Jellyfin burning subtitles for AndroidTV
Jellyfin burning subtitles for AndroidTV
Hey, I’m using Jellyfin and AndroidTV as client.
Everything is usually working fine using direct play. But for a few files, when using subtitles, I will get the message "burning subtitles" and the server will start transcoding it. I haven’t really figured out what format is causing it, but it only happens when enabling subtitles.
Anyone else having this issue? Can I do anything to fix it?
The Android client seems to have dropped a few player engines in a recent update. Previously there was an option to use libvlc, omxplayer or a third option that I can't recall. Seems the developer opted to go with the worst option.
The AndroidTV app can use external players such ss VLC. I went with kodi as a client instead.
I see, thank you 😊
It's not an issue, it's expected behavior for transcoding when subtitles are in the original format.
You can disable subtitles burning while transcoding, or you can try and find a different client that will use subtitles from a file, but it's probably going to be hit or miss, and require a bunch of upfront work.
I've found that as well with some files. At first I thought the issue was with the jellyfin instance had not enough capabilities, but after trying the same file with its subtitles, it worked on any other client: flatpak, web, and regular android. So for me it is the chromecast/androidtv device, so I am now looking what to replace it with