2023-08-21, 06:37 AM
I'm using the Android TV Jellyfin Client, latest as of this date, on my Zidoo Z9x (latest stable software 6.4.42).
External subtitles added to my film's folder using the described naming convention do not work by default when playback is to External Player.
The Zidoo player will find the external assets for the film in the same folder as the film as long as it know what that path is... it does not as the current Jellyfin Android TV client does not make use of the library shared path any more.
I do not know the reasons for that option being removed; but I believe being able to play the Film using its shared path, thus presenting that path and file to the External Player, the external subtitle problem would be solved using the Zidoo player's built in support for external subtitles.
While playing the film needing it's external subtitle file, if I use the Zidoo player's menu to add an external subtitle file, which requires me to browse the full network tree (as film path not known), the subtitle is added to the 'Stream' title it thinks it is playing, and not the actual film. 'Stream' is the same title for every film I play via using the Jellyfin client... as it is not using the shared path to present that actual film file.
So as I watch films and add external subtitles for them, the list of subtitles for every film grows... it contains every single external subtitle file I added to any movie played using the Jellyfin client with the External Zidoo player. This again is because to the Zidoo player, they are all the same film, named 'Stream' with no path.
Please fix this! It is making it unworkable to use the Jellyfin client on my Zidoo because of this, as I often need to add a missing subtitle file to my media rips; and I should not be forced to remux all my files to include missing subtitles.
If the Jellyfin client cannot pass external assets to the external play along with the stream, just bring back the option to use the shared path with the external player.
Thanks.
External subtitles added to my film's folder using the described naming convention do not work by default when playback is to External Player.
The Zidoo player will find the external assets for the film in the same folder as the film as long as it know what that path is... it does not as the current Jellyfin Android TV client does not make use of the library shared path any more.
I do not know the reasons for that option being removed; but I believe being able to play the Film using its shared path, thus presenting that path and file to the External Player, the external subtitle problem would be solved using the Zidoo player's built in support for external subtitles.
While playing the film needing it's external subtitle file, if I use the Zidoo player's menu to add an external subtitle file, which requires me to browse the full network tree (as film path not known), the subtitle is added to the 'Stream' title it thinks it is playing, and not the actual film. 'Stream' is the same title for every film I play via using the Jellyfin client... as it is not using the shared path to present that actual film file.
So as I watch films and add external subtitles for them, the list of subtitles for every film grows... it contains every single external subtitle file I added to any movie played using the Jellyfin client with the External Zidoo player. This again is because to the Zidoo player, they are all the same film, named 'Stream' with no path.
Please fix this! It is making it unworkable to use the Jellyfin client on my Zidoo because of this, as I often need to add a missing subtitle file to my media rips; and I should not be forced to remux all my files to include missing subtitles.
If the Jellyfin client cannot pass external assets to the external play along with the stream, just bring back the option to use the shared path with the external player.
Thanks.
