help with subtitles

[mti312]

I played a movie from a USB drive to my smart TV.
The movie folder have subtitles included on a separate folder. However, when I went to options on my TV it's somehow not reading any subtitles.
Is there a way to be able to play the movie with subtitles?
Thanks.

[ProWo]

Yes, you have to multiplex (mux) the movie with the subtitles.
You can use clever Ffmpeg-GUI for this.

[johns0]

You may want to remove the subs from the folder and put them with the videos and make sure they both have the same name,this may work for you depending if the tv is set up to recognized subs that aren't muxed.

[jagabo]

The media players built into most TVs do not play subs that are muxed into the file along with the video and audio. The ones that play subs usually require the subs be a separate file in the same folder as the A/V files. They have the same name, just a different extension. And most only support SRT subs. So you files should be something like:

Movie A.MP4
Movie A.SRT
Movie B.MP4
Movie B.SRT

[mti312]

for example:
these are the original file names. Movie2020.1080p.WebRipAAC5
subtitle example = subtitle.english

Can I change both filenames so it's easier. Rename like this (without the extensions):
movietitle.mp4
movietitle.srt

[johns0]

You can rename them anything you want as long as they match.

[mti312]

thanks.