Should i compress subtitles

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Dazkine
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Should i compress subtitles

Post by Dazkine » Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:33 am

Its a good idea to compress subtitles in view of compatibility?
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Woodstock
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Re: Should i compress subtitles

Post by Woodstock » Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:47 pm

Some devices need PGS subtitles to be compressed, which is why there is a WDTV profile available. But most either support PGS in MKV, or don't, and the compression doesn't matter.

That said, my default profile has been modified to compress the PGS subtitles, just in case.
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