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animageforyou
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May 5, 2025
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Subtitles do not show on TV

  • May 5, 2025
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Hello, trust all is well.

Help needed.

I am using the latest version Premire Pro Beta, my exported subtitles (.srt) do not display on my TV, but do so on PC Vlc and also via Windows media player) and eve the translated language does.

I have uploaded .pm and .srt files separately and also in same folder. If any help, my tv is a Panasonic TX55FZ802B. When searching folder on TV, it only shows .mp file and not the .srt files, therefore I cannot view subitiles.

According an older video (2 years ago) on YouTube video, the guy says to export as embed .srt. On latest version, ther is only two choices: Burn on Video or create sidecar .srt file.

I am editing wedding videos and wish my clients to be able to witch on subtitles on their TVs.

In case it helps:

System is:

Windows 11 pro

Intel Core i9-9900 CPU   3.6 Ghz cranked up to 4.5Ghz

Nvidia GTX 1070i graphics card (latest driver)

Three hard drives

System is running fine otherwise

Thanks in advance.

Bob

2 replies

Stan Jones
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Stan JonesCommunity Expert
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May 7, 2025

@animageforyou,

 

Big picture: you can't know what TVs clients might use, and this poses a challenge since some TV/apps won't playback any subtitles. That is part of the reason some editors opt for a cloud solution (Youtube/Vimeo).

 

I have preferred an option with a USB drive plugged into TVs that support it. But I have now discovered that my TV (Sony Bravia) requires xfat (won't use NTSC), but the TV at our neighborhood clubhouse is the opposite.

 

My recent experience is that Youtube won't upload even a private video without stripping copyrighted audio.

 

When naming the sidecar, take into account the possibility that PR is adding the video format extension to the filename:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/sidecar-captions-add-media-extension-to-file-name/td-p/14093587

 

A workaround is to provide two files: one with no subtitles and one with subtitles burned in. Not optimal, but not the worst option.

 

Anyone have a favorite way to handle this?

 

Stan

 

 

 

 

 

Averdahl
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AverdahlCommunity Expert
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May 9, 2025

It´s either DVD/BD-disc or burn in the subtitles in the video or upload it to Youtube/Vimeo if the goal is to make sure that all people can see the subtitles.

 

It seems that every TV has their specific specifications for media so it is not possible to have one file and one subtitle format that plays in all TV´s, as you have pointed out. That´s why the abowe is required.

 

I gave up "one-format-for-all-TV´s" many years ago when i discovered that a mp4-file can be used in one TV while another TV refused to playback the same file file since it demanded the mov-extension, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.

 

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Anyone have a favorite way to handle this?


By @Stan Jones

 

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
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    May 5, 2025

    Does your TV support SRT files?

    You will have to check the TV manual.

    animageforyou
    animageforyouAuthor
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    May 6, 2025

    Hi, according to the manual, it does. Please see attached screenshot of the page.  

    I don't understand why .srt does not display.

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