Central subtitle rip/don't rip info???
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:52 pm
Is there a thread or google doc somewhere that indicates which subtitle tracks should be carried along when a rip is made?
Literally every disc that has subtitles, when inserted will often have half a dozen or more subtitle tracks selected by MakeMKV, and they usually say (forced only) in the description. But if you watch the movie, not once do you see the subtitle track so why are they selected?
On the flip side of things, you have to knowingly select subtitle tracks on certain movies for them to play correctly. The other day I watched 30 Days of Night and observed when the vampires speak, there is a subtitle track that is played. Fortunately in the case of this movie, makeMKV did select one of them, and of course it was a (forced only) track, but I had to delete 5 others as they were not relevant. I had to give them unique names with Toolnix, watch the scene several times with a different track selected, then delete and remux the tracks I did not need.
Perhaps the trickiest subtitle tracks are in the Star Wars movies. There's even threads about these ones specifically.
I know that subtitle tracks themselves take little space, even less space if you use Toolnix to remux them, but if I do not need them I deselect them from the rip. But I also would like to know if I do need a track rather than having to revisit the disc later to correct it.
Literally every disc that has subtitles, when inserted will often have half a dozen or more subtitle tracks selected by MakeMKV, and they usually say (forced only) in the description. But if you watch the movie, not once do you see the subtitle track so why are they selected?
On the flip side of things, you have to knowingly select subtitle tracks on certain movies for them to play correctly. The other day I watched 30 Days of Night and observed when the vampires speak, there is a subtitle track that is played. Fortunately in the case of this movie, makeMKV did select one of them, and of course it was a (forced only) track, but I had to delete 5 others as they were not relevant. I had to give them unique names with Toolnix, watch the scene several times with a different track selected, then delete and remux the tracks I did not need.
Perhaps the trickiest subtitle tracks are in the Star Wars movies. There's even threads about these ones specifically.
I know that subtitle tracks themselves take little space, even less space if you use Toolnix to remux them, but if I do not need them I deselect them from the rip. But I also would like to know if I do need a track rather than having to revisit the disc later to correct it.