How can I hardcode subs on MPEG2-TS and MPEG-4 files?

[LoveMyslf]

I want to watch movies on my tv directly from my usb with subs. But I only know how to play them on my PS3 with DivX with AVIAddXSubs. But can I hardcode to MPEG-TS and MPEG-4? Thank you.

[MilesAhead]

To hard code subs you have to encode the video. You can use any video converter that can handle your formats and that lets you use or edit the AviSynth script(.avs file.) For example you can use Quick AVI Creator


After it gets done with demux and audio encode(if any) it will pop up AvsP editor so you can alter the AviSynth script. If you have idx/sub graphical subtitles you can burn them in with 2 lines:
LoadPlugin("VSFilter.dll")
VobSub("x:\folder\movie")

In the example the subs should be in x:\folder and be named "movie.idx" and "movie.sub"

Usually AviSynth can find VSFilter.dll but if you have it in some bizarre location put the entire path to the file.

[LoveMyslf]

The problem is that my tv only can handle MPEG-TS and MPEG-4. Not AVI...

[elmuz]

...so that you need to re-encode it in mpeg-ts. I think even Avidemux should help you.
You load your movie, next add subtitle filter (you can pick every subtitle format) and finally re-encode in mpeg-ts or mp4 as you wish.
Hope yu'll findi it helpful.

elmuz

[txporter]

You can also use HCenc to encode your video using an avs file.

Depending on your source video and subtitle file, your avs script would look something like this (this assumes that needed plugins are in your avisynth 2.5/plugins directory):

mpeg2source("video.d2v")
textsub("video.srt") # or use vobsub("video.idx") if hardsub'ing idx/sub files ripped from dvd

You can encode using the gui that comes with HCenc or simply pass the input in command line.

Command line:

"path\to\hcenc.exe" -i video.avs -o video.m2v -1pass -profile best -b 4000 -maxbitrate 8000

You may need to specify -progressive or -interlace (depending on content) if you see odd playback on your television (sometime playback without forcing a mode can cause flickering).

Now you are left with a .m2v file that you can mux with the original audio file using something like tsmuxer.

You could also do basically the same thing using x264 rather than HCenc if you would rather have h.264 video rather than MPEG2.

[LoveMyslf]

Avidemux helped. Thank you!

[LoveMyslf]

I've restarted this thread...
I now want to play .m2ts files on my PS3 but with subs... I've tried to add subs in tsMuxer Gui but it doesn't show the subs... Am I doing anything wrong in there?

[LoveMyslf]

Never mind... I'm sorry. I used Media Player Classic which didn't read the subs... It works with VLC.