Adding subtitles to mp4

blade1 · 30-12-2013 02:53PM #1

Ok,
I have two converters,
CovertX to dvd and ImToo video converter.

I want to put an mp4 film on to a hard drive.
I have srt subtitles.

I'm wondering is there a way to add the subtitles to the mp4 file without having to convert it?

I find I lose a bit of picture quality using ImToo converter.
It's also very slow.

ConvertX to dvd seems better quality but does this only do DVDs?

maki · 30-12-2013 05:42PM

YAMB should do the trick (get the installer - second link down).
It'll add the subtitles to the file container as softsubs without re-encoding, but just note that the subtitles mightn't be visible on some devices that don't support switchable subs.
If you want the subtitles hardcoded to the actual video frames, there's no way to do it without re-encoding.

blade1 · 30-12-2013 05:52PM

Thanks for that maki.
I'll check it out there.
I will be watching the film on my tv so I think you mean I can switch on or off on the Tv's settings, yeah?
The film is Elysium so there are some non English parts.

maki · 30-12-2013 06:23PM

To be honest if your tv can't read the separate srt file it's pretty doubtful that it'll be able to read them muxed into the file container either. It's worth a try though since the process is fairly quick.
You could try demuxing the audio and video streams (using YAMB) and remuxing them along with the subtitles into an mkv container (using mkvmerge) instead, but again it mightn't work if your tv doesn't support it.

blade1 · 30-12-2013 06:30PM

My tv can read srt files.
I got the film on a disc and there was no subs with it.
I downloaded the subs.
I'll let u know how I get on with YAMB.

maki · 30-12-2013 06:35PM

If your tv can read srt files then just rename it to the same name as your mp4 file and put it in the same folder. The tv should detect them and play them over the video.

Gamayun · 31-12-2013 12:41PM

maki wrote: »

If your tv can read srt files then just rename it to the same name as your mp4 file and put it in the same folder. The tv should detect them and play them over the video.

Yup, if your watching via a USB stick on your TV then just rename the files as:

Elysium.mp4
Elysium.srt

in the same folder, it should autodetect and use the subtitles.

Adding subtitles to mp4

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