recloudstream / recloudstream/cloudstream

Subtitles disappear while playing local media

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Kotlin
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Description

Steps to reproduce
  1. Choose any local video file (which has subtitles in it)
  2. Open it with Cloudstream
  3. You can notice that subtitles are displayed at some points and they disappear rest of the time
Expected behavior

Subtitles must be displayed at all times when dialogue is said

Actual behavior

Subtitles are shown only for some dialogs, for some dialogues it is not shown

Cloudstream version and commit hash

4.3.0 3c152e0

Android version

Android 12

Logcat
https://pastebin.com/fEFxXnAv
Other details

This is the exact problem

https://github.com/recloudstream/cloudstream/assets/128503039/206f3df9-7d9a-4175-a5df-6587984c7bf8

Acknowledgements
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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing local video playback on Android 12 using a file with embedded subtitles, then review the linked Logcat output and recording. Done means subtitles remain visible whenever dialogue is spoken instead of disappearing intermittently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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