MKV File Subtile LG OLED G2

[xNashy]

Hey im completly new to this all but i need you help

since 2 days i have some mkv files with dts audio. I figured out to convert the dts to ac3 audio to play it on my lg tv oled g2.

It does have 2 audio tracks and 2 subtitle tracks. I export the correct subtitle with mkvextract gui and get a .sub fle.

Now with mkvtoolnix i got a file with the video, the ac3 sound file and the .sub file. If i play it with vlc media player everything is perfect. Just the audio track that i wanted and also the sub track incluced from begin.

But if i put it on my external drive and plug it into my tv via usb. Everything works but no subtitles. And also the subtitles button is greyed out. I dont know why and i searched so long for it but everyone says via usb and mkvtoolnix its working but not for me

edit: i found out its because the subtitle from the blu ray. If i convert it to srt or sub it doesnt work. If i use some other subtitles from another show or movie its working. How can i export this subtitles from the blu ray mkv correctly?

sorry for my bad english

[Chetwood]

Blu-rays come with PGS/SUP subtitles which are bitmap based. If your LG does not support those you need to OCR to srt with Subtitle Edit. With the file name similar to the mkv, your LG should play it. If it does you can mux the SRT into it with MKVToolnix.

[xNashy]

I tried Subtitle Edit to make a srt from the pgs but its a show with almost 100 episodes with 20 minutes per Episode and i have to do itall manual because the program didnt recognize the words correct. Is there another option?

[dcoke22]

I sometimes use an online service like https://subtitletools.com

I use the MKVToolNix tools to extract the subtitle track I'm interested in converting to .srt, then upload it to the service, then wait for it to complete. It is not the fastest way to do a high volume of conversions, but I only rarely need to do this.

[xNashy]

Thanks but its not working because if i export the subtitles with mkvtoolnix or mkvextractgui th webiste doesnt see a text in the sub or srt file because originally it was a pgs file and this is a picture format.

[Chetwood]

Is there another option?

I personally use SubExtractor which works best in such cases. Rename all files to a scheme like this:

my.tv.series.s01e01.sup
my.tv.series.s01e02.sup
my.tv.series.s01e03.sup etc.

then go to file > open file > browse, select ALL episodes and click on 'next step'. The tool will ask you to identify the letter it has selected by pressing the corresponding key on the keyboard. Once you've done this for ALL letters that particular subtitle file contains, it will be a breeze to rush through the other episodes which use a similar font.