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Selur · 21st December 2018, 15:59

I have an mkv file created by VideoReDo.
Since there is no raw format for dvb subtiles I'd like to extract those subtitles as dvd/vobsub subtitles (idx/sub).

I can do this by:
1st covnerting the subtitles to vobsub subtitles:

Code:

ffmpeg -canvas_size 1280x720 -i "C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\Beispiel_DVB_SUBS.mkv" -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:s dvdsub e:\Output\test.mkv

2nd extract those subtitles using mkvextract

Code:

mkvextract tracks "E:\Output\test.mkv" 2:"E:\Output\test_id_2_lang_de.idx"

to avoid having to create the temporary mkv file I'd like to convert and extract the dvb subtitles in one go to idx/sub, but so far I can't figure out how to do this with ffmpeg.
(I know I could use '-vn -an' instead of '-c:v copy -c:a copy' to only have the subtitle inside the temporary mkv, to keep it's size small.)

-> Does anyone know how to do this? (preferably with ffmpeg)

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edit:
Seems like ffmpeg can't extract idx/sub subtitles, so my current way seems to be the only working way.

Cu Selur

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Selur Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 7,277	extract dvb subtitles as dvd subtitles from mkv in one go? I have an mkv file created by VideoReDo. Since there is no raw format for dvb subtiles I'd like to extract those subtitles as dvd/vobsub subtitles (idx/sub). I can do this by: 1st covnerting the subtitles to vobsub subtitles: Code: ffmpeg -canvas_size 1280x720 -i "C:\Users\Selur\Desktop\Beispiel_DVB_SUBS.mkv" -c:v copy -c:a copy -c:s dvdsub e:\Output\test.mkv 2nd extract those subtitles using mkvextract Code: mkvextract tracks "E:\Output\test.mkv" 2:"E:\Output\test_id_2_lang_de.idx" to avoid having to create the temporary mkv file I'd like to convert and extract the dvb subtitles in one go to idx/sub, but so far I can't figure out how to do this with ffmpeg. (I know I could use '-vn -an' instead of '-c:v copy -c:a copy' to only have the subtitle inside the temporary mkv, to keep it's size small.) -> Does anyone know how to do this? (preferably with ffmpeg) ... edit: Seems like ffmpeg can't extract idx/sub subtitles, so my current way seems to be the only working way. Cu Selur __________________ Hybrid here in the forum, homepage Last edited by Selur; 21st December 2018 at 19:05.