What's with those extra files on the sd card

[andrew reeves]

Got to fly the new DJI air s 2 yesterday from B&H < retail, BTW. Loaded the sd card files into my desktop. Then I noticed these new file formats (.srt) under the normally listed .jpg's and .mp4's. What are they and why are they there?

 

[TnDronePilot]

Do they have size to them or are they just tiny data-sized files? .mpg is just another video file flavor and is similar to mpeg. If it's the actual video file and you can't play them, there are plenty of free players out there in the www.

.jp is supposed to be a better algorithmic image file than a .jpeg but if you can shoot .dng, it's much better than .jp as that is still compressed.

 

[andrew reeves]

The file ends in .srt. Below is a screen print. Never saw that extention in any of my dji drones. Since this card came from my air 2, I didnt think of formating it for the new air 2 s. Should I have formated it from the controller?

 

[z28lt1]

.SRT files are the subtitle files that go along with the videos. Most of the DJI drones can create these (you can shut them off in the menu). Play the matching videos in your vlc players and they'll show up on screen with data about lat/long, camera settings, altitude, etc.

 

[TnDronePilot]

Am I in the twilight zone or did you not ask about .jp and .mpg files?

 

[z28lt1]

Am I in the twilight zone or did you not ask about .jp and .mpg files?

Maybe the OP was confusing as he said "new file formats under the regular .jpg and .mpg", which led me to believe something else other than .jpg and .mpg (but I see the confusion).

After you posted the first time the OP literally drew on a screen shot and wrote "what are these files" next to the .SRT files, so it is now pretty clear what is being asked.

 

[andrew reeves]

Thanks.SRT files are the subtitle files that go along with the videos. Most of the DJI drones can create these (you can shut them off in the menu). Play the matching videos in your vlc players and they'll show up on screen with data about lat/long, camera settings, altitude, etc.

Genius like always that's why I post my questions here.Thank YOU, Z28lt1.

 

[andrew reeves]

Am I in the twilight zone or did you not ask about .jp and .mpg files?

seriously... nope .srt files

 

[Zbip57]

The file ends in .srt.

Those SRT files can be opened and edited in any TXT editor, like NotePad. The automatically generated DJI file (when enabled) runs a continuous time stamp recording GPS location etc. But you can edit/delete any entries and add text of your own.

In YouTube you can add your own CC (closed caption) content to your videos, or simply upload any of your own pre-edited SRT files, which are an enormous help to hearing impaired viewers.

YouTube creates their own auto-generated CC files, but if there's background noise in your video it generally mangles whatever you're saying into total gibberish in the CC files. Uploading your own pre-edited SRT file ensures the accompanying CC text will accurately reflect what you're actually saying.

 

[andrew reeves]

cool, great info

 

[watson4178]

.SRT files are the subtitle files that go along with the videos. Most of the DJI drones can create these (you can shut them off in the menu). Play the matching videos in your vlc players and they'll show up on screen with data about lat/long, camera settings, altitude, etc.

How do you turn them off?

 

[watson4178]

.SRT files are the subtitle files that go along with the videos. Most of the DJI drones can create these (you can shut them off in the menu). Play the matching videos in your vlc players and they'll show up on screen with data about lat/long, camera settings, altitude, etc.

How do you shut them off?

 

[MS Coast]

How do you shut them off?

Look in the Fly app menu on the camera tab under advanced settings. The switch setting is named "video subtitles" as I recall.

Alternatively, many video players give the option to display them or not. The information is useful sometimes. And, you can simply erase the srt files at any time.

 

[watson4178]

Look in the Fly app menu on the camera tab under advanced settings. The switch setting is named "video subtitles" as I recall.

Alternatively, many video players give the option to display them or not. The information is useful sometimes. And, you can simply erase the srt files at any time.

I did not see the advance Tab I am using the DC-2 for the Air 3. The extra files are the LRF File and the Subtitle File.

 

[Meta4]

I did not see the advance Tab I am using the DC-2 for the Air 3. The extra files are the LRF File and the Subtitle File.

If you have no need for the srt files, you can just delete them.
They only play if the srt file is in the same folder as the corresponding mp4 file.

 

[watson4178]

If you have no need for the srt files, you can just delete them.
They only play if the srt file is in the same folder as the corresponding mp4 file.

Is there a way to stop them?

 

[anotherlab]

How do you turn them off?

It's a menu option in VLC and other video players.

 

[MS Coast]

Is there a way to stop them?

I'm not finding a way to switch off subtitles with the RC2 controller.

Another way to deal with the srt and lrf files is to move them into another directory. They won't show up when you're viewing video, but you'll still have them in the event you might find them useful.

 

[Maine SAR Pilot]

The .srt files are extremely useful if you're reviewing a video file from a SAR (Search and Rescue) flight. The Lat/Long data associated with the flight track can help narrow down a possible detailed search area.