[mythtv-users] Internal Player MKV Subtitles

[Sarah Hayes]

Robin Neatherway wrote:
>>  I suppose I'm bumping, but... I assume the problem is with embedded
>>  subtitles in the MKV (as the avi+srt files play fine), does anyone know
>>  how to extract the subs and convert them to srt files?
>>     
>
> $ mkvinfo film.mkv | grep subtitles -B3
> | + A track
> |  + Track number: 3
> |  + Track UID: 2131733228
> |  + Track type: subtitles
> $ mkvextract tracks film.mkv 3:film.srt
>
>
> --
> Robin
>   
Thanks Robin, just did that.  Whacked the T key and up popped the 
subtitles.  I guess the internal player still has issues with embedded 
subs (either in general or inside mkv's/), still no great hassle to pump 
out .srt's... now I know how.

Sarah