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") {