[MEncoder-users] subtitles

[Alex Samad]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 09:12:31PM -0700, Duane Evenson wrote:
> Alex Samad wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 12:55:50PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
> >   
> >> On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 01:17:20AM +0300, Evgeniy Stepanov wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Friday 11 January 2008 23:44:40 Alex Samad wrote:
> >>>       
> >>>> Hi
> >>>>
> >>>> Not sure if this is the best place, but I think a good place to start
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I have recoded an avi file from a vob and extracted out the subtitles, I
> >>>> now have .avi .idx .sub, how can I place the subtitle files back into the
> >>>> container ?  is it possible ?
> >>>>         
> >>> Yes, mkvmerge can do it. Or, if you enjoy reencoding, mencoder with -vobsub 
> >>> option will produce a hardsubbed video.
> >>>       
> >> mkvmerge sounds like the tool, don't like hard coding subs
> >>     
> > okay time to show my ignorance, but does mkvmerge work with avi files (or 
> > should I say containers).
> >   
> Yes, mkvmerge will take almost all codecs that avi will, the only 
> exception I've found is the wma audio codec, which is a shortcoming of 
> mkvmerge, not the mkv format.

maybe another way to put this question is what container can I put audio/video 
+ subtitles. That might play in a Divx/Dvd player


> >> Thanks
> >>     
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