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Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:09 pm
by ancient
Hey all
When ripping to mkv is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown? (I'm not referring to "forced subs")
I can't seem to find a way to do it through the gui.
Thanks
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:18 pm
by d00zah
I expect that would be a player-specific preference. What are you using for playback?
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:32 pm
by Woodstock
Most,
but not all, players will honor ONE OF the track flags "Forced" or "Default". The most reliable way, therefore, is to set BOTH to Yes in the MKV header.
Details of my search for the way to set both, using the mkvtoolnix header editor.
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:55 pm
by ancient
Cheers guys
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 3:03 pm
by d00zah
ancient wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 2:55 pm
Cheers guys
Did one of us get it right?
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:18 pm
by ancient
Woodstock
...as I knew about enabling it on various players.
Re: Is it possible to force the subtitles to be shown?
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:32 pm
by d00zah
He usually is.
Cheers.