It’s cool to be wrong. Well perhaps that’s a bit harsh. Maybe not up to date actually.
I’d assumed (cough) that PC movie files – specifically Xvid video stored in the AVI container file – could not have surround sound nor subtitles. Wrong, Jana, wrong.
I recently spotted a file with the long name of filename.xvid.ac3.avi Mmm. AC3. That’s the correct name for what we call Dolby Digital. So I tried this player on my Neuston MC-500 network media player. The amp’s Dolby Digital light fired up, shortly followed by all 6 speakers. Woo hoo. 5.1 surround sound!
Then I noticed that a foreign language show had a 2nd a file with it; filename.xvid.ac3.sub Subtitles! Double plus woo hoo. Well not quite. Subtitles are ‘attached’ on-the-fly on the PC, but (sadly) not on the MC-500. Double plus ungood, my brothers. I think it’s time for my beloved VirtualDub and a subtitle plugin. Should be able to create a copy of the avi with the subtitles permanently attached. Darn that is one good program.
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