[Tutorial] Watching Real Video (RMVB) with Subtitles

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:31 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I tried to install Real Alternative but it failed because the Real Player it was replacing had some files that couldn't be deleted. Why not? How do I get around to that?

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:18 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

back then i had to install real player as well, though not to play the files, but crystal seemed to require real player also be installed on system...
that worked for me then, since, i've had to reinstall my os and for some reason, it didn't work in the same way after...
could be cause i had a new codec setup, anyway...
i still use crystal for .rm and .rmvb files with subs, i also use media player classic... but i now have realalternative installed...
i usually just rename the files to .avi and it works...
codec functionality still isn't an exact science to me, they seem to work whenever it pleases them, so what worked for me, may or may not work for you...
just try both options or someone else's and see what works on your system... Big Smile

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:27 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

install it in safe mode.... save you all the trouble... hehehehe

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:03 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I'm sorry this is the first time I've heard of all these so I have many questions. Install what in safe mode? Real Alternative or Crystal Player? How is that?

Another question: If I install Real Alternative but chose NO for UNINSTALLING RealPlayer, would it still work?

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

no... you will have to uninstall real player and restart the computer before installing real alternative.

Real player is a piece of junk. If i were you, i would get rid of it.

Bsplayer professional and crystal player professional are three times better than real player... =)

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

im going to make everything easy for you... use sub resync to convert srt to smi... it is kind of hard trying to help you when you dont know much about computers...

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

pfl_fan: this is what i would do.....

go to START, CONTROL PANEL, ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
find REAL PLAYER
uninstall it and restart your computer

double-click on 'My Computer' and navigate to your C:\ drive
find the Program Files folder
in it, find the 'Real' folder
delete it

now, install real alternative

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

So, is there a way to do this easily on a Mac? I've tried the various ways here, and they all seem to be for PC's... Crying

I feel so computer illiterate.

Ummm....iv been scannin the threads...but..i can't see enifink bout this soo...i juz wanna ask..is it possible for real player to play soft subs? ikno BSPlayer can.. but the thing is..the file i dL is .rmvb... so..im not quite sure...i tried lookin for a function..but there isn't any... is there any other media player that can play BOTH .rmvb and .srt? or sud i just convert .rmvb to .avi so that i can watch it? Blink

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:11 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

This is a stupid suggestion, but, does the video file and the subtitle file have the same name? Because they need to have the same name, in the same folder. And as a last resort use AviSynth to trick VirtualDubMOD into accepting those pesky rmvb files. Then hard sub as you would an avi file.