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Q: How to use SRT file with MP4

I want to use soft subtitles with video so I still have the option to play them without subtitles if I wish. How can I enable QuickTime Player to play MP4 with soft subtitles SRT extension? I can play AVI with subtitles in QuickTime (QT doesn't have codecs for AVI, duh, but I installed Perian to overcome that weakness). I can export the MP4 as AVI, but when I do, the result looks terrible. It seems QuickTime cannot correctly export MP4 to AVI. I can play MP4 with SRT subtitles in VLC Player, but the subtitles don't have decent shading to make them readable, like they do in QuickTime Player. Because of that, I want to find a solution for using MP4 with SRT in QuickTime Player. Any suggestions?

three Macs, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Aug 14, 2009 8:03 AM

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  • by Paul Weeks,

    Paul Weeks Paul Weeks Jan 2, 2016 7:53 PM in response to Moof666
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    Jan 2, 2016 7:53 PM in response to Moof666

    I just downloaded VLC onto my phone.  No ads, no charge.  Plays subtitles great.  Little cabling and it plays swell on my projector and 120" screen.

     

    I'm getting less and less enamored of my Mac.  I've been loyal for years and years and they just seem to get more complex and less reliable.  It's sad to me.

     

    Paul

  • by andrei.car,

    andrei.car andrei.car Sep 12, 2016 4:04 AM in response to Moof666
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    Sep 12, 2016 4:04 AM in response to Moof666

    Subler ( https://subler.org/ ) will add subs to your file so you can use quick time. VLC is great but lacks the possibility to send the video to airplay (apple tv for ex). if you are mirroring the whole computer it works with VLC or other video player but the laptop will warm up considerably and the kicks in. if you just send the file from quick time if works just fine.

  • by Jack H Ng,

    Jack H Ng Jack H Ng Sep 25, 2016 3:18 PM in response to jojjeee
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    Sep 25, 2016 3:18 PM in response to jojjeee

    Your command works wonderfully jojjeee. The subtitles shows really nice and clear fonts in Quicktime. Thanks.

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