Merge subtitle tracks into QuickTime movies

Oct 10, '07 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: anders.kohler

I am Swedish and sometimes I want subtitles when I watch a movie, and I often use separate sub-tracks like .srt or .sub to get these for the movie. However, to merge the subtitles and the movie together, I need a separate software like submerge.

But yesterday when I played around with QuickTime, I noticed that all I need to do is open the movie in QuickTime, and if the .srt/.sub file is located in the same folder as the movie, it opens as well (this is well known). However, after that, all you need to do is save (via File » Save As), and the subtitle track is merged directly into the movie file. No extra software is required.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one, but I think QuickTime Pro would be required to save the movie.]

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