webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop

Subtitle on Apple TV

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#1,060 opened on Oct 30, 2016

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What version of WebTorrent Desktop? (See the 'About WebTorrent' menu) Version 0.17.2 (0.97.2) What operating system and version? MAC OS sierra What did you do? Nothing What did you expect to happen? support the subtitle on apple TV 4th generation What actually happened? I managed to have the subtitle on my mac machine, But when I streamed the videos to my Apple TV, the subtitle wasn't showing up on my TV screen, hopefully you will support it at some point.

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Research direction
Examine how subtitles are handled in the streaming pipeline, particularly when streaming to Apple TV (likely via DLNA or AirPlay). Identify where the subtitle track is lost or not transmitted, and implement support for subtitle rendering on Apple TV.
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javascript
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desktop
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