[FFmpeg-user] How do I add subtitles to mp4 files?

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Alexander Kulyakhtin <akulyakhtin <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Currently I'm trying
> 
> ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -i input.srt output.mp4

You have to specify -scodec mov_text but note 
that the subtitles will not be playable with 
all players, FFmpeg does not (yet) support 
setting all properties for mov_text correctly.

Carl Eugen