please, it's an accessibility issue. I’ve been looking for a way to improve the subtitles for years and I can’t. the font of your subtitles is very thin, I have astigmatism and that’s why it is always blurry, if I put it in a larger size, it ends up getting too big and it bothers us if we are using…

From your parallel post in the tips & tricks / how-to thread I take it you already found how to change the font size, weight, color and borders by editing the mpv.conf file in the Plex Media Player / Plex for Windows / Plex HTPC app config directory? Given Plex Media Player is no longer officially …

yes I’m trying to switch to Plex HTPC, but I couldn’t with the hints there

On what platform are you running those apps – is it a Windows machine? On Windows, the mpv.conf file should be located/placed in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex HTPC\ – changes should take effect after restarting the app.

Thank you very much for your help, I managed to solve it. the simple fact of having bold and a bigger border has already improved a lot. What I didn’t get right to do was put it in the right folder, now it’s right. [Captura de Tela (21)]

Glad it works for you. Is setting the background color to subtitles still a requirement for you?

I managed to make it yellow, which is my favorite way

I’ve added the parameter for the solid background to my response post [image] Customizing Subtitle appearance in Plex Player for Windows/Mac/Linux and Plex HTPC and PMP Tips, Tricks & How-Tos The support article which was supposed to explain the folder locatio…

Thanks again, now it’s exactly what I wanted.

Put black background in subtitles (accessibility)

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OttoKerner June 20, 2022, 8:25am 9

I’ve added the parameter for the solid background to my response post

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Put black background in subtitles (accessibility)

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