How to Hardcode Subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, MPG, VOB, WMV?

Overview

As is known that hard subtitles and soft subtitles are distinctive: hard subtitles is one part of the videos and displayed usually at the bottom of the video images, on the contrary, soft subtitles is an independent part because it is totally separated from the videos, so we can play, pause and stop soft subtitles during playing videos.

However, there is a demerit in soft subtitles. Soft subtitles need more CPU power as media player must extract, decode, and render the soft subtitle during playing videos. Therefore, in some cases, we must convert soft subtitles to hard subtitles, in other words, we need hardcode subtitles.

Here we highly recommend a powerful Soft Subtitle to Hard Subtitle Converter tool called iDealshare VideoGo which can easily hardcode subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV, MOV, MPG, VOB, WMV and etc.

How to Hardcode Subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV, etc?

Below is the easy-to-follow guidance to convert soft subtitles to hard subtitles.

It applies to:

• Hardcode subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV, MPG, WMV, MOV, WTV, MPG, VOB, FLV, RMVB, etc;
• Hardcode subtitles SRT, ASS, SSA, IDX, and SUB to video files;
• Hardcode subtitles as well as keep the same video format;
• Convert soft subs to hard subs as well as change the video format.

Now please follow the guidance below.

Make Preparation: Free download and run iDealshare VideoGo

Free download, install and run the powerful Soft Subtitles to Hard Subtitles Converter - iDealshare VideoGo ( Windows Version, Mac Version), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import video with soft subtitles

Click "Add File" button to locate and load the video files with soft subtitles.

Step 2 Select the subtitles which you like to hardcode

Click the Video Subtitle box drop-down button on the video info bar to select the subtitle which you like to hardcode to the video file.

Step 3 Select output video format (optional)

Click the "Profile" drop-down button to select desired output profile from the "General Video", you can select the video format as the original or change the video format.

Step 4 Finish hardcoding subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV

Click the "Convert" button to start and finish hardcoding subtitles to MP4, AVI, MKV to convert soft subtitles to hard subtitles.