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Is there a similar application but for movies/tv shows stored locally?

by zelag 5y ago

somedude895 5y ago
A VLC plugin or somesuch would be nice
- ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
  That's what I think to myself every time those language learning extensions/apps come up. Sadly the VLC code is not very well documented and the extension guide on the wiki is pretty bare as well. I'm guessing one would have to extend the freetype text renderer but that's a tall order.
- cehrlich 5y ago
  There's MPV plugins, but they require a lot of setup. Some good web based alternatives were suggested in other replies to the parent.
katspaugh 5y ago
You could try my app: https://video.fluentcards.com https://video.fluentcards.com Haven't tested it in a while.
- creamyhorror 5y ago
  Oh hey it's that fluentcards video HTML! Bit of a blast from the past. Kudos again!
cehrlich 5y ago
https://animebook.github.io/ https://animebook.github.io/ never mind the 'anime' in the name, it's just a web video player that supports nearly every format and has good subtitle integration. you'll need a hover/popup dictionary (for example, for Japanese Yomichan is popular) to go with it
- deleted 5y ago
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esrh 5y ago
I don't use netflix because of the ethical issues associated with drm and nonfree software. I've been learning japanese for nearly a year using yomichan[0] mpv, mpvacious[1], and anki[2]. There is a fair bit of setup involved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbg6ztWecbU&t=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbg6ztWecbU&t=0 [0] https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/ https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/ [1] https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious [2] https://apps.ankiweb.net/ https://apps.ankiweb.net/
lnl 5y ago
I use PotPlayer, which can show two subtitles at once; also, when you click on a word, it can search it in the search engine of your choice (e.g. a dictionary). You can also add multiple search engines (as well as "Copy to clipboard" command) accessible when you right click a word instead of left clicking. You can also assign a shortcut (e.g. Ctrl+C) to copy the whole subtitle visible on the screen, to paste in Google Translate etc. I use all of those features, and it significantly helped in my English learning in my teens (and later other languages). Previously I used KMPlayer by the same developer, which supported not just two but three simultaneous subtitles (which I sometimes used, as strange as it may sound); but I switched to PotPlayer when he sold the program and it started to be bundled with ads. Both programs are only available on Windows, and lack of something as featureful and customizable as PotPlayer was one of the reasons my brief flirtation with Linux at the start of this year wasn't that satisfactory. But if all you want is multiple subtitles, I found SMPlayer on Linux that did the job; but the features of PotPlayer/KMPlayer is simply unmatched (beyond just language learning).

Is there a similar application but for movies/tv shows stored locally?

by zelag 5y ago

Is there a similar application but for movies/tv shows stored locally?

somedude895 5y ago

A VLC plugin or somesuch would be nice

ad404b8a372f2b9 5y ago
That's what I think to myself every time those language learning extensions/apps come up. Sadly the VLC code is not very well documented and the extension guide on the wiki is pretty bare as well. I'm guessing one would have to extend the freetype text renderer but that's a tall order.
cehrlich 5y ago
There's MPV plugins, but they require a lot of setup. Some good web based alternatives were suggested in other replies to the parent.

katspaugh 5y ago

You could try my app: https://video.fluentcards.com https://video.fluentcards.com Haven't tested it in a while.

creamyhorror 5y ago
Oh hey it's that fluentcards video HTML! Bit of a blast from the past. Kudos again!

cehrlich 5y ago

https://animebook.github.io/ https://animebook.github.io/ never mind the 'anime' in the name, it's just a web video player that supports nearly every format and has good subtitle integration. you'll need a hover/popup dictionary (for example, for Japanese Yomichan is popular) to go with it

deleted 5y ago
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esrh 5y ago

I don't use netflix because of the ethical issues associated with drm and nonfree software. I've been learning japanese for nearly a year using yomichan[0] mpv, mpvacious[1], and anki[2]. There is a fair bit of setup involved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbg6ztWecbU&t=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbg6ztWecbU&t=0 [0] https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/ https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/ [1] https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious https://github.com/Ajatt-Tools/mpvacious [2] https://apps.ankiweb.net/ https://apps.ankiweb.net/

lnl 5y ago

I use PotPlayer, which can show two subtitles at once; also, when you click on a word, it can search it in the search engine of your choice (e.g. a dictionary). You can also add multiple search engines (as well as "Copy to clipboard" command) accessible when you right click a word instead of left clicking. You can also assign a shortcut (e.g. Ctrl+C) to copy the whole subtitle visible on the screen, to paste in Google Translate etc. I use all of those features, and it significantly helped in my English learning in my teens (and later other languages). Previously I used KMPlayer by the same developer, which supported not just two but three simultaneous subtitles (which I sometimes used, as strange as it may sound); but I switched to PotPlayer when he sold the program and it started to be bundled with ads. Both programs are only available on Windows, and lack of something as featureful and customizable as PotPlayer was one of the reasons my brief flirtation with Linux at the start of this year wasn't that satisfactory. But if all you want is multiple subtitles, I found SMPlayer on Linux that did the job; but the features of PotPlayer/KMPlayer is simply unmatched (beyond just language learning).