How to Load an SRT in Windows Media Player

An SRT file contains movie subtitles and usually accompanies a video file. To see a video's subtitles you must load the SRT file onto your media player. Windows Media Player, however, does not support the SRT file format. The only way to load and play an SRT file in Windows Media Player is to first install a third-party media codec.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• DirectVobSub
• VobSub

1. Download and install the “DirectVobSub” or the "VobSub" media codec (see the Resource section).

2. Copy and paste the SRT file into the same folder where the video file is located.

3. Rename the SRT file with the same name as video file, but keep the .srt extension intact. To rename an SRT file, right-click the file within an Explorer window and click “Rename.” Type in the name of the video file and press “Enter.”

4. Open the video file using Windows Media Player and click the “Pause” (||) button to pause the video.

5. Press the “Alt” key to open a menu on the Window Media Player screen.

6. Click “Play,” click “Lyrics, captions, and subtitles,” then click “On if available” to load the SRT file.

7. Click the “Play” (>) button to begin playing the SRT file along with the video file.

References

• Codecs.com: DirectVobSub (VSFilter)

Resources

• Codecs.com: Download DirectVobSub (VSFilter)
• Softpedia: VobSub