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Softsubbed MKV Hardsubbed MP4?

Ace 7

Ace 7

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Apr 13, 2008
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I have an MKV file with various softsubs built in - but what do I have to do to get these hardsubbed into an MP4? I know they have to be re-encoded, which I tried. I demuxed the video and subs, muxed them back together into an MP4 and then tried to convert it in Visualhub - which didn't work, cus I just ended up with a converted MP4 with no subs. :confused:

Any tips?
 
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imacdaddy

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Feb 2, 2006
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spacepower7 said:
VisualHub advance settings>force quicktime decoding

I did this for an AVI + subs > MP4

Suppose to work for MKV too

Here is a link for instructions on the Visualhub Forum

http://www.isquint.org/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=14;t=3733

Good Luck
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Thanks for this info. I never tried this way...think I'll give it a shot.

I usually open MKV with QT with Perian installed and save as "Self Contained Movie". The subs wll be hard coded in the *.mov file. I then would use VishualHub to convert MKV to MP4 to play on AppleTV.
 
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paol

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Jun 7, 2008
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Sweden
QT decoding

Using QT decoding in VH with Perian installed should get your subs. But it will take approximately ten times longer to transcode...

Therefore, I first encode it without subs, then add subs in Submerge, which takes a minute or two.
 
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