On: Malicious Subtitles Threaten Kodi, VLC and Popcorn...

[etix]

They use a hash function to match subtitles.

http://trac.opensubtitles.org/projects/opensubtitles/wiki/Ha...

[tydok → etix]

The problem isn't only about matching subtitles to movies but also where to look for subtitles, e.g. opensubtitles.org, subscene.com, etc.

[heinrichf → tydok]

A great script: https://github.com/Diaoul/subliminal

[tydok → heinrichf]

Very interesting. It contains a few subtitle providers I've never heard before. Thanks for posting it.

[bingojess → tydok]

I believe it just scrapes them all. I can't remember the last time opensubtitles didn't have a sub I was looking for

[tydok → bingojess]

Perhaps the most difficult problem is to find a subtitle in multiple languages.

[bingojess → tydok]

True I have only needed English subs