MKV to hardsubs

[jp34]

Hi all,

I'd like to convert the MKV file (description above) to a file (MP4, AVI, whatever) with video#1, audio#2 and hardsubs Text#2

I tried with AVI and MP4 settings: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=9643

In subtitle tab:
VobSub Render
Encoding auto
Font Aharoni Bold
Language fre
Subtitle File empty
Subtitle File(global) empty
ID 5 (Source file's Text#2 ID = 5)

But no hardsubs are displayed... why ?

General
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 528 MiB
Duration : 21mn 57s
Overall bit rate : 3 360 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2013-08-23 15:00:11
Writing application : mkvmerge v6.2.0 ('Promised Land') built on Apr 28 2013 12:22:01
Writing library : libebml v1.3.0 + libmatroska v1.4.0

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Baseline@L1.3
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 21mn 57s
Nominal bit rate : 3 000 Kbps
Width : 1 024 pixels
Height : 768 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Original display aspect ratio : 4:3
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.153
Writing library : x264 core 116 r2074 2641b9e
Encoding settings : cabac=0 / ref=2 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=umh / subme=6 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=0 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=1 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=abr / mbtree=1 / bitrate=3000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 21mn 57s
Channel count : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Default : No
Forced : No

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Format profile : Dolby Digital
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 21mn 57s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Channel count : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 30.2 MiB (6%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : VobSub
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : VobSub
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Language : French
Default : Yes
Forced : No

[flagpole]

there is a guide to using subs viewtopic.php?f=17&t=10927

myself i wouldn't bother rendering them in to the stream. i would use something like http://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit/ to convert them to srt that your player should e able to handle.

[HuggiL]

I too would recommend flagpole's suggestion. SRT files are universal and can be displayed by any decent player.
If you are set on hardsubbing it though, from what I remember, MediaCoder doesn't recognise embedded subs. You'll have to extract the subtitles (program called mkvextract can do it easily) then load it into the "Subtitle file" field in MediaCoder.

[flagpole]

i've never managed to get it to work with embedded subs either. though it suggests it should.

i actually just use mkvmerge-gui. untick everything but the subtitle tack. which will save it as .mks

looking at those subs
Text #1
ID : 4
Format : VobSub
Muxing mode : zlib
Codec ID : S_VOBSUB
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on DVDs
Default : No
Forced : No

you are probably going to need to do something before they can be read.

[jp34]

I know I can use another tool to manage subs but I think MediaCoder should successfully recognize subs from source track and hardcode them to ouput video... should be perfect
But thank you for your suggestions

[meRobs]

As the developer said: subtitles from MKV cannot be copied over (viewtopic.php?f=28&t=12993)