How do I extract subtitles from Video files?
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I want to use the command line to extract subtitles from video files.
I want to extract subtitles from a lot of files. That is why I want a CLI tool.
Ideally it should work with any video format that supports embedded subtitles.
For example:
subextract -f RevolutionOS.mp4
Extracting English.srt
Extracting French.srt
Extracting Russina.srt
All subtitles extracted
command-line video-subtitles
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I want to use the command line to extract subtitles from video files.
I want to extract subtitles from a lot of files. That is why I want a CLI tool.
Ideally it should work with any video format that supports embedded subtitles.
For example:
subextract -f RevolutionOS.mp4
Extracting English.srt
Extracting French.srt
Extracting Russina.srt
All subtitles extracted
command-line video-subtitles
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
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asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
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What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
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I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googlingextract subtitle from containergets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
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(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55
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I want to use the command line to extract subtitles from video files.
I want to extract subtitles from a lot of files. That is why I want a CLI tool.
Ideally it should work with any video format that supports embedded subtitles.
For example:
subextract -f RevolutionOS.mp4
Extracting English.srt
Extracting French.srt
Extracting Russina.srt
All subtitles extracted
command-line video-subtitles
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
I want to use the command line to extract subtitles from video files.
I want to extract subtitles from a lot of files. That is why I want a CLI tool.
Ideally it should work with any video format that supports embedded subtitles.
For example:
subextract -f RevolutionOS.mp4
Extracting English.srt
Extracting French.srt
Extracting Russina.srt
All subtitles extracted
command-line video-subtitles
command-line video-subtitles
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
edited Nov 23 '16 at 14:26
Jeff Schaller
34.2k951113
34.2k951113
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
asked Apr 2 '16 at 12:27
Wally
16217
16217
1
What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
1
I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googlingextract subtitle from containergets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
1
(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55
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show 1 more comment
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What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
1
I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googlingextract subtitle from containergets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
1
(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55
1
1
What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
1
1
I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googling
extract subtitle from container gets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googling
extract subtitle from container gets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
1
1
(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55
(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55
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There are such tools, specific to each container type (assuming subtitles are stored as text, not mixed in the video stream):
- MKV:
mkvtoolnix - MP4 and 3GP:
MP4Box - AVI:
ffmpeg/avconv
For your question specifically, the command line would be
MP4Box -srt <trackID> RevolutionOS.mp4
Where possible values of trackID can be deduced from the output of
MP4Box -info RevolutionOS.mp4
For subtitles which are mixed into the video stream (so-called hardsubs), OCR software is required. There seem to be ready-made solutions here, for example subtitleripper + GOCR for VobSub (common format for DVD), but I have no experience with those and no idea how good they are.
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Avdshare Video Converter is just a professional MKV extractor to help users to perfectly extract subtitles from MKV.
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There are such tools, specific to each container type (assuming subtitles are stored as text, not mixed in the video stream):
- MKV:
mkvtoolnix - MP4 and 3GP:
MP4Box - AVI:
ffmpeg/avconv
For your question specifically, the command line would be
MP4Box -srt <trackID> RevolutionOS.mp4
Where possible values of trackID can be deduced from the output of
MP4Box -info RevolutionOS.mp4
For subtitles which are mixed into the video stream (so-called hardsubs), OCR software is required. There seem to be ready-made solutions here, for example subtitleripper + GOCR for VobSub (common format for DVD), but I have no experience with those and no idea how good they are.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
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answered Nov 23 '16 at 14:37
Dmitry Grigoryev
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There are such tools, specific to each container type (assuming subtitles are stored as text, not mixed in the video stream):
- MKV:
mkvtoolnix - MP4 and 3GP:
MP4Box - AVI:
ffmpeg/avconv
For your question specifically, the command line would be
MP4Box -srt <trackID> RevolutionOS.mp4
Where possible values of trackID can be deduced from the output of
MP4Box -info RevolutionOS.mp4
For subtitles which are mixed into the video stream (so-called hardsubs), OCR software is required. There seem to be ready-made solutions here, for example subtitleripper + GOCR for VobSub (common format for DVD), but I have no experience with those and no idea how good they are.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
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answered Nov 23 '16 at 14:37
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There are such tools, specific to each container type (assuming subtitles are stored as text, not mixed in the video stream):
- MKV:
mkvtoolnix - MP4 and 3GP:
MP4Box - AVI:
ffmpeg/avconv
For your question specifically, the command line would be
MP4Box -srt <trackID> RevolutionOS.mp4
Where possible values of trackID can be deduced from the output of
MP4Box -info RevolutionOS.mp4
For subtitles which are mixed into the video stream (so-called hardsubs), OCR software is required. There seem to be ready-made solutions here, for example subtitleripper + GOCR for VobSub (common format for DVD), but I have no experience with those and no idea how good they are.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
Community♦
1
answered Nov 23 '16 at 14:37
Dmitry Grigoryev
4,975744
There are such tools, specific to each container type (assuming subtitles are stored as text, not mixed in the video stream):
- MKV:
mkvtoolnix - MP4 and 3GP:
MP4Box - AVI:
ffmpeg/avconv
For your question specifically, the command line would be
MP4Box -srt <trackID> RevolutionOS.mp4
Where possible values of trackID can be deduced from the output of
MP4Box -info RevolutionOS.mp4
For subtitles which are mixed into the video stream (so-called hardsubs), OCR software is required. There seem to be ready-made solutions here, for example subtitleripper + GOCR for VobSub (common format for DVD), but I have no experience with those and no idea how good they are.
edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
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answered Nov 23 '16 at 14:37
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edited May 23 '17 at 12:39
Community♦
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answered Nov 23 '16 at 14:37
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Avdshare Video Converter is just a professional MKV extractor to help users to perfectly extract subtitles from MKV.
answered 3 mins ago
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Avdshare Video Converter is just a professional MKV extractor to help users to perfectly extract subtitles from MKV.
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Avdshare Video Converter is just a professional MKV extractor to help users to perfectly extract subtitles from MKV.
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What kind of video files? How are the subtitles encoded? Are they hard coded? Please edit your question and give more details. I'm pretty sure the answer is that you can't if the subs are hard coded in the video file though.
– terdon♦
Apr 2 '16 at 12:33
Your question is vague but VLC may help you.
– Luc M
Apr 2 '16 at 12:46
@terdon Have updated the question. I mean embeeded subtitles. Not Hardcoded ones.
– Wally
Apr 2 '16 at 13:56
1
I would imagine that hard-coded subtitles are edited onto the video itself with the text overlaid on top of the video, while embedded subtitles are text files (in one of the common subtitle formats) embedded in the container file (.mp4, .mkv, etc). Extracting the embedded subtitles should be possible - every video player that supports subtitles manages to do it in order to display them. googling
extract subtitle from containergets about 350,000 results including superuser.com/questions/391892/extract-subtitles-from-movie which mentions gpac.wp.mines-telecom.fr/mp4box– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:54
1
(if anyone wants to "steal" my comment and turn it into a real answer, i'll happily upvote it. don't have time myself, or enough interest/knowledge in the subject. anyway, comments are always fair game for stealing into answers).
– cas
Apr 2 '16 at 22:55