Subtitles not working on multi track audio file, not parsing specific options to MEncoder?

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Load the Media server, windows 1.10.51
2. Set Audio Lanaguage Priority in MEncoder settings to that of the desired
audio track (in this case Japanese) jpn
3. Play MKV file on ps3 via transcode folder
4. No subtitles even with language/specific options forced
5. Works on a PC with a forced MPlayer command line, but not in PMS

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Langauge selection seems to work fine, no subtitles.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Java PS3 Media Server v1.10.51
Same problems on Windows XP 64 and Windows 7 RC 64

If you are transcoding a media file, which engine are you using (mencoder,
avisynth/mencoder, tsmuxer?)

MEncoder, as this contains subtitle tracks

If the media file is in error (or does not play flawlessly), what are the
codec informations of this file (you can use following program:
mediainfo.sourceforge.net) ? 

Media plays just fine after it gets transcoded, just no subtitles

Please provide any additional information below and PLEASE JOIN debug.log
file !!

Direct verbose dump from Mplayer on my PC:

C:\Program Files (x86)\SMPlayer\mplayer>mplayer -v -alang jpn -slang eng
"E:\TV\Anime\Hellsing\[Z-Z] Hellsing 1 - 13 DVDRip (Dual Audio)\[Z-Z]
Hellsing Ep. 02 - Club M.mkv"

Section cut:
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[mkv] |  + Track number: 4
[mkv] |  + Track type: Subtitle
[mkv] |  + Default flag: 0
[mkv] |  + Codec ID: S_VOBSUB
[mkv] |  + CodecPrivate, length 348
[mkv] |  + Language: eng
[mkv] |+ found cluster, headers are parsed completely :)
==> Found video stream: 1
[mkv] Aspect: 1.333333
[mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC), -vid 0
==> Found audio stream: 2
[mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_MPEG/L3), -aid 0, -alang eng
==> Found audio stream: 3
[mkv] Track ID 3: audio (A_MPEG/L3), -aid 1, -alang jpn
[mkv] Track ID 4: subtitles (S_VOBSUB), -sid 0, -slang eng

Important part is Track ID 4, the subtitle.

When launched with that command line on the PC, I get subtitles in MPlayer
transcoding on the fly.

When I launch Java PS3 Media Server with either -slang eng, -sid 0 or both
within the extra options of PMS... I get nothing. Is this not parsing the
correct commands that I am telling it to?

I even added 

container == matroksa :: -sid 1 -slang eng -alang jpn

to the custom codec/container properties within the application, I get the
japanese audio track... but again no subtitles.

Tried turning off ASS subtitling within PMS but this did nothing also.

Infact I don't seem to be able to get *anything* I post into the specific
command line boxes to work with PMS, what's going on?

Paul

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Paul.Joh...@gmail.com on 9 May 2009 at 10:44

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Is there no way this could be looked at?
The server seems to completely disregard subtitles when the audio track 
selected is
not the default within the mkv container...

cheers.

Original comment by Paul.Joh...@gmail.com on 12 Jun 2009 at 9:10

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I have to say that I have experienced the very same problem under linux. 
However with
the same mplayer version it seems to work under windows. This is extremely 
annoying
but the problem appears to stem from mplayer and not ps3 media server

Original comment by txfurt...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2009 at 11:21

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Just adding a comment in case anyone else runs into this problem as I 
experienced the same thing initially.

How to load the desired subtitles:
1. Enable the Transcode folder on PS3 Media Server Menus on PC
2. Browse on PS3 menu for a directory in the transcode folder named after your 
file 
3. Multiple files will then load from the multiple encoded tracks, select 
desired track for playback

Note: I've noticed that if you try to fast forward the file that needs loading 
of subtitles, it will not properly load.  You must play the file from the 
beginning and never skim forward or backwards as it will cause playback to get 
out of sync and subtitles will disappear (this has been my experience on 
multiple computers)

Hope that helps others out there

Original comment by mr.m....@gmail.com on 4 Oct 2012 at 5:21