# DVR does not record Subtitles after linux server update

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**Category:** Live TV & DVR\
**Tags:** server-linux, roku\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-does-not-record-subtitles-after-linux-server-update/906837 "2025-02-25T05:17:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-does-not-record-subtitles-after-linux-server-update/906837/11 "2025-02-25T20:56:03Z")

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It’s not the audio stream that has the CCs/subtitles; it will be one with a codec of “eia\_608.” That definitely appears to be missing for some reason. I’m not sure why it would be stripped though.

Oh, wait. I just remembered something. You don’t have your DVR configured to convert video while recording, do you? I’m pretty sure that process _does_ strip the CCs. I recently tested that and completely forgot. This setting:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/c/a/f/cafad9a2e3ac326416c6e97bce9a573a39791749.png)

I must be getting old; I even noted it in a reply here:

> [@Plex DVR Device Settings - Use HW-Accelerated Video Encoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dvr-device-settings-use-hw-accelerated-video-encoding/904649/5):
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> I just recorded ~44 minutes of an episode of Stargate SG-1 which I’d originally recording without using conversion. The original recording is the full 60 minutes. Original recording: Output codec - MPEG2VIDEO Container - Transport Stream (.ts) Audio codec - AC3 (Stereo) Resolution - 480i Final file size - 743 MB New, with convert while recording: Output codec - HEVC Container - Transport Stream (.ts) Audio codec - AC3 (Stereo) Resolution - 480p (it was apparently de-interlaced while …

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