FIELD: physics; computer engineering.
SUBSTANCE: streams of text subtitles are played back based on register values, contained in the status registers of a player. The register value, which assigns a stream of text subtitles, is stored in the first status register of the player. A second register value is then read, contained in the second status register of the player, so as to determine whether the player is capable of decoding the stream of text subtitles. If the player is capable of decoding, the stream of text subtitles, given by the first register value, is decoded.
EFFECT: design of an efficient method and device for playing back subtitle streams.
19 cl, 9 dwg
