How to Handle Partial Subtitles with Handbrake

July 7, 2009 8:52 AM

Using Handbrake, is there a way to put subtitles onto DVD when they are interspersed in the real movie? Example: the movie Defiance had some English subtitles when characters spoke Russian/German. These didn't come through when I made my first trial run disc. So basically I'm asking for situational subtitles if I can call them that and not the full movie-lenght subtitle added throughout the whole movie. Thanks for your input.
posted by snap_dragon to computers & internet (5 comments total)

Here you go. The button you're looking for in the UI is 'Forced' subtitles.
posted by Happy Dave at 8:56 AM on July 7 [1 favorite has favorites]

If your target is DVD, why are you using handbrake?
posted by Inspector.Gadget at 9:47 AM on July 7

Inspector Gadget...I am using Handbrake to put Divx on DVD (so I can get 3 movies to a disc).
posted by snap_dragon at 9:56 AM on July 7

Thanks Happy Dave. I will give that a shot.
posted by snap_dragon at 9:57 AM on July 7

http://subscene.com/Defiance/subtitles-75123.aspx

Scroll down to English, there's a "foreign parts only" one. Handbrake should allow you to specify which .srt file you want to load.
posted by cj_ at 11:53 AM on July 7