| Summary: | Having a .srt file in the project folder burns subtitles despite having hidden the subtitle track | ||
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| Product: | [Applications] kdenlive | Reporter: | anarelle |
| Component: | Title Clips & Subtitles | Assignee: | Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb> |
| Status: | RESOLVED NOT A BUG | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | berndmj |
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version First Reported In: | 25.08.0 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Microsoft Windows | ||
| OS: | Microsoft Windows | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | ||
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| Attachments: | what it looks like while editing in kdenlive where only styled subtitles are visible, vs what it look after video is rendered while having a srt file in the project folder | ||
Please ignore this report. The culprit here was actually the VLC video player, which automatically loads any .srt file found in the same folder. So the subtitles were being loaded, not burnt into the rendered video file. (In reply to anarelle from comment #1) > Please ignore this report. The culprit here was actually the VLC video > player, which automatically loads any .srt file found in the same folder. So > the subtitles were being loaded, not burnt into the rendered video file. Closing the report |
Created attachment 188692 [details] what it looks like while editing in kdenlive where only styled subtitles are visible, vs what it look after video is rendered while having a srt file in the project folder SUMMARY If a .srt is kept in the project folder, even when subtitles are not embedded or the subtitle track is hidden, the subtitles are burnt into the rendered file. The kdenlive project monitor doesn't show them, so it can only be seen after rendering the video. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Create a new project. 2. Add subtitles (you can use speech recognition). 3. Export subtitles to a .srt file > save the file to project folder. 4. Mark subtitle track as hidden. 5. Render video. OBSERVED RESULT Subtitles are embedded into the rendered video (with the default style) even when the subtitle track is hidden. The default subtitles are not visible while editing in kdenlive, only after rendering they are visible. EXPECTED RESULT Only the subtitles visible while editing are embedded in the rendered video. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: 10 22H2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0 Qt Version: 6.10.1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This was reproduced on the standalone 25.08.0 version and the installed 25.12.0 version. For speech recognition the Turbo Whisper model has been used. If the subtitle track is not hidden, and let's say subtitle styles are edited so they don't look just like the default subtitles (manage subtitles > styles tab > edit > change position, color, font, etc.) then both subtitles will show in the rendered video (styled from the .ass file, plus the default style from the .srt file). Workaround: Remove .srt file from the project folder before rendering.