problem with subtitles that are not saved in order

Platforms Apple TV
#1

Hi,

I noticed many subtitle files are not saved in order, someone added missing subtitles and just put them on top. For example:

Dialogue: 0,1:15:20.30,1:15:40.20,Default,0000,0000,0000,but I think it’ll do.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.00,0:00:15.00,Default,0000,0000,0000,Dowd. Now, what do I hate?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.00,0:00:42.00,Default,0000,0000,0000,Boring places.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.05,0:00:50.50,Default,0000,0000,0000,And?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.30,0:01:31.70,Default,0000,0000,0000,Wells that aren’t pumping oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.80,0:01:33.80,Default,0000,0000,0000,So what’s happening?

Infuse is unable to correctly proceed such subtitle, it seems to ignore ‘past’ subtitles so it won’t display line 2/3/4,… maybe infuse should sort by timeline before it starts applying subtitle to video.

Media Player on computer all properly manage such subtitle files.

#2

Hmm, do you have many subtitles like these? Would you be able to send in a sample?

#3

Only happened on ssa/ass subtitles, and often happened on those translated subtitles like Chinese subtitle of English movies. I guess the translator amended the original subtitles by adding missing words, notes, and translator names.

Here are 2 samples:

http://www.zimuku.net/download/ODU0ODN8MDdlOTliMGE0ODM4YzlmYmQ1MGQ4Yjk5fDE0OTEzNjY0NjB8YjViOWFlYmZ8cmVtb3Rl
The amended subtitles are added at bottom:

Dialogue: 0,2:05:44.76,2:05:55.29,Default,0000,0000,0000,(end of movie time frame)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.12,0:03:49.09,Default,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.12,0:03:59.09,Default,0000,0000,0000,some notes
…

http://www.zimuku.net/download/Njg1NzB8YjI0ZjRhZTJlYjQxYTU3M2U5ZDIxZDcwfDE0OTEzNjY2Nzd8ZWIxMGU5OTB8cmVtb3Rl
Check the Chs&Eng subtitle in the rar file, they added on top:

Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:10.46,0:00:15.39,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:10.46,0:00:15.39,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:17.50,0:00:26.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;40;[20],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:22.00,0:00:29.50,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;35;[20],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:23.50,0:00:31.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;35;[20],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:16.00,0:01:24.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:18.00,0:01:26.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:20.00,0:01:28.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:22.00,0:01:30.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;100;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:24.50,0:01:36.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;60;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:26.50,0:01:37.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;60;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:28.50,0:01:38.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;60;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:31.00,0:01:43.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;30;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:33.00,0:01:44.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;30;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,0:01:35.00,0:01:45.00,BGN,NTP,0000,0000,0000,Scroll up;360;30;50;[10],some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,2:07:07.53,2:07:09.49,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,2:07:09.94,2:07:12.76,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,2:07:13.44,2:07:15.49,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes
Dialogue: Marked=0,2:07:16.35,2:07:19.25,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,some notes

Dialogue: Marked=0,0:00:00.30,0:00:04.00,Default,NTP,0000,0000,0000,!Effect,(movie time frame starts here)
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