Windows – Subtitles in VLC are displayed as question marks

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I can't reproduce what made it happen, but since yesterday, for all the movies I play with VLC – their subtitles (Hebrew) are displayed as question marks.

Any resolution? Way to find the source of the issue?

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Here is an excerpt from the subtitles file (*.srt):

1
00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,700
...מר דופריין, תאר את

2
00:02:07,700 --> 00:02:11,100
. העימות שהיה לך עם אישתך בלילה שנרצחה

3
00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:17,400
.זה היה מאוד מריר

4
00:02:18,700 --> 00:02:22,000
,היא אמרה שהיא שמחה שידעתי
.שהיא שנאה את כל ההתגנבויות מסביב

Best Answer

I have solved it by changing the file encoding using NotePad:

  • Open the srt file in notepad
  • File -> Save As...
  • Change the encoding in the combo box near the "save" button below to "Unicode"
  • Save the file (Replace the existing one)

And now the hebrew subtitles are displayed correctly.

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