fix: subtitles with next engine

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
     - A config file named `{channel_number}.json` (e.g. `1.json`) will apply to the channel with that number
   - Channel overlays will override values from the default overlay which will override values from the FFmpeg Profile
 - Add `epg_entries` support to image graphics elements
+- Add (date-range based) alternate schedule system for sequential schedules
 
 ### Fixed
 - Fix HLS Direct playback when JWT auth is also used
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Use `und` language tag with sidecar subtitles that have no language in the file name
 - Automatically remove already-played playout items from all on demand channels
 - Automatically remove already-played playout items from (continuous) scripted schedules
+- Extract embedded text subtitles (when enabled in settings) on channels that use custom stream selectors
+- Fix subtitle playback using Next streaming engine
 
 ### Changed
 - Upgrade Intel driver in docker containers to support latest Battlemage devices (e.g. B70)

ErsatzTV.Application/Subtitles/Commands/ExtractEmbeddedSubtitlesHandler.cs

@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public class ExtractEmbeddedSubtitlesHandler : ExtractEmbeddedSubtitlesHandlerBa
                 .AsNoTracking()
                 .Filter(p => p.Channel.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None ||
                              p.ProgramSchedule.Items.Any(psi =>
-                                 psi.SubtitleMode != null && psi.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None))
+                                 psi.SubtitleMode != null && psi.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None)
+                             || p.Channel.StreamSelectorMode == ChannelStreamSelectorMode.Custom)
                 .SelectOneAsync(p => p.Id, p => p.Id == request.PlayoutId.IfNone(-1), cancellationToken);
 
             playoutIdsToCheck.AddRange(requestedPlayout.Map(p => p.Id));
@@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ public class ExtractEmbeddedSubtitlesHandler : ExtractEmbeddedSubtitlesHandlerBa
                     .AsNoTracking()
                     .Filter(p => p.Channel.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None ||
                                  p.ProgramSchedule.Items.Any(psi =>
-                                     psi.SubtitleMode != null && psi.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None))
+                                     psi.SubtitleMode != null && psi.SubtitleMode != ChannelSubtitleMode.None)
+                                 || p.Channel.StreamSelectorMode == ChannelStreamSelectorMode.Custom)
                     .Map(p => p.Id)
                     .ToList();
             }

ErsatzTV.Core.Tests/FFmpeg/CustomStreamSelectorTests.cs

@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -200,7 +203,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -231,7 +235,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -263,7 +268,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -295,7 +301,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeFalse();
         }
@@ -322,7 +329,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -355,7 +363,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -397,7 +406,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -433,7 +443,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -471,7 +482,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -514,7 +526,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now.LocalDateTime.Date.AddHours(11).AddMinutes(59), // 11:59 AM
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -551,7 +564,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now.LocalDateTime.Date.AddHours(11).AddMinutes(59), // 11:59 AM
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -594,7 +608,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 11, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // sunday
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -631,7 +650,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 11, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // sunday
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -651,7 +675,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public async Task Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_Before()
+        public async Task
+            Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_Before()
         {
             // saturday from 9pm-11pm
             const string YAML =
@@ -675,7 +700,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 10, 20, 59, 59, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // saturday at 8:59:59pm
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -689,7 +719,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public async Task Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_After()
+        public async Task
+            Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_After()
         {
             // saturday from 9pm-11pm
             const string YAML =
@@ -713,7 +744,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 10, 23, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // saturday at 11:00pm
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -727,7 +763,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public async Task Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_Wrong_Day()
+        public async Task
+            Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Fail_Wrong_Day()
         {
             // saturday from 9pm-11pm
             const string YAML =
@@ -751,7 +788,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 11, 22, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // sunday at 10:00pm
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -789,7 +831,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 10, 22, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // saturday at 10:00pm
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -810,7 +857,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
 
         [Test]
         [SetCulture("fr-FR")]
-        public async Task Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Match_France()
+        public async Task
+            Should_Select_English_Audio_No_Subtitles_Day_Of_Week_Time_Of_Day_Content_Condition_Match_France()
         {
             // saturday from 9pm-11pm
             const string YAML =
@@ -834,7 +882,12 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
             var start = new DateTime(2026, 1, 10, 22, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Unspecified); // saturday at 10:00pm
             var dto = new DateTimeOffset(start, tz.GetUtcOffset(start));
 
-            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(_channel, dto, _audioVersion, _subtitles);
+            StreamSelectorResult result = await streamSelector.SelectStreams(
+                _channel,
+                dto,
+                _audioVersion,
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -875,7 +928,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -908,7 +962,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -943,7 +998,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -978,7 +1034,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1010,7 +1067,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1042,7 +1100,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1074,7 +1133,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1106,7 +1166,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1137,7 +1198,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1169,7 +1231,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeTrue();
 
@@ -1202,7 +1265,8 @@ public class CustomStreamSelectorTests
                 _channel,
                 DateTimeOffset.Now,
                 _audioVersion,
-                _subtitles);
+                _subtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
 
             result.AudioStream.IsSome.ShouldBeFalse();
             result.Subtitle.IsSome.ShouldBeFalse();

ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/CustomStreamSelector.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using ErsatzTV.Core.Domain;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.FFmpeg.Selector;
 using ErsatzTV.Core.Interfaces.FFmpeg;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;
 using NCalc;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
@@ -18,8 +19,11 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
         Channel channel,
         DateTimeOffset contentStartTime,
         MediaItemAudioVersion audioVersion,
-        List<Subtitle> allSubtitles)
+        List<Subtitle> allSubtitles,
+        bool shouldLogMessages)
     {
+        ILogger<CustomStreamSelector> log = shouldLogMessages ? logger : NullLogger<CustomStreamSelector>.Instance;
+
         try
         {
             string streamSelectorFile = Path.Combine(
@@ -28,11 +32,11 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
 
             if (!fileSystem.File.Exists(streamSelectorFile))
             {
-                logger.LogWarning("YAML stream selector file {File} does not exist; aborting.", channel.StreamSelector);
+                log.LogWarning("YAML stream selector file {File} does not exist; aborting.", channel.StreamSelector);
                 return StreamSelectorResult.None;
             }
 
-            StreamSelector streamSelector = await LoadStreamSelector(streamSelectorFile);
+            StreamSelector streamSelector = await LoadStreamSelector(streamSelectorFile, log);
 
             var audioStreams = audioVersion.MediaVersion.Streams
                 .Where(s => s.MediaStreamKind == MediaStreamKind.Audio)
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                 {
                     if (!ContentMatchesCondition(channel, contentStartTime, streamSelectorItem.ContentCondition))
                     {
-                        logger.LogDebug(
+                        log.LogDebug(
                             "Content does not match selector item {@SelectorItem}",
                             streamSelectorItem);
                         continue;
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                     {
                         candidateAudioStreams.Remove(audioStream);
 
-                        logger.LogDebug(
+                        log.LogDebug(
                             "Audio stream {@Stream} does not match selector item {@SelectorItem}",
                             new { Language = safeLanguage, Title = safeTitle },
                             streamSelectorItem);
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                     {
                         passesAudio = true;
 
-                        logger.LogDebug(
+                        log.LogDebug(
                             "Audio stream {@Stream} matches selector item {@SelectorItem}",
                             new { Language = safeLanguage, Title = safeTitle },
                             streamSelectorItem);
@@ -206,13 +210,15 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // HLS Direct doesn't need to extract; Next streaming engine doesn't need to extract
                         if (channel.StreamingMode != StreamingMode.HttpLiveStreamingDirect &&
+                            channel.StreamingEngine != StreamingEngine.Next &&
                             subtitle.SubtitleKind is SubtitleKind.Embedded && !subtitle.IsImage &&
                             !subtitle.IsExtracted)
                         {
                             candidateSubtitles.Remove(subtitle);
 
-                            logger.LogDebug(
+                            log.LogDebug(
                                 "Subtitle {@Subtitle} is embedded text subtitle and NOT extracted; ignoring",
                                 new { Language = safeLanguage, Title = safeTitle });
                         }
@@ -220,7 +226,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                         {
                             candidateSubtitles.Remove(subtitle);
 
-                            logger.LogDebug(
+                            log.LogDebug(
                                 "Subtitle {@Subtitle} does not match selector item {@SelectorItem}",
                                 new { Language = safeLanguage, Title = safeTitle },
                                 streamSelectorItem);
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
                         {
                             passesSubtitles = true;
 
-                            logger.LogDebug(
+                            log.LogDebug(
                                 "Subtitle {@Subtitle} matches selector item {@SelectorItem}",
                                 new { Language = safeLanguage, Title = safeTitle },
                                 streamSelectorItem);
@@ -255,7 +261,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            logger.LogError(ex, "Unexpected error selecting streams");
+            log.LogError(ex, "Unexpected error selecting streams");
         }
 
         return StreamSelectorResult.None;
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
         return expression.Evaluate() as bool? == true;
     }
 
-    private async Task<StreamSelector> LoadStreamSelector(string streamSelectorFile)
+    private async Task<StreamSelector> LoadStreamSelector(string streamSelectorFile, ILogger<CustomStreamSelector> log)
     {
         try
         {
@@ -339,7 +345,7 @@ public class CustomStreamSelector(IFileSystem fileSystem, ILogger<CustomStreamSe
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            logger.LogWarning(ex, "Error loading YAML stream selector");
+            log.LogWarning(ex, "Error loading YAML stream selector");
             throw;
         }
     }

ErsatzTV.Core/FFmpeg/FFmpegLibraryProcessService.cs

@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ public class FFmpegLibraryProcessService : IFFmpegProcessService
                 channel,
                 start,
                 audioVersion,
-                allSubtitles);
+                allSubtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: true);
             maybeAudioStream = result.AudioStream;
             maybeSubtitle = result.Subtitle;
 

ErsatzTV.Core/Interfaces/FFmpeg/ICustomStreamSelector.cs

@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ public interface ICustomStreamSelector
         Channel channel,
         DateTimeOffset contentStartTime,
         MediaItemAudioVersion audioVersion,
-        List<Subtitle> allSubtitles);
+        List<Subtitle> allSubtitles,
+        bool shouldLogMessages);
 }

ErsatzTV.Core/Next/Playout.cs

@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
     ///
     /// The hint fully replaces probing: values are not validated up front, so incorrect metadata
     /// surfaces as an ffmpeg error during playback rather than a probe failure. Provide an entry
-    /// for every stream the pipeline needs to select — typically one video and one audio.
+    /// for every stream the pipeline needs to select — typically one video and one audio, plus
+    /// any subtitle stream a track selects.
     /// </summary>
     public partial class ProbeHint
     {
@@ -272,6 +273,14 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
         [JsonProperty("format_name")]
         public string FormatName { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Subtitle streams in the source. Omit (or use `[]`) for sources without subtitles;
+        /// defaults to empty. Provide an entry for any subtitle stream a track selects, otherwise
+        /// the requested subtitle stream cannot be located and subtitles are dropped.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("subtitle", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public List<SubtitleHint> Subtitle { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Video (and still-image) streams in the source. Omit (or use `[]`) for audio-only sources;
         /// defaults to empty.
@@ -304,6 +313,26 @@ namespace ErsatzTV.Core.Next
         public long StreamIndex { get; set; }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Probe metadata for a single subtitle stream.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SubtitleHint
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Codec name as reported by ffprobe (e.g. "subrip", "ass", "hdmv_pgs_subtitle",
+        /// "dvd_subtitle"). Compared case-insensitively; image-based codecs are handled differently
+        /// from text-based ones.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("codec")]
+        public string Codec { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Zero-based index of this stream within the source.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonProperty("stream_index")]
+        public long StreamIndex { get; set; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Probe metadata for a single video (or still-image) stream. Optional fields left out
     /// assume progressive, square-pixel, SDR content at 24 fps — the same fallbacks used when

ErsatzTV.Infrastructure/Scheduling/PlayoutItemConverter.cs

@@ -150,11 +150,19 @@ public class PlayoutItemConverter(
                     Codec = s.Codec,
                     Channels = s.Channels
                 }).ToList();
+            var sourceSubtitleHints = headVersion.Streams
+                .Where(s => s.MediaStreamKind is MediaStreamKind.Subtitle)
+                .Select(s => new Core.Next.SubtitleHint
+                {
+                    StreamIndex = s.Index,
+                    Codec = s.Codec
+                }).ToList();
 
             nextPlayoutItem.Source.ProbeHint = new Core.Next.ProbeHint
             {
                 Audio = sourceAudioHints,
                 Video = sourceVideoHints,
+                Subtitle = sourceSubtitleHints,
                 DurationMs = (long)headVersion.Duration.TotalMilliseconds
             };
 
@@ -378,7 +386,8 @@ public class PlayoutItemConverter(
                 channel,
                 nextPlayoutItem.Start,
                 audioVersion,
-                allSubtitles);
+                allSubtitles,
+                shouldLogMessages: false);
             maybeAudioStream = result.AudioStream;
             maybeSubtitle = result.Subtitle;
         }