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How to extract subtitle from video using ffmpeg?

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I am trying to extract subtitle from video as .srt file, I used the following command:

FFMPEG -i mytestmovie.mkv -vn -an -codec:s:0.1 srt sub.srt

But, I got an error as Unrecognized option codec:s:0:1
So, can you tell me the exact command and how to extract a subtitle as .srt file in video?

ffmpeg extract subtitles

share|improve this question

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

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asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

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  umair:shall u tell me in command prompt
  
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  I have the same problem. Did you get this to eventually work?
  
  – Maxime Labelle
  Dec 19 '13 at 8:23
  

  
  
  
  

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12

I am trying to extract subtitle from video as .srt file, I used the following command:

FFMPEG -i mytestmovie.mkv -vn -an -codec:s:0.1 srt sub.srt

But, I got an error as Unrecognized option codec:s:0:1
So, can you tell me the exact command and how to extract a subtitle as .srt file in video?

ffmpeg extract subtitles

share|improve this question

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

vijayvijay

136125

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  umair:shall u tell me in command prompt
  
  – vijay
  Apr 16 '13 at 8:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I have the same problem. Did you get this to eventually work?
  
  – Maxime Labelle
  Dec 19 '13 at 8:23
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I am trying to extract subtitle from video as .srt file, I used the following command:

FFMPEG -i mytestmovie.mkv -vn -an -codec:s:0.1 srt sub.srt

But, I got an error as Unrecognized option codec:s:0:1
So, can you tell me the exact command and how to extract a subtitle as .srt file in video?

ffmpeg extract subtitles

share|improve this question

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

vijayvijay

136125

share|improve this question

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

vijayvijay

136125

share|improve this question

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

vijayvijay

136125

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

edited Sep 18 '16 at 17:48

Rubens Mariuzzo

36738

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

vijayvijay

136125

asked Apr 16 '13 at 7:50

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Simple:

ffmpeg -i Movie.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt

• 
  -i: Input file URL/path.


• 
  -map: Designate one or more input streams as a source for the output file.


• 
  s:0: Select the subtitle stream.

share|improve this answer

edited 9 mins ago

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answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

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  This worked for me with a MP4 file with embedded subtitles.
  
  – Rubens Mariuzzo
  Sep 18 '16 at 17:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
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  This would download the first subtitle track. If there are several, use 0:s:1 to download the second one, 0:s:2 to download the third one, and so on.
  
  – Fabien Snauwaert
  Nov 10 '16 at 19:06
  

  
  
  
  


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  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jm3 Would you happen to know any way to automatically extract all subtitle streams from a file, naming them after their language identifier (e.g. eng, fre, dut etc.)?
  
  – Fr.
  Dec 1 '17 at 0:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  why is it so slow when extracting from big MKV container (~4 gb)?
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 16:24
  

  
  
  
  

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-codec:s:0:1 is incorrect. If you use -codec:s:0 then ffmpeg will use the stated codec for the first subtitle stream being passed to the output, if you use -codec:s:1 then it will use it for the second subtitle stream, etc.

You can also use -codec:s to select all output subtitle streams, or -codec:2 to select the third output stream, regardless of what it is.

You are probably confused because the -map option behaves in a different way - there, you have to select which input the selected stream comes from. (so, -map 0:s:0 would take the first subtitle stream from the first input, and feed it to the output). However, -map is for selecting which streams you want to take from the inputs; whereas most of the other options that use stream mapping are for use on the streams after they have been selected (so there's no need to specify which input file they're from), as they are passed to the output.

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answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

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  evilsoup:i would using the following command E:FFMpeg_Latest>ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -vn -an -map 0:s:0 srt E:Routinesub.srt,it seems an error i got Unable to find a suitable output format for 'srt',can u tell me the command for extracting an subtitle in video...
  
  – vijay
  Apr 16 '13 at 9:38
  

  
  
  
  


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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try: ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -map 0:s:0 E:Routinesub.srt (ffmpeg should detect that you want srt subtitles from the output file name)
  
  – evilsoup
  Apr 16 '13 at 14:31
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  I used: ffmpeg -i film.mp4 -vn -an -codec:s srt film.srt that should copy all the subtitles to the srt file.
  
  – Stuart
  Apr 5 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Stuart it doesn't extract all subtitles
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 17:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  @evilsoup -codec:s is equal to -codec:s:0 so it doesn't select all subtitles... it will extract first text track
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 18:15
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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Simple:

ffmpeg -i Movie.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt

• 
  -i: Input file URL/path.


• 
  -map: Designate one or more input streams as a source for the output file.


• 
  s:0: Select the subtitle stream.

share|improve this answer

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

jm3jm3

65867

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me with a MP4 file with embedded subtitles.
  
  – Rubens Mariuzzo
  Sep 18 '16 at 17:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  9
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This would download the first subtitle track. If there are several, use 0:s:1 to download the second one, 0:s:2 to download the third one, and so on.
  
  – Fabien Snauwaert
  Nov 10 '16 at 19:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jm3 Would you happen to know any way to automatically extract all subtitle streams from a file, naming them after their language identifier (e.g. eng, fre, dut etc.)?
  
  – Fr.
  Dec 1 '17 at 0:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  why is it so slow when extracting from big MKV container (~4 gb)?
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 16:24
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

40

Simple:

ffmpeg -i Movie.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt

• 
  -i: Input file URL/path.


• 
  -map: Designate one or more input streams as a source for the output file.


• 
  s:0: Select the subtitle stream.

share|improve this answer

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

jm3jm3

65867

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This worked for me with a MP4 file with embedded subtitles.
  
  – Rubens Mariuzzo
  Sep 18 '16 at 17:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  9
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This would download the first subtitle track. If there are several, use 0:s:1 to download the second one, 0:s:2 to download the third one, and so on.
  
  – Fabien Snauwaert
  Nov 10 '16 at 19:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @jm3 Would you happen to know any way to automatically extract all subtitle streams from a file, naming them after their language identifier (e.g. eng, fre, dut etc.)?
  
  – Fr.
  Dec 1 '17 at 0:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  why is it so slow when extracting from big MKV container (~4 gb)?
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 16:24
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Simple:

ffmpeg -i Movie.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt

• 
  -i: Input file URL/path.


• 
  -map: Designate one or more input streams as a source for the output file.


• 
  s:0: Select the subtitle stream.

share|improve this answer

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

jm3jm3

65867

ffmpeg -i Movie.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt

share|improve this answer

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

jm3jm3

65867

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

edited 9 mins ago

JakeGould

32.1k1098141

answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

jm3jm3

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answered Jun 13 '15 at 16:18

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8

-codec:s:0:1 is incorrect. If you use -codec:s:0 then ffmpeg will use the stated codec for the first subtitle stream being passed to the output, if you use -codec:s:1 then it will use it for the second subtitle stream, etc.

You can also use -codec:s to select all output subtitle streams, or -codec:2 to select the third output stream, regardless of what it is.

You are probably confused because the -map option behaves in a different way - there, you have to select which input the selected stream comes from. (so, -map 0:s:0 would take the first subtitle stream from the first input, and feed it to the output). However, -map is for selecting which streams you want to take from the inputs; whereas most of the other options that use stream mapping are for use on the streams after they have been selected (so there's no need to specify which input file they're from), as they are passed to the output.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  evilsoup:i would using the following command E:FFMpeg_Latest>ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -vn -an -map 0:s:0 srt E:Routinesub.srt,it seems an error i got Unable to find a suitable output format for 'srt',can u tell me the command for extracting an subtitle in video...
  
  – vijay
  Apr 16 '13 at 9:38
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try: ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -map 0:s:0 E:Routinesub.srt (ffmpeg should detect that you want srt subtitles from the output file name)
  
  – evilsoup
  Apr 16 '13 at 14:31
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used: ffmpeg -i film.mp4 -vn -an -codec:s srt film.srt that should copy all the subtitles to the srt file.
  
  – Stuart
  Apr 5 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Stuart it doesn't extract all subtitles
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 17:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @evilsoup -codec:s is equal to -codec:s:0 so it doesn't select all subtitles... it will extract first text track
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 18:15
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

8

-codec:s:0:1 is incorrect. If you use -codec:s:0 then ffmpeg will use the stated codec for the first subtitle stream being passed to the output, if you use -codec:s:1 then it will use it for the second subtitle stream, etc.

You can also use -codec:s to select all output subtitle streams, or -codec:2 to select the third output stream, regardless of what it is.

You are probably confused because the -map option behaves in a different way - there, you have to select which input the selected stream comes from. (so, -map 0:s:0 would take the first subtitle stream from the first input, and feed it to the output). However, -map is for selecting which streams you want to take from the inputs; whereas most of the other options that use stream mapping are for use on the streams after they have been selected (so there's no need to specify which input file they're from), as they are passed to the output.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  evilsoup:i would using the following command E:FFMpeg_Latest>ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -vn -an -map 0:s:0 srt E:Routinesub.srt,it seems an error i got Unable to find a suitable output format for 'srt',can u tell me the command for extracting an subtitle in video...
  
  – vijay
  Apr 16 '13 at 9:38
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try: ffmpeg -i E:Routineroutine.mkv -map 0:s:0 E:Routinesub.srt (ffmpeg should detect that you want srt subtitles from the output file name)
  
  – evilsoup
  Apr 16 '13 at 14:31
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I used: ffmpeg -i film.mp4 -vn -an -codec:s srt film.srt that should copy all the subtitles to the srt file.
  
  – Stuart
  Apr 5 '16 at 19:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Stuart it doesn't extract all subtitles
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 17:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @evilsoup -codec:s is equal to -codec:s:0 so it doesn't select all subtitles... it will extract first text track
  
  – user25
  Jun 2 '18 at 18:15
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

-codec:s:0:1 is incorrect. If you use -codec:s:0 then ffmpeg will use the stated codec for the first subtitle stream being passed to the output, if you use -codec:s:1 then it will use it for the second subtitle stream, etc.

You can also use -codec:s to select all output subtitle streams, or -codec:2 to select the third output stream, regardless of what it is.

You are probably confused because the -map option behaves in a different way - there, you have to select which input the selected stream comes from. (so, -map 0:s:0 would take the first subtitle stream from the first input, and feed it to the output). However, -map is for selecting which streams you want to take from the inputs; whereas most of the other options that use stream mapping are for use on the streams after they have been selected (so there's no need to specify which input file they're from), as they are passed to the output.

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465

share|improve this answer

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465

answered Apr 16 '13 at 9:06

evilsoupevilsoup

8,93714465