Subtitles won't show on re-burn

[fdias]

Hi,

 

I have searched the forums and could not find a similar problem.

 

If I burn a video (AVI) + srt file on a DVD-RW it works fine (the subtitle shows correctly), but if I re-burn that same DVD-RW (burn without erasing the disc first) it displays the xvid properly, but without the subtitles.

 

Any idea why this happens? I understand there is no multisession support, but I thought I could re-burn a DVD-RW using its free space without having to erase it every time.

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

[mmalves]

Are you sure it's a DVD-RW disc and not a DVD+RW? I'm asking because DVD+RW can be overwritten (i.e. no need to erase before burning), but DVD-RW can't do that and needs a Quick Erase before burning to them (ImgBurn asks you about this and does it automatically).

 

Anyway, where the subtitles aren't being displayed? On the computer or a standalone player? Which filesystem(s) are you using?

[fdias]

Are you sure it's a DVD-RW disc and not a DVD+RW? I'm asking because DVD+RW can be overwritten (i.e. no need to erase before burning), but DVD-RW can't do that and needs a Quick Erase before burning to them (ImgBurn asks you about this and does it automatically).

 

Anyway, where the subtitles aren't being displayed? On the computer or a standalone player? Which filesystem(s) are you using?

 

I stand corrected, it was indeed a DVD+RW. The subtitles aren't displayed on my standalone DVD player, and I just found a pattern. It seems that if the filename (both srt and avi) is over 53 chars then it truncateds its name and won't show the subtitle. It did work on my PC, so I guess it's a problem with my standalone not ImgBurn.

 

Anyway, somehow Nero handles it differently, because when I burn those same files in Nero the sub appears even on my standalone.

 

Thanks for your help though, I guess I will start renaming long filenames.

[mmalves]

Have you tried different filesystems? ISO9660 + Joliet limit the filenames to 64 characters (can be increased to up to 110 characters if you change the level in Advanced/Restrictions), or maybe try ISO9660 + UDF if your player supports it.

[LIGHTNING UK!]

What do the ImgBurn shortened names come out to?

 

How does that compare to the Nero ones?

[fdias]

Have you tried different filesystems? ISO9660 + Joliet limit the filenames to 64 characters (can be increased to up to 110 characters if you change the level in Advanced/Restrictions), or maybe try ISO9660 + UDF if your player supports it.

 

That did the trick, I used ISO9660+Joliet and it worked!

 

Thanks mmalves and LUK for your help, ImgBurn rocks!

 

Small question: Can I bypass the warnings before I burn? So the program won't ask if I want the default CD/DVD name or confirm the files that are gonna be burned.

 

Thanks again guys and congrats on this most helpful community!

[mmalves]

The options you want would be Don't Prompt Image Details and Don't Prompt Volume Label, both at Tools/Settings/Build tab.