MKV to MP4 with subtitle

[Anon13]

ok, i have a windows desktop and i just downloaded this one show thats in an MKV format
i tried converting it to an MP4 with AVS Video Converter and it successfully converted it but it didnt have the subtitles

so is there a way i can convert an MKV to an MP4 and still have subs

[Kerry56]

Does the original mkv file have H264 video in it? If so, look at this: https://www.videohelp.com/tools/MkvToMp4

[Anon13]

is there a way i can find out if it is h264

[Kerry56]

Install MediaInfo and examine the file with it. Do a custom install of MediaInfo so you don't get any toolbars installed.

I find the Tree view within MediaInfo to be the most informative.

If it does have H264, it will probably show up as Format: AVC.
(Advanced Video Codec)

[Anon13]

its avc
what should i do now?

[Kerry56]

Try MKVtoMp4 on the file.

[Anon13]

are there any specific instructions on how to do it cuz ive tried it twice and both times didnt work

all i did was, add the file and clicked start
everytime it was done, there was a huge x next to the subtitle

[poisondeathray]

What kind of subtitles? e.g SRT? SSA? ASS ?

MP4 container has limited subtitle support . It can hold SRT and TTXT subs . You could use yamb for example

If it's another format, then you might have to hardsub it (re-encode and burn in the subs instead of soft subs, where you can toggle them on/off)

[Anon13]

its ssa

[Anon13]

ok, i found out a way to extract the subtitles from the mkv with mkvtoolnix and mkvextractgui

is there any way i can work things out from there

[poisondeathray]

Either convert to srt (you will lose any fancy formatting and fonts) , or hardsub it

[Anon13]

i was able to convert to srt using vobsub.

what do i do after, use yamb?

[poisondeathray]

push create mp4 option, add the streams (video, audio, subs), push next until it' s done

[Anon13]

on yamb, after i add the streams, it says cannot find mkvextract please provide a correct path in the settings

[poisondeathray]

put it (mkvextract.exe) in the mkvtoolnix directory

or go to the settings => advanced settings => extractors => specify directory for mkvextract

make sure you're using yamb 2.1.0.0 beta 2 , not the earlier version