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  1. Bug #270404
  2. Comment #51

Comment 51 for bug 270404

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Eric Appleman (erappleman) wrote : Re: [Bug 270404] Re: Please update VLC to 0.9.2

On 09/20/2008 11:12 PM, StefanPotyra wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sunday 21 September 2008 04:38:04 Starks wrote:
>
>> StefanPotyra wrote:
>>
>>> out of curiousity: why does libass need to be compiled in?
>>>
>> without it, vlc can't play styled subtitles. it's a core feature of
>> 0.9.2 and all future releases.
>>
>
> but why does this work when being built in vs. linked to it dynamically?
>
> Cheers,
> Stefan.
>
>
 I don't claim to understand the intricacies of linked libraries, but as
far I know, VLC cannot render styled subtitles unless libass
(libass1+libass-dev or the .libass contrib) are used and the
--enable-libass line is included in the build configuration.