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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/string_text_file.cc b/src/lib/string_text_file.cc
index 869a2c96a..348ccd1d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/string_text_file.cc
+++ b/src/lib/string_text_file.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@ StringTextFile::StringTextFile (shared_ptr<const StringTextFileContent> content)
ucnv_close (to_utf8);
if (ext == ".srt") {
- reader.reset(new sub::SubripReader(utf8.get()));
+ try {
+ reader.reset(new sub::SubripReader(utf8.get()));
+ } catch (...) {
+ /* Sometimes files are have the .srt extension but are really WEBVTT */
+ reader.reset(new sub::WebVTTReader(utf8.get()));
+ }
} else if (ext == ".ssa" || ext == ".ass") {
reader.reset(new sub::SSAReader(utf8.get()));
} else if (ext == ".vtt") {