A subtitle is the text at the bottom of the screen in a movie.
The purpose of a subtitle is usually to translate the movie dialogue from a language
the viewer doesn't understand to one they do. Subtitles can also be helpful
for people who for some reason have trouble following the dialogue in a movie.
Watching movies with subtitles
To watch DivX/XviD movies with subtitles you first need to install a DirectShow filter for
Windows Media Player which is called DirectVobSub. To install DirectVobSub, follow these easy steps:
1) Download DirectVobSub 2) Run the exe-file to start the installation
After you've installed DirectVobSub on your system, Windows Media Player
should be able to show subtitles in DivX and XviD movies. However,
you will also need to download a separate subtitle file before you get
subtitles in a movie. Once you've downloaded a subtitle for a movie you simply
place it in the same folder as the DivX or XviD movie you want to watch. Then you have
to make sure the filename of the movie and subtitle is the same. Otherwise you
will have to rename the subtitle file, so the player understands that they are
associated. Also make sure that the subtitle file has the ".sub" or ".srt" file-extension.
Finally, you play the movie and hopefully you have subtitles in it.
