About Subtitles in MPC

Can MPC read .ass subtitles ??

what's difference between all subtitle format (srt, idx/sub, idx/rar, smi, ssa, sub and ass)

which one is the best ?


PLEASE ELABORATE one by one

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srt is normal text-based subtitles format. Only has basic formatting options such as bold and italic.

idx/sub (vobsub) is an image based format. Comes from DVD.
idx/rar is the same, but just compressed with RAR.
pgs is also similar, but comes from Bluray.

smi and sub are other (less common) text-based formats. Similar to srt.

ssa/ass are advanced text based subtitle format. Has lots of functions for manipulating the text to give custom font, size, color, placement, and even movement.
https://www.matroska.org/technical/specs/subtitles/ssa.html

MPC supports all of these formats. There is no "best". It depends on your needs. In most cases SRT provides sufficient functionality.