Srt and Pgs subtitles allow direct play while Ass subtitles force a transcode. As far as I know, when I’m using VLC for example, it is not transcoding my video so why Plex can’t direct play video using ass subtitles? Not optimal for people like me with not very powerfull server. Would be a nice feat…

[image] simon36: Srt and Pgs subtitles allow direct play That is highly dependent on the type of Plex client. Please specifiy for which Plex clients you’d like this. On top of that: many clients don’t support the very complex subtitle formatting and effects, which are possible with ASS. To …

Why can't we have direct play with ASS subtitles?

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Why can't we have direct play with ASS subtitles?

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