Timeline for Can Apple TV stream video from an external server using SMB or FTP protocol with external subtitles?
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| Jan 22, 2019 at 8:43 | comment | added | jksoegaard | Auto-load works fine for me. | |
| Jan 22, 2019 at 8:02 | comment | added | trejder | Thank you for your tests and comments. What about auto-subtitle-load feature? Does VLC or any other Apple TV-enabled player auto-loads subtitles, if corresponding .srt file is in the same folder and has exactly the same name as main video file? Or do I have to always make use of "load custom subtitles"-like option? | |
| Jan 21, 2019 at 16:34 | comment | added | jksoegaard | I use external .srts all the time (my native language is Danish) - works without problems with VLC on the Apple TV4. Timing can be adjusted if there's a problem. | |
| Jan 21, 2019 at 12:53 | comment | added | fsb | @trejder I only have a few .mp4 files with .srt. I don't have any .txt files. I'm able to play .mp4 with .srt without a problem. I played .mp4 and selected 'SRT external' subtitles and it played but the timing was off a few seconds. Not a great test, and I'm not sure it helps you, but that's all I have. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:54 | comment | added | fsb | @trejder I'll check and update with another comment. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:31 | comment | added | trejder | @fsb Let me double check to not shoot my own foot. Can you confirm that your Apple TV, using Plex, is able to fetch both .mp4 / .mkv and .srt / .txt file from external NAS, using SMB or FTP and play movie with external subtitles? I am asking because exactly the same combination of NAS + SMB + VLC, but on Android TV fails completely and only video is fetched (with audio but with no external subtitles). | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:29 | comment | added | jksoegaard | Yes, Plex is another example of a third party app. I have used VLC with subtitles. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:29 | vote | accept | trejder | ||
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:14 | comment | added | fsb | On my ATV I use Plex to stream movies from my NAS. It's free and I can turn on the subtitles without a problem. I've also used VLC but don't recall if I used subtitles with that app or not. | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 20:09 | history | answered | jksoegaard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |