/nodesubsplayer

an incomplete and very dirty (although working) node+browser app for playing mkv files with .ass subtitles in a fleex-like manner

Primary LanguageJavaScriptGNU General Public License v2.0GPL-2.0

nodesubsplayer

Experiment/exercise/proof_of_concept of a browserapp to play subbed (with advancedSubStation subs) mkv files, clicking a word in subtitles, it is looked up on wordreference, embedded on the same page.

requirements

Unfortunately, as it is, nodesubplayer only supports windows. It could be modified to work on other systems as well, but I doubt VLC plugin would work as well. In addiction you'll need:

  • An Mkv file with .ass subtitles to test the program - at the moment this is the only supported format
  • A recent version of chrome installed (firefox should work too)
  • A recent version of vlc installed
  • Mkvtoolnix extracted in the apposite folder, such that mkvextract.exe is directly inside the mkvtoolnix folder
  • Node js installed and in the path, or, otherwise, node.exe in the same folder as the launcher.bat file

how it works

The mkv file to play must be dragged upon the launcher.bat icon, the script executes a node.js server passing the file as argument A node server is in charge of