I've been trying to do this for over a year now, MKV titles with subtitles and I want to stream to the 360 with titles BURNED on the video. Can anyone help us?
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Converting MKV to M4V with subtitles
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I've been trying to do this for over a year now, MKV titles with subtitles and I want to stream to the 360 with titles BURNED on the video. Can anyone help us?
As I stated...
As I said before, as long as you have Perian installed so that Quicktime will read MKVs and render the subs for you,
Visualhub:Advanced:Force:QuickTime Decoding.
This does work, it does burn the subs in, and it does create whatever type of file you would like. A couple of things I've noticed after going mkv crazy over the last 6 months or so....
1. Do not encode in h.264 while you have the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, Quicktime has some sort of a ridiculously stupid problem where it washes out colors when encoding in h.264. If you need the files to be in h.264 format, I would suggest first re-encoding with the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, but the "H.264" box unchecked, after that conversion is done (depending on the size/length of the file this can take around ~200 minutes for a 20 minute episode, and that's on a 2.53GHz Unibody MacBook Pro.), you will want to UNCHECK the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box, take your new file (so say before you were converting "episode123.mkv" to "episode123.mp4", now you will want to be converting "episode123.mp4") and re-encode it AGAIN, with the "H.264" box checked, this should leave you with an H.264 type file, that was once MKV, with the subtitles burned in, and not looking like crap.
Also, something to note. I'm not sure why, and I haven't quite found a work around for this yet, but occasionally when you are re-encoding using the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" method, the files will come out with what I like to call "jaggies". The only fix (with good looking subs..) I've found for this so far, is to find an alternative release of the same video. Up until last night, I had only ever run into this issue with SD videos, but last night it actually happened to me with something that was encoded in 1080p.
You could also settle for re-encoding these files using MKVTools (which I mentioned previously), but your subtitles may or may not come out looking nice/easy to read.
I hope this can be of help to somebody, as I've been wrestling with MKVs for years, so I definitely understand the frustration some of you must be feeling. I'll subscribe to this thread so that whenever somebody finds it and responds I'm actually notified.
Take care all, and if somebody figures out a work around for the "jaggies", I'd much appreciate some help there!
As I said before, as long as you have Perian installed so that Quicktime will read MKVs and render the subs for you,
Visualhub:Advanced:Force:QuickTime Decoding.
This does work, it does burn the subs in, and it does create whatever type of file you would like. A couple of things I've noticed after going mkv crazy over the last 6 months or so....
1. Do not encode in h.264 while you have the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, Quicktime has some sort of a ridiculously stupid problem where it washes out colors when encoding in h.264. If you need the files to be in h.264 format, I would suggest first re-encoding with the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, but the "H.264" box unchecked, after that conversion is done (depending on the size/length of the file this can take around ~200 minutes for a 20 minute episode, and that's on a 2.53GHz Unibody MacBook Pro.), you will want to UNCHECK the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box, take your new file (so say before you were converting "episode123.mkv" to "episode123.mp4", now you will want to be converting "episode123.mp4") and re-encode it AGAIN, with the "H.264" box checked, this should leave you with an H.264 type file, that was once MKV, with the subtitles burned in, and not looking like crap.
Also, something to note. I'm not sure why, and I haven't quite found a work around for this yet, but occasionally when you are re-encoding using the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" method, the files will come out with what I like to call "jaggies". The only fix (with good looking subs..) I've found for this so far, is to find an alternative release of the same video. Up until last night, I had only ever run into this issue with SD videos, but last night it actually happened to me with something that was encoded in 1080p.
You could also settle for re-encoding these files using MKVTools (which I mentioned previously), but your subtitles may or may not come out looking nice/easy to read.I hope this can be of help to somebody, as I've been wrestling with MKVs for years, so I definitely understand the frustration some of you must be feeling. I'll subscribe to this thread so that whenever somebody finds it and responds I'm actually notified.
Take care all, and if somebody figures out a work around for the "jaggies", I'd much appreciate some help there!
That worked like a charm! Hey, thanks. You have no idea what a problem I've had with get subtitles on shows from the UK (my husband can't understand the accents; and the only way I can watch my favorite shows with him is with subtitles).
Quick question. the .srt files - is there a way to make the font smaller on the subtitles? Seems like it's a bit too large.
Quick question. the .srt files - is there a way to make the font smaller on the subtitles? Seems like it's a bit too large.
As I said before, as long as you have Perian installed so that Quicktime will read MKVs and render the subs for you,
Visualhub:Advanced:Force:QuickTime Decoding.
This does work, it does burn the subs in, and it does create whatever type of file you would like. A couple of things I've noticed after going mkv crazy over the last 6 months or so....
1. Do not encode in h.264 while you have the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, Quicktime has some sort of a ridiculously stupid problem where it washes out colors when encoding in h.264. If you need the files to be in h.264 format, I would suggest first re-encoding with the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box checked, but the "H.264" box unchecked, after that conversion is done (depending on the size/length of the file this can take around ~200 minutes for a 20 minute episode, and that's on a 2.53GHz Unibody MacBook Pro.), you will want to UNCHECK the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" box, take your new file (so say before you were converting "episode123.mkv" to "episode123.mp4", now you will want to be converting "episode123.mp4") and re-encode it AGAIN, with the "H.264" box checked, this should leave you with an H.264 type file, that was once MKV, with the subtitles burned in, and not looking like crap.
Also, something to note. I'm not sure why, and I haven't quite found a work around for this yet, but occasionally when you are re-encoding using the "Force:Quicktime Decoding" method, the files will come out with what I like to call "jaggies". The only fix (with good looking subs..) I've found for this so far, is to find an alternative release of the same video. Up until last night, I had only ever run into this issue with SD videos, but last night it actually happened to me with something that was encoded in 1080p.
I hope this can be of help to somebody, as I've been wrestling with MKVs for years, so I definitely understand the frustration some of you must be feeling. I'll subscribe to this thread so that whenever somebody finds it and responds I'm actually notified.
Take care all, and if somebody figures out a work around for the "jaggies", I'd much appreciate some help there!
Every once in a while I will come across a video that QuickTime renders the subs as being ridiculously huge...when this happens I just use MKVTools (google it) and convert it using that way. The subs don't look as pretty, but it gets the job done. If you need any suggestions in regards to using MKVTools, feel free to respond and I should get an e-mail saying somebody responded on this thread again (like I did this time.)
Good luck!
Good luck!
Burning subtitles is easy for SRT use MKVtools. For SSA use Handbrake.
Would be nice if Handbrake could burn in SRT subs.
Would be nice if Handbrake could burn in SRT subs.
Forgive me, but I am a beginner at this.
I ripped my "2012" Blu Ray using MakeMkv.
Converted to mp4v, Apple TV preset, with 1280x720 custom anamorphic using Handbrake, as suggested in another thread here.
I also ticked the "Forced only", and "Burned in" boxes under "Subtitles", expecting them to be added.
However I can see the subtitles when I play the .mkv file, but not the mp4v.
Can someone explain in simple terms how I get them to show please?
I ripped my "2012" Blu Ray using MakeMkv.
Converted to mp4v, Apple TV preset, with 1280x720 custom anamorphic using Handbrake, as suggested in another thread here.
I also ticked the "Forced only", and "Burned in" boxes under "Subtitles", expecting them to be added.
However I can see the subtitles when I play the .mkv file, but not the mp4v.
Can someone explain in simple terms how I get them to show please?
Submerge rocks
Hello everybody
Don´t waist you time with VisualHub , IMKVEXTRACT , Squint , or Quicktime Pro , Demux, HandBrake or even FFMPEGX.
Buy Submerge (Bitfield) it´s only 9US$.
http://www.bitfield.se/submerge/index.html
This is the best App i´ve ever tried to convert my videos to M4V with subtitles.
Try it ´cos you wont´regret.
Hello everybody
Don´t waist you time with VisualHub , IMKVEXTRACT , Squint , or Quicktime Pro , Demux, HandBrake or even FFMPEGX.
Buy Submerge (Bitfield) it´s only 9US$.
http://www.bitfield.se/submerge/index.htmlThis is the best App i´ve ever tried to convert my videos to M4V with subtitles.
Try it ´cos you wont´regret.
Yeah right. I guess you didn't understand the issue here. The fact is that subtitles in bluray are not text, but bitmaps, and the subtitles format used by Apple is text-only.
So the only options are to translate it to text, download an already translated text file somewhere from the net, or burn the subtitles on the video.
Unfortunately HandBrake does not support bluray subtitles yet.
So the only options are to translate it to text, download an already translated text file somewhere from the net, or burn the subtitles on the video.
Unfortunately HandBrake does not support bluray subtitles yet.
I am trying to convert my HD-DVD (with MakeMKV) into apple compatible formats, and am having the same subtitle issues. I can't try the steps above, because Visualhub is no longer available.
Any other solutions, especially for a non-techie?
Any other solutions, especially for a non-techie?
Can't get subtitles burnt onto file with Handbrake
I have a mkv file along with the srt file and tried to convert that to mp4 via Handbrake using the Iphone 4 preset as i want to be able to watch it with subtiles.
I had already selected under Subtitles, Import SRT, clicked Add, select under Track, the srt file. Then i tried all combinations of forced only, burned in, default, but no combination worked.
I also know the srt files are fine as if i play the file under VLC player it's showing up. But i'd like to watch on iphone 4 while i'm on the road.
I really want to be able to get this done as I'm watching House MD and it's so much more enjoyable with the subtitles on. Thanks to anyone who can help!
(PS I use windows and has this other program called DVD43 installed in the background which supports handbrake while under windows. It worked fine with other dvd files i have.)
I have a mkv file along with the srt file and tried to convert that to mp4 via Handbrake using the Iphone 4 preset as i want to be able to watch it with subtiles.
I had already selected under Subtitles, Import SRT, clicked Add, select under Track, the srt file. Then i tried all combinations of forced only, burned in, default, but no combination worked.
I also know the srt files are fine as if i play the file under VLC player it's showing up. But i'd like to watch on iphone 4 while i'm on the road.
I really want to be able to get this done as I'm watching House MD and it's so much more enjoyable with the subtitles on. Thanks to anyone who can help!
(PS I use windows and has this other program called DVD43 installed in the background which supports handbrake while under windows. It worked fine with other dvd files i have.)
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