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Automatically download subtitles in mpv using subliminal.
-- add this to your input.conf to change the key to download the subtitles
-- keyname script_binding auto_load_subs
local utils = require 'mp.utils'
function load_sub_fn()
subl = "/usr/local/bin/subliminal" --use 'which subliminal' to find the path
mp.msg.info("Searching subtitle")
t = {}
t.args = {subl, "-q", "-s", "-l", "en", "--", mp.get_property("path")}
res = utils.subprocess(t)
if res.status == 0 then
mp.commandv("rescan_external_files", "reselect")
mp.msg.info("Subtitle download succeeded")
else
mp.msg.warn("Subtitle download failed")
end
end
mp.add_key_binding("b", "auto_load_subs", load_sub_fn)
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fullmetalsheep commented Nov 24, 2016

True automatic subtitle downloading for mpv

Make sure you have subliminal installed

Usage:

  1. Download trueautosub.lua
  2. Copy to ~/.config/mpv/scripts/
  3. Open a video file using mpv, the subtitles will automatically get downloaded
  4. If you got a wrongly synced sub, press b or your customised shortcut to get another subtitle.Rinse and repeat until you find the proper sub 🎉

Note: only tested on OSX, this should technically work with linux as well

this is simply a lazy hack to make the script work the way its meant to be, all credits should go to the original author: selsta.Absolutely no programming skills were involved in modifying this script.enjoy :)

@macmeister1967
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Need to save subtitles without ".en" in filename to match perfectly with movie filename...

Do I need to do this via subliminal or can you add a patch/line in your script???

@fernandog
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fernandog commented Aug 14, 2017

Use this param:

  -s, --single                    Save subtitle without language code in the
                                  file name, i.e. use .srt extension. Do not
                                  use this unless your media player requires
                                  it.

I saw you call subliminal with "-s" but somehow is not working in your script
try calling subliminal manually with "-s" and you will see it works

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@macmeister1967 @fernandog

try now, it should not save .en files at all. line 12 had the trick. However, as a negative consequence of this, the same .srt file will be replaced every time rather than downloading multiple files.

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pnyiaart commented Apr 20, 2018

works flawlessly with gnome-mpv too in lubuntu , just had to make a scrips folder in /home/user/.config/gnome-mpv/ folder and put the script there .

any shortcuts to delay or hasten the subtitles a bit ?

@fullmetalsheep
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works flawlessly with gnome-mpv too in lubuntu , just had to make a scrips folder in /home/user/.config/gnome-mpv/ folder and put the script there .

Extremely sorry about the late reply, i don't check my gists page often. And I'm glad, I'll update the mpv script wiki to say that it does. Thanks 👍

any shortcuts to delay or hasten the subtitles a bit ?

I have added a timer function to the script and a default wait of 10 second before searching for subs. You can customize the script to wait any number of seconds you want :)

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I have now pushed this script to a separate repo where i'll maintain it. please refer here if you have more queries, suggestions, fixes: https://github.com/fullmetalsheep/mpv-iina-scripts

thanks!

@davidde
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davidde commented May 11, 2019

I have made an improved version that does not download subs for short videos or movies that already have subs.
You might find it interesting: https://github.com/davidde/mpv-autosub

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