Thanks, Lori! One of the three players that I tried in this case was a
computer drive -- just like with the standalone players, there are
options to select either German or Turkish subtitles... But nothing
happens when those options are selected :( . -- Meghann
On 10/7/2016 11:48 AM, Lori Holiff wrote:
Hi Meghann,
I’ve had this situation happen before and sometimes have found the
solution to be putting the disc in the computer drive, going into the
settings and seeing if you can turn on the subtitles (and captions)
that way. Then it will play in the dvd player with the subtitles.
This is only if the dvd actually has subtitles but if there really
aren’t subtitles, then it won’t work!
Good luck!
Lori
Lori Holiff
Multimedia Resources
Bailey Howe Library
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-8640
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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Meghann
Matwichuk
*Sent:* Friday, October 07, 2016 11:41 AM
*To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
*Subject:* [Videolib] Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland DVD /
Subtitles in German?
Hello All,
Hoping one of you might be able to help me out with a Friday puzzle.
We recently purchased this DVD for one of our German professors:
Almanya : Willkommen in Deutschland
<https://www.amazon.com/Almanya-Willkommen-in-Deutschland-DVD-Import/dp/B004UJ3FP4/ref=sr_1_3?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1475853452&sr=1-3>
The Amazon record AND the WorldCat record both indicate that there are
German and Turkish subtitles available on this disc. We have not been
able to get either of those subtitle tracks to work. (Using the
subtitle button on our remotes allows us to select either subtitle
option, but nothing shows up on the screen unless the characters are
speaking in Turkish -- then the German subtitles appear.)
We've tried it in three separate region-free players, but no go. If
any of you have this DVD in your collection and would be able to
verify for me whether it does or does not have subtitles, I'd be very
appreciative. (Trying to decide whether we've ended up with a
defective one / if sending it back for another copy is worth our time.)
Thanks in advance,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
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