HandBrake / HandBrake/HandBrake

Allow choosing *.smi as valid subtitle file

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Description

Description of the feature or enhancement you'd like to see in HandBrake

I'd like to add my SAMI files as subtitles. It seems like FFmpeg supports this (Jellyfin uses them) and it is widely used in South Korea as a common file type for distributing subtitles.

What Operating System are you running?

Windows 11 21H2 22000.675

What version of HandBrake are you running?

Nightly 20220515151217-37c9b9f53-master

Where did you download HandBrake from?

https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake-snapshots

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the report. Start by tracing the subtitle-file handling that determines whether *.smi files are accepted, then check the FFmpeg support referenced in the issue. Done means a SAMI file is accepted as a subtitle input without regressions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
audio-video-rtc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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