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Yep, I have and use MKVtools. I like it.
So, the output files were "In-sync" everywhere, except when played thru the Roku to the the TV.
I have never experienced any issue playing a movie after just changing the extension from .mp4 to .mkv or viceversa.


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Happy St. Patrick's Day !!!
So. I tried "Handbrake" on 2 different movies - 4 times, different settings as mentioned in Youtube videos ... nothing worked, spent HOURS - each movie took 45 minutes.
Then I found in one of the Youtube videos, a mention of a different App, also FREE on GitHub, named ...

Ok, not wanting to have to use "Handbrake" or any other file complier just to get the Subtitles "Internal".
I can wait, as long as someone is actually working on getting the "External" Subtitles working properly - as in VLC- forcing {standard/always present} a dialog/Control option to search/select ...

I can email you a link to access my UMS ... I had it setup that way previously, but put password protection on it recently...
Downscaling of a 4K movie, nor just playing it on a 1080 TV will not bother anything "Subtitle" related - they will play, and look good.

You want me to post Logs of me ...

Subtitles work fine for every other App on my Roku, I have been using the Roku System for about 15 years now, flawlessly.

MY TCL TV is NOT a RokuTV, it is a Google OS TV, no Roku on it.

I am willing to assist in any way I can to get these {external} Subtitles working, period. I am NOT the only one ...

Sorry , I thought the INTERNAL Subtitles should show, but didn't.
Not working on Vizio TV.

There IS a Roku App on the TV, But I don't ever us it.

Not really interested in "seeking" or fast forwarding in any movie.

IF I "cast" from VLC or other Apps, then I get Subtitles, not sure if they are the ...

UNLESS it is a Roku TV {I have none}, Roku is always a separate device, there is one {IP.218} on my TV {IP.190} and one {IP.22} on wife's TV {IP.146} and one out in my Gunsmith Shop on another Vizio TV. {those aren't ON unless I go out there}
In the "old" Settings, I checked the box "Add Engin Names ...

ALL my videos, no matter origin, or file type, play flawlessly thru the ROKU to my TV. I don't try to go directly thru TV just because it is a pain - more steps. The ROKU turns the TV ON, plays everything I want, and turns the TV OFF, I have no need to go directly thru the TV.
No view and no access ...

The Transcode "folder" actually shows as a "Settings" gear icon, when I click on it then the movie is already there...
I didn't copy anything into anywhere except the new TCL.conf into the Renderers folder, and Yes the TV shows with that.

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Yes the file names do show the ...

Thank You Sir for all your help !!!

SMH, I didn't realize that I had transposed the TLC/TCL ... fixed that.
Copied the UMS.conf file after shutting down the Server .
Copied the new TCL.conf to try first.
Started UMS ... got this error many times: "18:21:14 WARN Error verifying JWT: The Token has ...