, the app that plays any video file, and KMPlayer, the versatile and customizable media player. If you re on Windows 8/8.1, you even have some useful Modern apps to pick from.

Did this work for you. Do you have a prefered way of watching videos with subtitles. Let us know in the comments. Check out more about: media player, microsoft windows, video subtitles, windows media player.

Windows Media Player is a media program offered to users of Microsoft Windows. Windows Media Player can play both audio and video files found on your computer.

Nov 01, 2013 Here are some tips that can help you add external subtitles to your Windows Media Player software.

It is indeed possible to add external subtitles to a movie that you re watching using Windows Media Player. The process is even simpler than you might think. This.

Notes. If captions and subtitles appear even though you have not turned them on in the Player, verify that the sounds accessibility feature of Windows is not turned on.

Feb 20, 2012 Want to watch this again later. Sign in to add this video to a playlist. how to add subtitles to a downloaded movie in windows media player..Easy few.

While playing movies in Windows 7 Windows Media Player 12, I noticed that subtitles were not working in it though they were showing fine in VLC player.