Hardcoding Subtitles (Adding Subtitles to a Video) & MKV to AVI - Encoding Using MeGUI Part 1

How to add subtitles to a video permanently by hardcoding (embedding) them into the video by encoding it using MeGUI. This tutorial covers how to encode and hardcode your subtitles into an XviD AVI file and take an MKV file that has subtitles, strip it and encode it into a hardcoded video (MKV to AVI or MP4). It also covers briefly how to do the same thing into an h264 MP4 file.

Tools:
AVISynth - http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/
MeGUI - http://sourceforge.net/projects/megui/
MKVtoolnix - http://www.videohelp.com/download/mkvtoolnix-unicode-4.4.0-setup.exe
MKVExtractGUI2 - http://www.videohelp.com/download/MKVExtractGUI2.2.1.zip
VSFilter - http://www.videohelp.com/download/VSFilter2.37and2.39_20090624.zip

For the full text tutorial that I wrote, visit: http://www.anivoid.com/forums/f29/how-convert-mkv-avi-hardcode-subtitles-8858/

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[lilmissanimelover102]

I was just wondering I have to latest verison on mkvextract will it still be the same? can you please help me?

[that1guytim]

@lilmissanimelover102 Yeah, it'll be the same. Just check what you want to extract and then click the extract button.

[kathryn0200]

jeez this is complicated. why can't someone create an easier program for simply adding subtitles to an avi, mpg4?

[that1guytim]

@kathryn0200 It's not complicated if you take a little time to learn to do this the correct way. Plus you'll end up learning how to modify things any way you want to for the future and end up with a better quality result than any preconfigured program.

[OnePeacePirates]

Hey, I'm at the part where you use MeGUI. So I am putting my .avs file to the input area and it comes up ***AviSynth script error: Script error: there is no function named "textsub" (C:\Documents and Settings\Name\Desktop\Subtitle­s.avs, line 2)*** What's going on? Please help!

[that1guytim]

@OnePeacePirates I forgot to add that you need VSFilter.dll as well. I suggest downloading aegisub as it comes with vsfilter, then go into the agisub folder after you install it and find that dll. Just copy and paste it into your avisynth plugins directory.

[hteve21]

you can check this link... hope it helps! youtube.com/watch?v=qV2M_rSdpD­0

[SOSphantom]

@EmilyyIsLoved Three months is a while, but I guess this goes out for anyone else who was also wondering why they can't open MKVExtractGUI2. The program MKVExtractGUI2 has to be in the same folder as your MKVToolnix located in your program files folder. It's as simple as that. Your MKVExtract shortcut (if any) does not need to be though.

[phrasesy18]

Kanker windows

Windows sucks !

[EmilyyIsLoved]

Hey, I can't open MKVExtractGUI2 is there others app to replace this?

[FoggySwe]

@kathryn0200 I use Handbrake to add subtitles, it's really easy

[Gwerf1]

@OnePeacePirates Yeah that's also what I did... I got VSFilter 2.4.0 though, and now it says TextSub can't open "C:\Users\etc..." for the error instead. I'm not sure what to do now.