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  1. @pavelbinar pavelbinar revised this gist Apr 28, 2020. 1 changed file with 5 additions and 5 deletions.
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    # Extract Subtitles From `.mkv`

    This instructions whall work on any system (Mac OS X, Linux) supporting installation of `mkvtoolnix`
    These instructions shall work on Mac OS X and Linux.

    ## Install `mkvtoolnix`
    ## Install `mkvtoolnix` (Mac OS X)

    If you don't have [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) installed, do it first, the continue with following command:
    Installation via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/):

    brew install mkvtoolnix

    ## List content of the `.mkv` file

    mkvmerge -i myFile.mkv

    ### Example of file content
    ### Example of the file content

    File 'myFile.mkv': container: Matroska
    Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC)
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    ## Extract Multiple Files

    In case you need to this in batch for all files in a directory. Works only if all files have same subtitle Track IDs.
    In case you need this in batch for all files in a directory (works only if all files have the same subtitle Track IDs).

    Make sure you use correct file extension (`*.mkv`) and track-ids (`3`)

  2. @pavelbinar pavelbinar revised this gist Aug 16, 2019. 1 changed file with 18 additions and 1 deletion.
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    mkvextract tracks myFile.mkv 3:myFile1.srt 4:myFile2.srt

    Enjoy!
    Enjoy!

    ---

    ## Extract Multiple Files

    In case you need to this in batch for all files in a directory. Works only if all files have same subtitle Track IDs.

    Make sure you use correct file extension (`*.mkv`) and track-ids (`3`)

    Example:

    ```bash
    for file in *.mkv; do
    sub=$(echo $file | sed 's/\.mkv$/.srt/');
    mkvextract tracks "${file}" 3:"${sub}";
    done
    ```
  3. @pavelbinar pavelbinar revised this gist Oct 10, 2016. 2 changed files with 30 additions and 20 deletions.
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    # Extract Subtitles From `.mkv`

    This instructions whall work on any system (Mac OS X, Linux) supporting installation of `mkvtoolnix`

    ## Install `mkvtoolnix`

    If you don't have [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) installed, do it first, the continue with following command:

    brew install mkvtoolnix

    ## List content of the `.mkv` file

    mkvmerge -i myFile.mkv

    ### Example of file content

    File 'myFile.mkv': container: Matroska
    Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC)
    Track ID 2: audio (A_DTS)
    Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Chapters: 22 entries

    Track ID 3 and 4 are subtitles.

    ### Extract subtitles tracks into separate files

    mkvextract tracks myFile.mkv 3:myFile1.srt 4:myFile2.srt

    Enjoy!
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    ### install mkvtoolnix:

    $ brew install mkvtoolnix

    ### list content of the mkv-file:
    $ mkvmerge -i mymoviefile.mkv

    ### what will give you:
    File 'mymoviefiel.mkv': container: Matroska
    Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC)
    Track ID 2: audio (A_DTS)
    Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Chapters: 22 entries

    ### so the subtitle-tracks are number 3 and 4.
    ### extract all subtitle-tracks into a seperate srt-file / lang
    $ mkvextract tracks mymoviefile.mkv 3:sub3.srt 4:sub4.srt
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    # install mkvtoolnix:
    ### install mkvtoolnix:

    $ brew install mkvtoolnix

    # list content of the mkv-file:
    ### list content of the mkv-file:
    $ mkvmerge -i mymoviefile.mkv

    # what will give you:
    ### what will give you:
    File 'mymoviefiel.mkv': container: Matroska
    Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC)
    Track ID 2: audio (A_DTS)
    Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Chapters: 22 entries

    # so the subtitle-tracks are number 3 and 4.
    # extract all subtitle-tracks into a seperate srt-file / lang
    ### so the subtitle-tracks are number 3 and 4.
    ### extract all subtitle-tracks into a seperate srt-file / lang
    $ mkvextract tracks mymoviefile.mkv 3:sub3.srt 4:sub4.srt
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    # install mkvtoolnix:

    $ brew install mkvtoolnix

    # list content of the mkv-file:
    $ mkvmerge -i mymoviefile.mkv

    # what will give you:
    File 'mymoviefiel.mkv': container: Matroska
    Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC)
    Track ID 2: audio (A_DTS)
    Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
    Chapters: 22 entries

    # so the subtitle-tracks are number 3 and 4.
    # extract all subtitle-tracks into a seperate srt-file / lang
    $ mkvextract tracks mymoviefile.mkv 3:sub3.srt 4:sub4.srt