Ffmpeg add subtitles to video
Now you can simply run mkv2mp4 "Video with subtitles etc.mkv"Īnd it will create "Video with subtitles etc.mp4" with the maximum of information included. So in this article we will see how to add subtitle in video using FFmpeg tool. Mydramalist should really add a enjoyment rating alongside the story, acting, music, and rewatch value. Specify the size of the original video, the video for which the ASS. Subtitle Cat The cat that translates subtitles. scc file, it adds it as a new source instead of adding it to both video files. Set the filename of the subtitle file to read. When I go into Media Encoder and drop the. map x selects all streams from a file so all streams from both files get into the output file. It would be better with error control, a different output name, etc., but you get the point. SCC file that has the subtitles that Im trying to use. To just add subtitles to file without removing any subtitles it is very easy: ffmpeg -i input.mkv -i input.srt -map 0 -map 1 -c copy output.mkv. You can create a simple batch mkv2mp4.bat, if you usually do this, to create an mp4 with the same name as the mkv. If there is an unrecognized "track" ( mkv allows to attach any type of file), it will end with an error. ffmpeg -i -c copy -map 0 -c:s mov_text Īs you can see, it's all about the -map 0, that tells FFmpeg to add all the tracks, which includes metadata, chapters, attachments, etc. ffmpeg -i video.avi -vf subtitlessubtitle.srt out.avi This creates a hard-sub ('burns' the subtitles into the video images) so you cant hide the subtitles and the change is irreversible Ive used this successfully with the current static git ffmpeg release. Ah, and if the mkv has chapters the mp4 too. So it will even add the images the matroska may include as attachments (though not another types AFAIK) and convert them to tracks you will not be able to watch but they will be there (you can demux them).
I will provide a simple and general answer that works with any number of audios and srt subtitles and respects the metadata that may include the mkv container.