Special characters in subtitles

VikingS6 · 3 Dec 2001, 04:32 AM

I've ripped the subtitle of a movie that contains the "&" character. But when I play the Divx-movie with subtitles, instead of showing the "&" it shows "_" (an underscore). Why is this??
Is there a command I can use instead, or maybe the "&" character has to be written in ASCII-code??

To have italics in the subtitle I use the characters {y:i} in front of the sentence I want in italics style.
Is there a simillar method for the "&" character??

Hope to have your expert advise on this one.....

VikingS6 · 14 Dec 2001, 08:31 AM

Found the answer by e-mailing.

Just put a "&" in front of the "&" character - i.e. "&&". Then the output is just one "&".
Of course without the quotes.

Works like a charm.

3 Dec 2001, 04:32 AM	#1
VikingS6 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 11	Special characters in subtitles I've ripped the subtitle of a movie that contains the "&" character. But when I play the Divx-movie with subtitles, instead of showing the "&" it shows "_" (an underscore). Why is this?? Is there a command I can use instead, or maybe the "&" character has to be written in ASCII-code?? To have italics in the subtitle I use the characters {y:i} in front of the sentence I want in italics style. Is there a simillar method for the "&" character?? Hope to have your expert advise on this one.....

14 Dec 2001, 08:31 AM	#2
VikingS6 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 11	EUREKA !!! Found the answer by e-mailing. Just put a "&" in front of the "&" character - i.e. "&&". Then the output is just one "&". Of course without the quotes. Works like a charm.

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