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I have a 55" 16:9 TV, so since most movies use a 2.35:1 aspect ratio I'm seeing a movie with black bars above and below the movie.

I know in an .srt file you can mess with the position of a subtitle and I want to position it on the black bar on the bottom. A picture is easier to understand: https://prnt.sc/sJuRvYNzfNJy

I feel like this shouldn't work, since I imagine the subs are rendered on top of the film, but I'm curious if there's a way to achieve it.

I'm running an G3 OLED from LG on the latest version of WebOs.

laegirl
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Since the actual display is performed by an application, such as VLC or MPC-HC, and the MP4 file does not contain an image of subtitles applied throug the .SRT file, then it is possible to make the captions appear above or below the video. Of course, that depends on which application is used, and on the operating system.

For example, in VLC (shown in AskUbuntu, but likely works in Windows and Mac):

  • In Tools > Preferences choose All.
  • In Video > Filters > Cropadd, in the Padd section, enter some positive number for the Pixels to padd to buttom. A starting point for experimentation might be 60 or 80 px.
  • In Video > Filters, under Video filter module, set the Video scaling filter option.
  • Click Save.
  • VLC needs to be restarted for the change to take effect.

See the link above for details. Kudos to Informati01, from whom this answer was "borrowed".

DrMoishe Pippik
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