What's the best way on Windows to offline embed the text in an SRT
companion file to an MP4 video before uploading a short video clip to a web site?
I made a short (ten second) video with my phone to upload to a web site.
I tried a few methods to remove the exif metadata which probably worked.
Then I created a simple SRT text file with the desired captions.
1
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000
This is the first line of text.
This is the second line of text
Then I tried to burn in (embed, hardcode, merge) that SRT into the MP4 so that I only upload a single MP4 with a caption on the 2nd half of the MP4.
I tried Handbrake, VLC, MkvToMp4, VidCoder, Shotcut & a few others (all of which failed but probably they failed mostly due to my own user error or
from my following of bad AI-generated instructions found in my searches).
Given that it's not as simple as it may seem, what method on Windows do you use to burn an SRT file into a short video prior to upload to a web site?
On 2024-10-15 09:12, Oliver wrote:
What's the best way on Windows to offline embed the text in an SRT
companion file to an MP4 video before uploading a short video clip to a web >> site?
I made a short (ten second) video with my phone to upload to a web site.
I tried a few methods to remove the exif metadata which probably worked.
Then I created a simple SRT text file with the desired captions.
1
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000
This is the first line of text.
This is the second line of text
Then I tried to burn in (embed, hardcode, merge) that SRT into the MP4 so
that I only upload a single MP4 with a caption on the 2nd half of the MP4. >>
I tried Handbrake, VLC, MkvToMp4, VidCoder, Shotcut & a few others (all of >> which failed but probably they failed mostly due to my own user error or
from my following of bad AI-generated instructions found in my searches).
Given that it's not as simple as it may seem, what method on Windows do you >> use to burn an SRT file into a short video prior to upload to a web site?
There may be a way in exiftool.
Da Vinci Resolve will do this, but it's a steep learning curve - though there is probably a YouTube
out there for it.
Da Vinci Resolve is free for non-commercial output.
On 10/15/24 09:56 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
Da Vinci Resolve will do this, but it's a steep learning curve -Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.
though there is probably a YouTube out there for it.
Da Vinci Resolve is free for non-commercial output.
Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then saveOf course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
the video and upload.
On 2024-10-15 10:15, Big Al wrote:
Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.Of course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
Oh, you replied to a post without checking. How newbie-ish.
Feels bad huh! 😇
On 10/15/24 09:56 AM, Alan Browne wrote:Of course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
On 2024-10-15 09:12, Oliver wrote:Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.
What's the best way on Windows to offline embed the text in an SRTThere may be a way in exiftool.
companion file to an MP4 video before uploading a short video clip to a web >>> site?
I made a short (ten second) video with my phone to upload to a web site. >>> I tried a few methods to remove the exif metadata which probably worked. >>>
Then I created a simple SRT text file with the desired captions.
1
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000
This is the first line of text.
This is the second line of text
Then I tried to burn in (embed, hardcode, merge) that SRT into the MP4 so >>> that I only upload a single MP4 with a caption on the 2nd half of the MP4. >>>
I tried Handbrake, VLC, MkvToMp4, VidCoder, Shotcut & a few others (all of >>> which failed but probably they failed mostly due to my own user error or >>> from my following of bad AI-generated instructions found in my searches). >>>
Given that it's not as simple as it may seem, what method on Windows do you >>> use to burn an SRT file into a short video prior to upload to a web site? >>
Da Vinci Resolve will do this, but it's a steep learning curve - though there is probably a
YouTube out there for it.
Da Vinci Resolve is free for non-commercial output.
On 2024-10-15 10:15, Big Al wrote:
Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.Of course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
Oh, you replied to a post without checking. How newbie-ish.
Feels bad huh! 😇
On 2024-10-15 10:14, Big Al wrote:
On 10/15/24 09:56 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
Da Vinci Resolve will do this, but it's a steep learning curve - though there is probably a YouTube out there for it.Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.
Da Vinci Resolve is free for non-commercial output.
Da Vinci Resolve mean anything to you?
On Tue, 10/15/2024 10:20 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2024-10-15 10:15, Big Al wrote:You should try the prescription he's on.
Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then save the video and upload.Of course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
Oh, you replied to a post without checking. How newbie-ish.
Feels bad huh! 😇
On 10/15/24 10:20 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2024-10-15 10:15, Big Al wrote:Olde, not newbie, just sleep walking.
Why not just use some video editor and overlay the text? Then saveOf course that might be what DaVinci is. ...
the video and upload.
Oh, you replied to a post without checking. How newbie-ish.
Feels bad huh! 😇
What's the best way on Windows to offline embed the text in an SRT
companion file to an MP4 video before uploading a short video clip to a web site?
ffmpeg -i sample_video_ffmpeg.mp4 -vf subtitles=sample_video_subtitle_ffmpeg.srt output_srt.mp4
That seems to be missing a -c copy, but maybe all the tracks will be there.
Using something like ffprobe.exe afterwards on output_srt.mp4 , should indicate whether an additional new track is present.
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