Embedded subs in MKV

[Kristian65]

Hello

I would like to ask about some help with a problem im having.
I cant find a way to Embedd / Hardcode subs in a mkv movie.

I have tried handbrake BUT then i have to Transcode the movie and i DONT want that.
I like the video to be be untouched.
Does anybody know a way to do this?

Thanks alot for any help.

[manono]

Hardcoding requires a reencode and degradation of the video. You don't want that. You don't want to use Handbrake at all. To embed subs use the MKVMerge portion of MKVToolNix.

[Kristian65]

Thanks
I have MKVToolNix but where do i find the mkvmerge in that tool?

[netmask56]

Assuming you have the latest version of MKVToolNix when you run it that is the program you need. The actual mkvmerge is mkvtoolnix-gui.exe or the command line version mkvmerge.exe

[Kristian65]

Ok but i cant find a way to enmbedd subs, there is an forced option but that wont "burn" the subs in the movie

[Kristian65]

To clarify i DONT want to add a sub file i want to "burn" the forced subs so they allways show in any player.

[davexnet]

Ok but i cant find a way to enmbedd subs, there is an forced option but that wont "burn" the subs in the movie

There is no way to "burn" the subs in unless you re-encode the whole thing

[Kristian65]

OK thanks for the help, i thought maybe its possible to keep the same bitrate and "burn" subs into a movie

[netmask56]

Burning in means altering the video so that the subs become part of the video so re-encoding will take place. If you add the subs to the MKV and marked them as default and forced most media players that will handle MKV file should show the subs but of course there is always the exception...

[Kristian65]

Thanks for your answeer i will do that.