Apps for finding subtitles

Phate · 27 Mar 2016 at 20:17

Hi all,

I am looking for an app to search through my TV & Movie directory and automatically add subtitles in Portuguese. This is so when we're away SWMBO's family can watch whatever they like via PLEX/DNLA

I found one app "Flixtools" and another simply called "subtitles" which worked to a degree, they both search the "open subtitles" database though which is fine, but I have 200+ movies and it found subtitles for 70 of them. I'd like to fill in the gaps without doing it manually if possible

So, does anyone know any apps that can do what I'm looking for but use alternative sources? Can do this on OSX, Windows 10 or Linux, have access to all 3.

Thanks in advance

Jake!

NexusK · 27 Mar 2016 at 20:21

Plex can do it but from what i can gather it's not perfect either.

Phate · 27 Mar 2016 at 20:28

NexusK said:
Plex can do it but from what i can gather it's not perfect either.

It can? do you know how?

NexusK · 27 Mar 2016 at 21:09

When media is scanned into the Plex Media Server, it is inspected for subtitles (embedded or external) and audio language. If a subtitle file is needed and your Plex Media Server is configured to do so, the Server visits OpenSubtitles.org, a site that has many user-submitted subtitles. The server looks for the best match for your particular media file (using the file hash) and preferred language. If a matching subtitle is found, it is downloaded and added to the database. If a matching file isn't found, you'll have to find one manually.

I think this plugin lets you scan for subs at any time though https://github.com/bramwalet/Subliminal.bundle