MPC-HC Subtitles, Tweaks and Miscellaneous tab Settings Guide

Guide for various Subtitles, tweaks,miscellaneous and Advanced tab setting available in Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) options window.

 

  • Subtitles
  • Default Style
  • Misc
  • Tweaks
  • Miscellaneous
  • Advanced

 

 


 

 System Config:

  • Software : MPC HC 1.9.9 x64
  • Operating System : Windows 10 Pro x64

 

Subtitles Tab Settings

Override placement

Horizontal :  It is used to set the position of subtitles in the horizontal axis. 0% represent the left edge of the MPC-HC window. 100% represent the right edge of the MPC-HC window.


VerticalIt is used to set the position of subtitles in the vertical axis. 0% represent the top edge of the MPC-HC window. 100% represent the bottom edge of the MPC-HC window.



Texture setting




Sub pictures to buffer : It is used to set the number of Buffers which will used to store subtitle lines. The allowed buffer value is from 0 to 120.

Maximum texture resolution :  It is used to set the maximum texture resolution of subtitle which will be displayed on the MPC-HC screen.


Never animate the subtitles

  • Checked : The text animation of subtitle will not be executed by MPC-HC app. Subtitle will be rendered at specified percentage of original frame rate of subtitle.





  • Unchecked : The text animation of subtitle will executed by MPC-HC app. Subtitle animation frame rate will be of specified percentage of the video frame rate.

 

 


 

 Allow dropping of some subpictures if the queue is running late :

  • Checked : Subtitle buffer queue will drop some subtitle lines if MPC-HC is slow in rendering subtitle for display.
  • Unchecked : Subtitle buffer queue will not drop any subtitle lines .


Delay step




In the text box labelled Delay step user can set the delay with which the playback of subtitle track. This is MPC-HC inbuilt feature which can be used to time shift the playback of subtitle track.

Delay step settings is done in millisecond(ms) Unit

1 second = 1000 millisecond



To play the subtitle track delayed(late) by the time specified in Delay step, user need to use F1 keyboard key.

To play the subtitle track early (in advance) by time specified in Delay step, user need to use F2 keyboard key.

 

Example :

To play the subtitle track delayed by 1 second with Delay step set to 500 ms, user need to press F1 key two(1000 ms / 500 ms = 2) times.

To play the subtitle track in advance by 5.5 second with Delay step set to 500 ms, user need to press F2 key seven(5500 ms / 500 ms = 11) times.

 

 

Default Style tab settings

The setting done here will only work if text based subtitle formats (srt,cc,ssa,sub).
Picture based subtitles (Vobsub,PGS) will not be affected by the setting done here.


In Subtitles tab you can set the subtitle fonts and its placement.
 
 

Font Group Box
 

 
  • Fonts : Here you can set the font , font style and font size which will be used to display the subtitles. To do so click on the fonts button.
  • Spacing : Here you can set the spacing between the letters in the subtitle.
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  • Angle (z,°) : Here you can set the angle ( in degree)  at which the subtitle will be shown.
  • Scale (x,%) : Scale the subtitle ( in percentage ) along its horizontal axis.
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  • Scale (y,%) : Scale the subtitle ( in percentage ) along its vertical axis



Subtitle Screen Alignment & margins Group Box



Subtitle Screen alignment
  • By selecting the radio button you can set the alignment of subtitles on the screen relative to the screen itself. 
Subtitle margin
  • The spin control labelled Left,Right,Top and Bottom allows you to set the margins for respective side of the screen.

 

 

 

Border Style Group Box

 The setting allows user to set how the Border of the subtitle will look.

 


 

There are two styles for the border

  1. Outline : Selecting this shows border as outline of the subtitle
  2. Opaque box : Selecting this shows the border as an opaque box around the subtitle.

  • Border width allows the user to set the width of the border.
  • Shadow allows the user to set the width of the shadow of the subtitle.

 

 

 

Colours & Transparency Group Box

In the title it says transparency, but the setting is about Opacity level(in percentage). Setting it to 100% means the subtitles will be shown with 100% Opacity. Setting it to 0% means the subtitles will be shown with 0% Opacity.




  • Primary : Set the color & opacity of the subtitle.
  • Secondary : Set the color & opacity of the highlighted subtitle.
  • Outline : Set the color & opacity of the outlined border of the subtitle.
  • Shadow : Set the color & opacity of the shadow of the subtitle.

 

 

Misc Tab Settings

 

 



Prefer forced and/or default subtitles tracks :

  • Checked : MPC-HC will prefer selecting a subtitle which is attributed as Forced and/or Default,  over other subtitles which does not have
  • Unchecked : MPC-HC will not prefer selecting a subtitle which is attributed as Forced and/or Default.

 

Prefer external subtitles over embedded subtitles

  • Checked : MPC-HC app will prefer selecting a subtitle track for display from the list of external subtitles over the list of embedded subtitles.
  • Unchecked : MPC-HC app will prefer selecting a subtitle track for display from the list of embedded subtitles over the list of external subtitles.

 

Ignore embedded subtitles  : When this option is checked, MPC-HC app will not load the embedded subtitles in a video file.

 

Autoload paths

 

 


Autoload paths setting is used to list the paths/Folders from where subtitle files will be automatically loaded in MPC-HC app when a media file is played.

Only those subtitle files which has filename similar to the filename of the video file will be loaded in MPC-HC app.

 

.(dot) represent the folder where the video file is located.

 

Example : 

Path .\subtitles  represents the sub folder named subtitles of the folder where the video file is located.



Path C:\subtitles added to autoload paths. Every time the playback of media file starts MPC-HC app will search for subtitles files in the C:\subtitles folder.

 

 

Online search, download and upload subtitles

 


 

Automatically search and download subtitles if none are found locally : When this option is enabled, MPC-HC app will automatically search and download subtitles for a media file if local subtitles for it is not found.


Prefer subtitles for hearing impaired :   When this option is enabled, MPC-HC app will prefer downloading subtitles which has been built for people with impaired hearing.

 

Ignore files containing any of the following word :  MPC-HC app will not do online search for subtitles if the path name of media file contain words which has been specified  in text box. 

 

Example 1 

If I:\MOVIES 2019 has been entered then MPC-HC app will not search for subtitles if the path of media file currently being played has "I:\MOVIES 2019" in it. MPC-HC app will not search for subtitles for all the media files in the folder I:\MOVIES 2019 and its sub folder s.


Example 2

If "Fast" word has been entered then MPC-HC app will not search for subtitles if the word Fast is in the path name of the media file.


 

Languages in order of preference 

This setting is used to set the list of languages which will be preferred by MPC-HC in search and download of subtitles.



This setting will be same as Subtitles setting in Playback > Default track preference.




Tweaks tab setting


Jump distances

 

 


Here user set the jump distance  time(in millisecond) in which playback will jump forward or backward.

The jump distance time setting is done in millisecond(ms) unit.

Three text box has been provided for jump distances.

  1. Jump distance (Small)
  2. Jump distance (Medium)
  3. Jump distance(Large)


In MPC-HC app playback is jumped forward or backward using keyboard keys.



Default keyboard key for Jump Forward (medium) : Right Arrow

Default keyboard key for Jump Forward (medium) : Left Arrow

Default keyboard key for Jump Forward (large) : Ctrl + Wheel Up

Default keyboard key for Jump Backward (large) : Ctrl + Wheel Down


By default there is no key assigned for Jump Forward (small) and Jump backward (small). User can assign custom key for them in  Player > Keys tab


Example :



Show preview in seek bar

When this option is checked, MPC-HC will show thumbnail preview of the video file. The thumbnail preview will be shown when mouse cursor is moved to a playback position in seek bar.


Preview width (% of screen width)  :  This setting can be used to set the width of the thumbnail preview as a percentage of the width of the original frame width of the video file.


Fast seek ( on keyframe)

When this option is checked, Fast seek is used to jump at particular playback position using mouse buttons or keyboard keys.



Nearest keyframe : When the user jumps to a particular timestamp of a video file, the playback jumps to the keyframe which is nearest to that timestamp.

Latest keyframe : When the user jumps to a particular timestamp of a video file, the playback jumps to the keyframe which is latest to that timestamp.



Show chapter marks in seek bar : When this option is checked, the chapter marks present in the video file will be shown in the seek bar.


Auto-hide the mouse pointer during playback in windowed mode :

  • Checked : The mouse pointer (cursor) will auto hide during playback when MPC-HC app window is is windowed mode.
  • Unchecked :  The mouse pointer (cursor) will not hide during playback when MPC-HC app window is is windowed mode.


Prevent minimizing the player when in fullscreen on a non default monitor : When this option is checked, the MPC-HC app will prevent the minimizing of the app when it is running in Fullscreen mode on a non default monitor.


Use advanced taskbar features

When this option is checked, playback control button is shown in MPC-HC app taskbar.




Open previous/next file in folder on "Skip back/forward" when there is only one item in playlist  

When this option is checked, MPC-HC app open the previous file in the Folder when user selects Skip Back button and there is only one file in the playlist.

When this option is checked, MPC-HC app open the next file in the Folder when user selects Skip Forward button and there is only one file in the playlist.





Show time tooltip

When this option is checked, playback timestamp is shown in tooltip when the mouse pointer is placed on the seek bar.


Tooltip can be positioned above or below the seek bar.



OSD font

Here user can set the font type and font size of the On Screen Display (OSD).



Miscellaneous tab settings


Color controls

Color controls settings can be used to increase or decrease the level of Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation in the video.

This color control setting will work only when the following has been set as MPC-HC video renderer in Playback > Output > DirectShow Video :

  • Video Mixer Renderer 9 (renderless)
  • Video Mixer Renderer 9 (windowed)
  • Enhanced Video Renderer - EVR
  • Enhanced Video Renderer (custom presenter) : EVR-CP
  • MadVR


Brightness and contrast controls can be used to enhance the video details.

Saturation control can be used to increase/decrease the color saturation in the video when the saturation is low/high in the video.

 

 

Update Check

 

 


 Enable automatic update checked : When this option is checked, MPC-HC app automatically checks for updates.

 

Check Every : Using the spin control labelled Check every, user can set the time interval for automatic check of updates. The time interval settings for checking for MPC-HC app updates is done in days

 

 

Settings management



Reset :  This button is used to reset the the settings of MPC-HC app to the default settings.


Export Keys :  This button is used to save the custom key settings done is Player > keys tab. The settings is exported as a Windows OS registry file.


Export : This button is used to save the custom MPC-HC settings done by the user in a Windows OS registry file. The MPC-HC app settings stored in the registry file can be used to restore the MPC-HC settings.


 

Advanced tab settings




HideWindowedControls : When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC app control and panels will be hidden when the app is in windowed mode.


BlockVSFilter : When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC app will prevent loading External subtitle rendeer when MPC-HC Internal subtitle Renderer is in use.


RecentFilesNumber : Here user can set the number media files which will be stored in the list of recently played media file.


RememberPosForLongerThan :  User can set its value (in minutes). MPC-HC will remember the playback position of the media file only when the duration of media file is longer than user specified value(in minutes).

RememberPosForAudioFiles : When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC app will remember the playback position of audio files when the playback of that audio file is stopped.


CoverArtSizeLimit :  Here user can set the maximum size of the cover art of the audio file which will be loaded in MPC-HC app.


EnableCrashReporter :  When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC crash reporter will be used to send crash report the MPC-HC app .


DefaultToolbarSize :  Here user can set the the size of the MPC-HC app toolbar. It will work only when the default toolbar theme is used.


UseLegacyToolbar :  

  • False : The MPC-HC modern toolbar is used.
  • True : The MPC-HC legacy toolbar is used.


SaveImagePosition :  When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC app save the screenshot of the video file such that Filename includes the video playback position(timecode) . 

User can save the screenshot(image) of the video at particular playback position using the File > Save Image Menu. Shortcut key : Alt +I




SaveImageCurrentTime :

When its value is set as True,  MPC-HC app save the screenshot of the video file such that Filename includes the current Date and timecode. 

User can save the screenshot(image) of the video at particular playback position using the File > Save Image Menu. Shortcut key : Alt +I




AllowInaccurateFastSeek :  When its value is set as True,  the Fast Seek feature in MPC-HC app will be highly inaccurate when the keyframe interval in the video file is large.

When its value is set as False,  the Fast Seek feature in MPC-HC app will be less inaccurate .


LoopFolderOnPlayNextFile :  When its value is set as True the MPC-HC app will play the first file in the folder after playing the last file in the folder when the app tries to play the Next File.

When its value is set as False, the MPC-HC app will not play any file after playing the last file in the folder when the app tries to play the Next File.



ModernSeekbar :  When its value is set as True, the MPC-HC app will not show the dragger in the seek bar and volume indicator. It requires dark theme to be used.

MPC-HC dark theme can be enabled by selecting View > Dark theme.




ModernSeekbar Height :  Here user can set the height of modern seek bar.


FullscreenDelay :  Here user can set the delay(in millisecond) for switching to Fullscreen mode.


SnapshotSubtitles :  When its value is set as True,  the MPC-HC app will include the subtitle text in the snapshot(screenshot) of the video file.


SnapshotKeepVideoextension :  When its value is set as True,  the MPC-HC app will include the theextension of the video file in the Filename of snapshot(screenshot) of the video file.



TimeRefreshInterval : Here user can set the time interval (in millisecond) for refreshing the playback time shown in status bar of MPC-Hc app.





ShowLangInStatusbar : When its value is set as True,  the MPC-HC app will show the language of subtitle track and audio track of the currenlty playing media file in the status bar of MPC-HC app.



ShowFPSInStatusbar : When its value is set as True,  the MPC-HC app will show the FPS(Frame per Second) of the currenlty playing media file in the status bar of MPC-HC app.


AddLanguageCodeWhenSaveSubtitles : When its value is set as True,  the MPC-HC app will add the subtitle language code text in the Filename of the subtitle file which is being saved. 


 

UseTitleInRecentFileList  :  When its value is set as True, the MPC-HC app will use the Title of the media file in the Recent Files list.


 

 

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