i have ripped many blu rays into MKV but for say Godfather 1 or Return of the jedi jabba scenes how can i rip in the english subtitles that appear when i play the blu ray.
I do not want subtitles all the time just in the non english parts.
Could someone please give me a step by step guide as i have tried a few things with handbrake but must be doing something wrong.
I have a synology DS18 NAS but when i find the appropriate subtitle track via VLC player and enable it the NAS goes into transcode mode and is not powerful enough.
Acquire the sub file containing the foreign language subs, if onboard, load it, or import it, then burn it in via the appropriate check box during the encode.
Note: if you attempt to include subs in any way, without burning them in, theyâll appear packed up in the file as ASS subs - and really make an ASS of themselves. I mux those in later, after the encode (so they wonât be ASS). I burn âforcedâ subs during the encode.
yes thanks currently got the godfather encoding. i have found the subittles in english for the Italian scenes on subtitle track 1. i have selected them and set to burn in.
audio is set to pass through and video to same as source/
You can make âpreviewsâ right in the area where the goombas are speaking - to see if you got it right (Iâd never survive that 4 hour encode to find out if it worked)(never)(in a million years)âŠlol
do you have to use an âexternal Srtâ file. As i have managed to fine the original text subtitles from the blu ray on subtitle track 16 but it never seems to burn in when i encode it
i must be doing something wrong
Pull down âAdd Trackâ and select the specific track or select all then delete the tracks you donât need (X) Enable (Check) âBurn Inâ.
In the above example - I happen to know sub track #3 is the Forced Sub Track. I have selected âBurn Inâ for that track. Note: I will Delete all other tracks with the âXâ before encoding - or there WILL be trouble. Read on.
If Foreign Audio Scan actually does something useful - Iâve never found it. If it shows up - delete it with the âXâ (unless you can find something useful for it to do).
Delete (X) ALL Unwanted tracks - or HB will turn them into ASS Embedded Subs - and you do NOT want that⊠trust me.
If you want ânon-burnedâ sub tracks included in the file - do that AFTER Handbrake by muxing them in with Xmedia Recode (or something similar). Handbrake will absolutely make ASS subs out of anything it touches (that it doesnât burn in) - making a total ASS out of itself.
You must first identify the forced sub tracks for your language - and there may not be any if youâre using a Disk intended for somewhere you ainât (donât know why that would happen, but anywayâŠ).
I identify forced sub tracks with MediaInfo - by looking at the âElement Countâ. The little numbers indicate there isnât much in them and that means itâs probably a forced sub track.
THEN you make a âPreviewâ in the area where the subs will be - to see if it works - before you settle in for a nice, warm 10 hour encodeâŠ
I have no idea what kind of audio that is - but if it works for ya, Iâm thrilled. I tend to create audio formats I can use and Direct Play. Iâm funny that way.
When the Preview Dialog appears, Slide the bar to get to the place where the subs go - so you can see if theyâre gonna work. Youâll probably need to resize the Preview Screen - itâs all over the place.
If you want to preview to make sure you are using the correct subtitle track before starting a long handbrake encode, open the video file in VLC and select the subtitle track you want. I find that faster than queuing a preview in handbrake.
And if you donât want to compress the video file to maintain original quality, you can use MKVToolNix to set the forced subtitle flag so that it displays when needed during playback. I do that for all of my 4K rips where I do not want to loose quality.
That annoys me severely (when there are more than 3 UNIDENTIFIED sub tracks), but what doesnât annoy me is finding the forced sub track with Mediainfo and Previewing a sample to check it out.
Also, save yourself the time and hassle of trying to find the correct subtitle track (Star Wars was a pain) and reference this google Sheet. Itâs constantly being updated.
Hi scott thanks for jumping in . Been doing that if you see early in my post but I have no knowledge of toolnix but have installed it. Could you give me a guide how to nudge in the subtitles please.
thanks got the Blu rays already on MKV just need to get the subs to play.
Sorry for not seeing that, just trying to skim through while at work
Excuse me if this isnât completely straight forward (I donât have MKVToolNix on my work computer so Iâm going off screenshots)
In the MKVToolNix GUI, go to the header editor on the left. Drag your MKV file onto it.
Then expand the forced subtitle track, assuming you ripped the forced subtitle as itâs own track.
You will see a section for a forced flag that you can switch from No to Yes. Save the file, and you should be good to go!
