My samsung tv have certain shows/episodes showing some kind of forced subtitles that I can’t turn off whatever setting I touch. I have the exact same situation as this guy it seems: [image] Subtitles showing even when they are disabled [and double subtitles] Smart TVs …

Looks like Line 21 subtitles. [image] Samsung Q95 - forced CC subtitles Smart TVs Server Version#: 1.24.4.5081-6000 Player Version#: 5.25.3 / 5.5 For the last few weeks some of my shows are showing forced closed captions. For the Family Guy in the picture Plex on Window…

What does that mean? I googled what it is, but I have no idea if that’s it or how to get rid of it. So strange.

Some Plex clients handle them better than others. Here’s some info on removing them. [image] Samsung forcing closed captions Smart TVs You could check if this is EIA-608 subtitles. MKVToolNix apparently doesn’t see those correct and in consequence won’t offer you an opti…

The OP of that post didn’t confirm that was the problem either, so still not sure. Why did some of my show start doing this now all of a sudden, older episodes from the same shows aren’t doing this.

What is the source of these files? Are they recorded off of live TV? .TS recordings of live TV for me contain a super-high bitrate subtitle stream (according to Plex) that I cannot seem to find if I chuck the file into MKVTools.

The subtitles do not always show up in tools such as MKVToolNix, MediaInfo, etc. VLC might pick them up. You can always try removing them anyway.

Forced (double) subtitles on certain shows/files. CAN'T Turn off

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FordGuy61 February 24, 2023, 10:09am 2

Looks like Line 21 subtitles.

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Forced (double) subtitles on certain shows/files. CAN'T Turn off

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