In a past article, we saw how to add subtitles on TV via USB. That covers the TV part. But what about watching online videos with subtitles? You can do it with VLC media player by streaming the video in the player and adding the subtitle files to it but it often doesn’t work properly, especially if you forward the video. A standalone subtitle player comes handy in this situation. Since I never needed a standalone subtitle player, I was unaware that there was no such application available in Linux world, until now.
Penguin Subtitle Player
No prizes for guessing that the name Penguin is inspired by Linux’s mascot Tux. Don’t go by the name, Penguin is a cross platform, open source subtitle player available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.
Curious, how does a standalone subtitle player work and how can you watch online videos with subtitles with it? The idea is simple. You download the .srt file for the related video from your favorite subtitle website(s). You would have to guess which subtitle file would go with the video, I leave that task to you.
Once you have the subtitle file, play the video and the subtitle player. The subtitle player provides a transparent UI which stays on the top. It can be positioned any where you like and thus it gives an impression of being played in the video player itself.
You can configure a few things in Penguin Subtitle Player. You can change the size of the subtitle text, synchronize it by adding delay or just forward/backward it. You can also change the opacity of the text and the background. Subtitles can be added either by opening it in the player or just by drag and drop. Penguin supports several encoding and hence provides support for a number of languages, something that is not supported by several subtitle players.
Sounds promising? Why not give it a try and see if it suits your need.
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