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polomora
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KODI downloads wrong subtitle

Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:58 am

I don't know exctly when it started, perhaps when I updated my KODI box from 17.2 to 17.3.

I usually download videos to watch later offline. Usually either English or Dutch. Now, all subtitles downloaded from opensubtitles are wrong. How does the subtitle downloader decide which subtitle to select to download? Is this logged somewhere, so that I can check further?

Sometimes, I rename the file, sometimes not. For example, for Star Trek, my file structure and file naming convention is as follows

StarTrek - Discovery
Season 01
Star Trek Discovery S01E01.mkv
Star Trek Discovery S01E01.mkv
Star.Trek.Discovery.S01E04.The.Butchers.Knife.Cares.Not.for.the.Lambs.Cry.540p.CBS.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-AJP69[ettv].mkv
star.trek.discovery.s01e05.webrip.x264-tbs[ettv].mkv
Star.Trek.Discovery.S01E06.REAL.iNTERNAL.720p.WEB.x264-BAMBOOZLE[eztv].mkv

Many thanks,
Paul

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Re: KODI downloads wrong subtitle

Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:32 am

What do you mean with "all subtitles downloaded from opensubtitles are wrong"?
What is wrong?
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polomora
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Re: KODI downloads wrong subtitle

Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:00 am

No possible solutions?

In the meantime, I've started using -censored-, with its integrated subtitles, which seem to work fine.

zedug
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Re: KODI downloads wrong subtitle

Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:53 pm

I had the same problem (wrong subtitle downloaded, always the same) and traced it to the fact that I use a VPN (NordVPN to be precise). When I disable the VPN, everything works fine (tested and verified both directly in a brower, and using the KODI extension).

I know there is an ongoing discussion on VPN support, but this is problematic as my VPN is always on and I don't want to disable it everytime I download a sub file...

polomora
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Re: KODI downloads wrong subtitle

Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:18 am

Many thanks for the answer.

Indeed, I started using a VPN (first NordVPN and then switched to AirVPN) about two months ago. My subtitle problems started about six months before that. I reinstalled my KODI installation on my Android box, and that seems to have solved the problem, for the moment.

Paul

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