how do I play avi and srt files together?

Mac OSX Little Helper wrote:

Option #2 - Using VLC:
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1. Launch VLC

2. Choose “Preferences” under the “File” menu.

3. When the “Preferences” window opens, click on the
triangle next to the “Video” option located on the left side
of the window.

4. When the “Video” list expands, click on the third option
called “Subtitles/OSD”.

5. In the right half of the same “Preferences” window,
uncheck the “Autodetect subtitle files” box.

6. Click the “Save” button in the lower right corner.

7. Under the “File” menu, choose “Open File”.

8. In the “Open Source” window that appears, click on the
“Browse” button and navigate to the .avi file that you wish
to view.

9. After navigating to and selecting the .avi file, click on
the “Open” button in the lower right corner of the window,
and you will be taken back to the “Open Source” window.

10. In the “Open Source” window, checkmark the “Load
subtitles file” box.

11. Upon doing this, the “Settings” button on the right side
of the same window will be enabled.

12. Click on the now-enabled “Settings” button, and you will
be taken to a new “Open Source” window.

13. In this new “Open Source” window, click on the “Browse”
button which is located to the right of the “Subtitle File”
field

14. In the “Open File” window which appears, navigate to and
select the .srt file which corresponds to the .avi you wish
to view.

NOTE: The .avi and .srt files should have the same exact
name. Only the extension of each file should be different.

15. After selecting the .srt file, click on the now-enabled
“Open” button located in the lower right corner of the
window.

16. Back at the “Open Source” window, click on the “OK”
button located in the lower right corner.

17. In the second “Open Source” window, (which was under the
first “Open Source” window), also click on the “OK” button
located in the lower right corner.

18. Your movie will now start playing with the corresponding
subtitles.

The previous instructions may seem a bit difficult and
complicated at first, but after you have done it once or
twice, it is really easy, and only takes a minute or two to
accomplish.