How to Extract Subtitles from MKV Videos?

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How to Extract Subtitles from MKV Videos?

21 September 2020 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Summary
MKV is known to everyone. When downloading videos from the websites, we usually notice the file extension “.mkv”. In fact, this format is widely used in the HD videos. What is MKV file? How to extract subtitles from MKV videos?

Content

Part 1: What is MKV File?

Part 2: How to Extract Subtitles from MKV Videos?

Part 3: How to Add Subtitles to MKV Videos?

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Part 1: What is MKV File?

MKV is an open source multimedia container format, which holds video, audio, image or subtitle tracks in one file. It can accommodate a variety of different types of encoded video, audio and subtitle streams. Therefore, MKV is not a compression format but a multimedia file container of Matroska.

Matroska, also known as multimedia container, can hold a variety of different encoded videos and over 16 different audio streams and multi-language subtitles in one Matroska Media file. Therefore, MKV is often used to save media contents like movies and TV shows.

MKV is different from the video encoding formats like DivX and XviD, as well as the audio encoding formats like MP3 and Ogg. MKV is the format container. In other words, DAT (a VCD encoding format), AV1, VOB, MPEG and RM are such kind of format, but their structures are outdated and not open source enough. That leads the emergence of MKV.

Part 2: How to Extract Subtitles from MKV Videos?

Since a MKV video is combined with videos, audios, images and subtitles, do you know how to extract subtitles from MKV video?

To extract the subtitles from a MKV video, you need to use the professional software, such as MKVToolNix, MKVolNix, DVDFab, etc.

In fact, the principle of such software is not difficult. When you import the MKV video, the software can split the video into video, audio and subtitle. You can select to merely save the subtitle file.

Next, we will show you how to extract the subtitles from MKV video with MKVToolNix:

Step 1: Download and install the MKVToolNi. Open the software and click on [Add source files] to add the MKV video into the software. Then, uncheck the option [subtitles] and click on [Start multiplexing].

how to extract subtitles from mkv video with MKVToolNix

Step 2: The process can be seen in the tab [Job output]. Wait for the process.

These are the steps about how to extract subtitles from a MKV video. How about adding subtitles?

Part 3: How to Add Subtitles to MKV Videos?

It is very easy to add subtitles into MKV videos. Even if you are a beginner, you can easily use the multifunctional video editing software – Renee Video Editor Pro.

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How to Add with Renee Video Editor Pro

Step 1: Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro. Open the software and select [Video Toolbox].

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Step 2: Click on [Add Files] to select the target video.

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Step 3: Click on [Subtitle] at the top menu and then click at [+] to add the subtitle file. Click on [OK] to save the settings.

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Step 4: Play and preview the video. Adjust the subtitle position, [Top], [Middle] and [Bottom]. Besides, click on [Font] to modify the subtitle style.

adjust font style and subtitle positiion for mkv video in renee video editor pro

Step 5: Return to the main interface and select the output format and output folder. Finally, click on [Start] to output the video.

save and output mkv video in renee video editor pro

If you want to add special watermark to the video, please continue to follow these steps.

Step 1: Select the target video within Renee Video Editor Pro. Then, click on [Watermark] at the top menu. Select to add text, image, video or shape watermark.

add watermakr to mkv video in renee video editor pro

Step 2: In this case, we select to add text watermark. Adjust the watermark style, including the font size, font style, color, transparence, background color, animation and display duration.

add and adjust text watermark to mkv video in renee video editor pro

Step 3: Finally, click on [OK] to return to the main interface. Click on [Start] to save the video.

Part 1: What is MKV File?

Part 2: How to Extract Subtitles from MKV Videos?

Part 3: How to Add Subtitles to MKV Videos?

About Renee Video Editor Pro

How to Add with Renee Video Editor Pro

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