read_subtitles_mkv: Extract subtitles embedded in MKV files
In subtools: Read and Manipulate Video Subtitles

read_subtitles_mkv

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Extract subtitles embedded in MKV files

Description

This function uses mkvextract to extract subtitles from an MKV file. You must have mkvmerge and mkvextract installed on your computer.

Usage

read_subtitles_mkv(
  file,
  id = 2,
  mkvextract.exec = "mkvextract",
  mkvmerge.exec = "mkvmerge"
)

Arguments

`file`	a character string giving the path to the MKV file.
`id`	An integer giving the ID of the tracks to be extracted. Can be a vector of length > 1 to extract several tracks. If `NA` (default), the default subtitle tracks will be extracted
`mkvextract.exec`	a character string giving the path to the `mkvextract` executable.
`mkvmerge.exec`	character string giving the path to the `mkvmerge` executable.

Details

The function get_mkv_info is a simple way to identify the ID of subtitles tracks from a MKV file.

Not all the subtitle formats supported by mkvextract can be read by subtools. See read_subtitles for the list of formats currently supported.

Value

An object of class subtitles (see subtitles). If several tracks are requested (via id), an object of class multisubtitles; i.e. a list of subtitles objects.