Wrong coding for some subtitles from VIKI

[m0ck69]

Some subtitles in the Polish language from VIKI have wrong coding and after download are unreadable.
Example:
https://www.viki.com/videos/1241816v-perfect-marriage-revenge-episode-1

They look like this:

1
00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:05,180
 

2
00:00:06,010 --> 00:00:09,940
♫ <i>Raz, dwa i wszystko ci odbiorę</i> ♫

3
00:00:09,940 --> 00:00:13,400
♫ <i>Przerażoną minę masz</i> ♫

4
00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,900
♫ <i>To zemsty czas, cała płonę</i> ♫

5
00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:18,440
♫ <i>Przez kłamstwa wariuję</i> ♫

And they should look like this:

1
00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:05,180
 

2
00:00:06,010 --> 00:00:09,940
♫ Raz, dwa i wszystko ci odbiorę ♫

3
00:00:09,940 --> 00:00:13,400
♫ Przerażoną minę masz ♫

4
00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,900
♫ To zemsty czas, cała płonę ♫

5
00:00:15,900 --> 00:00:18,440
♫ Przez kłamstwa wariuję ♫

example.zip

[Elger9]

As a temporary solution, use the following Python script to fix the subtitles. You specify the subtitle directory as a parameter.

import os
import sys

# Character replacement table
replacement = {
    "Ä…": "ą",
    "ć": "ć",
    "Ä™": "ę",
    "ó": "ó",
    "Å‚": "ł",
    "Å„": "ń",
    "Å›": "ś",
    "ż": "ż",
    "ź": "ź",
    "Å�": "Ł",
    "Ó": "Ó",
    "ü": "ü",
    "ä": "ä",
    "Å‘": "ö",
    "Å�": "Ö",
    "♫": "'"
}

def replace_characters(text, replacement):
    for char, repl in replacement.items():
        text = text.replace(char, repl)
    return text

def process_files(directory):
    # Check if directory exists
    if not os.path.isdir(directory):
        print(f"Directory {directory} does not exist.")
        return

    for file_name in os.listdir(directory):
        if file_name.startswith("fixed_"):
            continue

        file_path = os.path.join(directory, file_name)

        # Skip directories
        if os.path.isdir(file_path):
            continue

        with open(file_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
            content = file.read()

        new_content = replace_characters(content, replacement)
        new_file_name = os.path.join(directory, f"fixed_{file_name}")

        with open(new_file_name, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as new_file:
            new_file.write(new_content)

        print(f"File {file_name} has been processed and saved as {new_file_name}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        print("Usage: python script.py <directory_path>")
        sys.exit(1)

    directory = sys.argv[1]
    process_files(directory)