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Stream videos using .srt subtitles within dropbox
Hi,
I can find an answer to that question from 2019. It is simply NO without any explanation.
Is there anything new on that subject after 2 years ?
Why it is so hard to implement this feature for the monthly paid users ?
- Megan
Dropbox Staff
Hey renanbr, welcome to the Dropbox Community!
The only way the subtitles would be displayed is if the file itself already had them encoded into it.
Keep in mind that, generally, .srt files aren’t supported for viewing on the Dropbox site or the mobile app.
But, I'm not going to lie, this sounds like a promising idea. If you have a moment, please share your idea with us; if enough people vote it up, it may be implemented.
Cheers.No, Dropbox does not yet show subtitles, even if they are embedded into the video files. A video with embedded subtitles can display in any modern video player, such as VLC, but no, Dropbox does not yet support this. I work at a university and this poses an accessibility issue for us. We can't use Dropbox to share and collaborate around video content because our mission is to make our content accessible to all students and faculty, regardless of their disability or background.
- Walter
Hey joeeasterly, thank you for your feedback on this.
I just wanted to mention that it's been noted in our system.
Let us know if you have anything else to add!
Dropbox recently delivered Dropbox REPLAY which is a remote, advanced service for video editing.
https://www.dropbox.com/replay
It recently implemented subtitles in REPLAY
https://help.dropbox.com/view-edit/dropbox-replay-video-transcription
YET I'm still unable to read subtitles for regular videos on my Dropbox, just the same way as on my Macbook when the .vtt or .srt subtitle file is located in the same folder with the identical name of the matching video.
I've tried both on Dropbox.com and in my iOS app, it doesn't work.
This subject was first requested in 2019: https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/View-download-and-export/Stream-videos-using-srt-subtitles-within-dropbox/td-p/527829
It's 2024 guys, you need to wake up.
- Graham
Community Manager
Hi everyone,
Thanks for posting here on the Dropbox Community and thank you all very much for your feedback on subtitles. It seems like there is a combined will to make this happen among the people who have posted on this thread so I would highly recommend that someone posts it as a feature request over on our Share an idea board, if everyone who has commented here voted for it it could start some good momentum!
Thanks for mentioning Dropbox Replay shinbeth, I think this is a really good example of how an idea can go through the Share an idea process and become a feature if there is enough demand for it. Just out of curiosity, have you been using Replay, and do you find having the subtitles in there has been a helpful addition? Also, just so you're aware, we recently launched a Dropbox Replay where Replay users can connect with each other and some members of the Replay team, so if you do have any more ideas or feedback we'd love to hear from you over there.
Thanks again, and have a great day!
Graham
