kurlov/mkv embed soft subtitles

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ffmpeg command to add .srt based subtitles to an .mkv file

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mkv embed soft subtitles

ffmpeg -i in.mkv -f srt -i in.srt -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map 1:0 -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:s srt out.mkv

alexg0240 commented Sep 23, 2022

I've tried all the above options without success... the only thing that happens is that there is a closed caption option listed yet no text is displayed and the file size of the video file was increased.

I'm using both mediainfo and vlc to look at the file info.

I'm running this thru a ubuntu server 22.04.1 LTS

is this supposed to add the CEA-708 metadata for Closed Captioning or is this a different type of embedded text?

SalimF commented Sep 23, 2022 •

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I've tried all the above options without success..

This code I use both on my PC and my server, works perfectly, the sub file should be .ass format (use aegisub or even ffmpeg to convert your sub to it)

ffmpeg -loglevel 16 -i input.mp4 -f ass -i sub.ass -brand isom -tag:v avc1 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map 1:0 -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:s ass -disposition:s:0 default Fname.mkv

nxtreaming commented Jan 26, 2023

ffmpeg -i $1 -f ass -i $2 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map 1:0 -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:s ass $RANDOM.mkv

I confirm this code is fine.

Thanks.

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