How To Rip A DVD With Subtitles or Closed Captions

[@haleyandabigailsdad]

I have used Handbrake for years but had no idea it could rip a DVD - thanks!

[@alexsere3061]

Amazing, i had followed other guides but yours was the first to work with subtitles. Thanks!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Thanks for the feedback Alex. Much appreciated!

[@kennethreichelt]

I just followed this step by step and it still works in 2021! Thanks!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Great!

[@davidrozen1703]

Thanks for the way you explain. What if there's a menue with two subtitle languages? Will the choice remain on the mp4 file?

[@amyhull754]

This was FANTASTIC. Thank you SO much. Being able to have captions on my Shakespeare vids for my students? GOLDEN.

[@Facultyworkshop]

Thank you Amy. And enjoy Shakespeare.

[@TheWrgraphics]

Thanks for that video. Solvet my education problem by showing a video about a photographer for the audience.

[@gabyinoz3868]

You made this so simple and clear. AND - it works! I was struggling with this until I found your video. Thanks so much!

[@terryhogan5808]

Are you burning the subtitles onto the video permanently, or, do you have Burn In unchecked? I have it unchecked because I don't want the subtitles to always be showing, would like them when needed. Not having any luck. Subtitles not showing, without a Permanent Burn In. Looking for help. Thanks in advance.

[@Facultyworkshop]

In that case, you need to NOT use the "Burn In" feature under the Subtitles tab. And from the source, select Closed Caption. You will need to rip the video as a video and then extract the captions from the DVD if you can locate it. You should then have 2 files, one with the video and an SRT file with the caption that you can toggle on and off from the video app that you choose. You need to have the video that you rip and the SRT caption file in the same location to be able to toggle the captions on or off. If you can't find the subtitles/captions you can check on websites like subscene[dot]com or moviesubtitles[dot]net

[@TheDslemarr]

The versions of these programs have changed but the information is good. Good Video, clear instruction. Thank you. Solved my problem and that was I was transcoding with VLC and having all sorts of problems.

[@Facultyworkshop]

Thank you for your feedback 👍

[@darlundtrafford]

Very helpful and informative. Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@zoraom]

Thank you very much for such pedagogical and clear tutorial. I managed to get subtitles on converted movie after many frustrations before because I didn't know how to put right settings... It was in my case, just important to check only "burn in". And it is nice that you have captions on your video tutorial.One can stop, read again .. You saved me 39 $ for purchasing so much praised MacX videoconverter. But Handbrake is free and very good!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Thank you so much for the detailed feedback. I'm happy this worked for you.

[@nina.ninova]

Thank you! I try to learn languages from films, but from protected DVD it was impossible. Until this video clip! Great!

[@Facultyworkshop]

+Nina Ninova thank you for sharing your thoughts on this video. I'm happy to hear it is helping you with your language development.

[@terryhogan5808]

This may sound crazy, but I've already converted quite a few dvd's to mp4's, but the subtitles never copied. Now after watching you video, could I run the mp4's through Handbrake and just add the subtitles now, or do I have to rip the whole thing over? Great instructional video. Thanks very much for sharing your knowledge on this topic.

[@terryhogan5808]

I got it to burn in subtitles, or CC, I forget. lol But, I downloaded that program, but subtitles don't show up at all, when I don't select burn in...hmmm? I must have missed something. I have a question about what setting/speed I should be using for Kindle Fire HD 8? I have always been using what was already picked out, I have always been using FAST 1080 p30. Would really appreciate your advice. Thanks in advance.

[@calebyates6680]

Any idea if this would work if the source file is an mkv file compared to an actual disc?

[@denysmendoza4746]

thank for the tutorial. I have a question, why under source selection in my case does not shows the DVD icon, so How I can open the DVD if does not show in the handbrake, Thanks

[@Facultyworkshop]

Please make sure that the DVD player on your computer is able to play the type of DVD that you are inserting into it. For example, if you are inserting a regular DVD player and that is what you have on your computer that it should be able to pick it up; however, if you have a regular DVD player on your computer and you are inserting a Blu-ray DVD, it will not be able to recognize it or play it.

[@chunjiro7980]

Great and clear instructions.

[@lresearch4645]

This is an excellent tutorial. Well done! Thanks.

[@juliociamarra]

Thanks for the tutorial. How does this work for "Forced Only" subtitles (i.e. Movie is in English, but only "foreign subtitles" are displayed)? Thank you

[@Facultyworkshop]

If I understand your questions correctly, if the movie you are trying to rip already has"Force Only" burn-in subtitles, meaning that you cannot remove the subtitles like with Closed Caption, the video will rip as displayed in the DVD (with the foreign subtitles).

[@edstanek3824]

Thanks. This was a huge help.

[@stevenbentley310]

Fantastic video. Thank you for this. One question, though. When you say "A little bit of time", how long did it take to rip your 1:43:XX video with subs?

[@Facultyworkshop]

This really varies based on how fast and powerful your computer is as well as the type of drive you're using . So everyone's experience will be a little bit different.

[@StathIsOptimus]

Hello! Can I extract the subtitles with Handbrake? I want to have them as an srt/sub file, separate from the movie.

[@Facultyworkshop]

Not really. I've tested it out and it does not work. However, what you could do is use Subtitle Edit. You can rip a DVD with subtitles using Handbrake, but do not use the "burn-in" option, use the default option instead. Once ripped, then add the ripped file to Subtitle Edit and then select File>Import (subtitles from video)... You can also try extracting the subtitles with Subtitle Edit directly from the DVD, but I have not found that option to be reliable or successful. You can get the Substitle Edit software at: github.com/SubtitleEdit/subtitleedit/releases

[@rdhulljr]

Excellent instructional video - thanks! Very useful for teachers. : )

[@Facultyworkshop]

You're very welcome Richard ! Thank you for leaving your feedback. All the best with teaching online.

[@alexsere3061]

Holy fuck, i returned to this video because My dad handed me 10 yeard old dvds with old videos of me and my sister which were made in a very wierd format (they had chapters and menus and stuff, plus they were originally converted from VHS) and it allowed me to turn those old memories into mp4 files. While other programs broke down with it Handbreak cleanly created the video file!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Home-made VHS :) Classic!

[@sej357]

Hi, Thanks for your video. Got started using Handbake last night. Have ripped the same disc several times to assess relative appearance and size. I have been experimenting with ripping the CC as well. I can get it to always display but have not figured out how to rip the CC and turn on or leave off as desired. Is this possible? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

[@Facultyworkshop]

+Sid Jones to be able to turn it on or off you cannot use the burn-in feature. Leave it unchecked.

[@terryhogan5808]

That's my problem, also.

[@renangoncalvesflores]

Thanks. Nice BG music by the way.

[@Facultyworkshop]

Glad you like it!

[@dietrichdietrich7763]

Yeah, I really can use this. Thanks!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Glad it was helpful

[@altide8784]

I don't know, I check the 'burn in' option but the subtitles doesn't show when I play the movie and only english is available when I rightclick the video even tho I chose another language

[@Facultyworkshop]

I believe you can only do a burning for one language. If you're trying to play the video with multiple options for languages, then you don't want to do a burn-in. You'll need to rip the video and then have the subtitle files for each language in the same folder as the video.

[@kth-vbts9238]

hello! 2022 here, I got everything, but what I can not understand that why if I extracted already the video, it is pixelated and i dont know how to explain, but not tolerable to watch all

[@Facultyworkshop]

You need to make sure that when you're extracting the video file you are extracting it at the highest quality available to you. Make sure that your default is not set to a lower resolution.

[@joesgarage618]

what happens if you dont want them on all the time ? what setting do you use to have the on/off option ?

[@Facultyworkshop]

In that case, you need to NOT use the "Burn In" feature under the Subtitles tab. And from the source, select Closed Caption. You will need to rip the video as a video and then extract the captions from the DVD if you can locate it. You should then have 2 files, one with the video and an SRT file with the caption that you can toggle on and off from the video app that you choose. You need to have the video that you rip and the SRT caption file in the same location to be able to toggle the captions on or off. If you can't find the subtitles/captions you can check on websites like subscene[dot]com or moviesubtitles[dot]net

[@Azusagawa_Sakuta]

subtitles still dont show up for me and i did all the steps as shwon. Video rips perfectly but no subs :(

[@uppityglivestockian]

21jan16: Mostly worked as you instruct but when I tried to turn on the Subtitle, which I selected, in VLC instead it displayed the Chapter #. I tried this 3 times trying to get what I'm used to seeing when I play the DVD. Pass 3 is in progress now, after having turned off "Add Chapter markers" and adding all the subtitled tracks on the DVD, burning in the EN track. I will edit this comment when completed. _Ed.: The total time to rip to the default container Handbrake assigns it, an m4v, fine, whatever, takes app work time of about 25 min for a 4 hr opera. Ok, with the EN subtitle track "burned in" I am finally seeing the English Subtitle forced on screen below the DE text--good! However, though I selected "All other subtitle tracks" and there was only one other, FR, in VLC, Subtitles it displays "Disabled" though the EN sub is showing, and it shows the 2d sub track, FR, as "Track 1." lol Adventures in ripping. Anyway, I at least have what I do need. Big thanks for your tutorial. _*_*PS:*_*_ Do you know how to resize the HB app window without it collapsing entirely to the Taskbar and then refusing to Maximize (R-click on Minimized label on Taskbar offers only to Unpin from Taskbar or Close Window)? I went to the Community Forum for help and others have complained about this bug, but so far, I see no actual fix offered. If not, no worries. Am on Win10 x64 desktop, standard screen resolution, tv flat screen monitor._

[@UceLeeroy]

Thank You Brother👍

[@Facultyworkshop]

You're welcome!

[@patrickdaly5068]

Thanks SO MUCH for this tip! I already knew how to rip with Handbrake but could never figure out this feature. I work in education and all videos used in classes must have subtitles or CC. Question: do you know how to get all segments on the DVD to rip at once with CC or subtitles included? I have many DVD's that came with textbooks, and I have to rip them one segment at a time or the captioning won't be there, and some have over 30 segments! Am I missing something? Again, thanks! This tip is a life saver!

[@Facultyworkshop]

I ran into the same issue as well. I have not figured out a way to do multiple segments either. I think one option might be to add the segments to the que.

[@nut_megg9365]

I have successfully copied files with subtitles however, i'm trying to copy my 'Bourne Identity ' movie. At approx 10 mins into the movie there is about 1 minute of German that i can't get the subtitles to work on. I've tried a number of programs, but none of them work. I've written to burning programmers but either don't get an answer or they say yes it can do it.... but doesnt. Star Wars, where Jabba The Hut speaks also doesn't give me subtitles in the copy. short of continuing to buy programs, do you have any suggestion on how to burn these type of movies with subtitles. why do most work,and others not?

[@JDIRacerMMO]

problems with subtitles displaying mid-low screen. not burning just clicking default. any ideas

[@Facultyworkshop]

+JDIRacerMMO I'm not sure what you mean by, "just clicking default". Are the subtitles appearing or not at all? You can't control the location of the subtitles using HandBrake, it will display where it was originally set.

[@carlitosregidor]

Hi, thanks for the video, do you know a way to extract the subtitles from a DVD as a text please help me out with that one, thanks again

[@Facultyworkshop]

I've tried that, but haven't been very successful.

[@user-qy8kn5tk1i]

I know how to burn in the caption. I also know how to choose audio ch 2 if I am after the director's commentary. What I need help with is how to put a caption on director's commentary. The resulting output file I get is director's commentary but caption is that of main movie feature. How can I display burn caption of director's commentary? Please help.

[@Facultyworkshop]

That is a tough one and I haven't tried it. If I had to do it my approach would be to: 1. Rip the DVD without captions 2. Use a software like SubRip that extracts the subtitles from the video and I would try to extract only the director's commentary 3. If I am successful in accomplishing step 2, which is a big IF, I would then take the SRT caption file and use another software like mkvmerge to "mux" the captions with the video or simply use Handbrake to add and burn the captions into the video. Its a multi-step process with 2-4 softwares, but no gaurantee that it will work, but you can always experiment. If you do try, I'd be interested to hear your results.

[@kuneytercero]

muchas gracias, gran aporte

[@Facultyworkshop]

Por nada

[@LifeOnHoth]

And remember. This is strictly for educational purposes. Yeah...

[@monaclemonst3r]

Ok, I'm having trouble putting ONLY Forced Subtitles only in a digital movie using HandBrake...how do I do this?

[@Facultyworkshop]

Moncale, have you replicated the process in my video?

[@monaclemonst3r]

FacultyWorkshop yep

[@Facultyworkshop]

Do you know if the DVD that you are attempting to rip includes captions or subtitles for sure?? If it doesn't you will need to get the captions, if available, as a SRT file online and then import it into HandBrake. You can find subtitles at websites like: www.moviesubtitles.org or subscene.com Are you working with a DVD or BluRay?

[@daphneleung103]

can you do the opposite? the video came with sub. can I make it disappear?

[@Facultyworkshop]

If they are burned in you won't be able to remove them. If they are in an mkv file, you might be able to turn them on in the video pleyer.

[@theultimatemariofan7942]

Didn't work at all. My video ended up being all fuzzy sounding and fuzzy looking and I did everything you said. Sorry about this dude, it didn't work for me.

[@gr1776]

Well done!

[@Facultyworkshop]

Thank you George!

[@antsoldier13]

gonna try... thx

[@YahikoTendo]

I can't get to handbrake for some reason. Guess I'll do it manually.

[@L0LIpOp]

Runtime error doesn't work.

[@josephblurton3793]

I want to have subtitles on my mp4 Giles that I can turn on and off at will

[@Facultyworkshop]

In that case, you need to NOT use the "Burn In" feature under the Subtitles tab. And from the source, select Closed Caption. You will need to rip the video as a video and then extract the captions from the DVD if you can locate it. You should then have 2 files, one with the video and an SRT file with the caption that you can toggle on and off from the video app that you choose. You need to have the video that you rip and the SRT caption file in the same location to be able to toggle the captions on or off. If you can't find the subtitles/captions you can check on websites like subscene[dot]com or moviesubtitles[dot]net

[@TheLogiko]

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[@petarpetrovic8744]

Scaning time is TO LONG to bare so I quit.