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Ben Nadel at Scotch On The Rock (SOTR) 2010 (London) with: John Whish and Kev McCabe
Ben Nadel at Scotch On The Rock (SOTR) 2010 (London) with: John Whish Kev McCabe

Pppd896engsub Convert015838 Min Work May 2026

If the subs are embedded, extract them without touching the video:

#!/bin/bash # Input file INPUT="pppd896_engsub.mkv" # Output file OUTPUT="pppd896_converted_015838.mp4" # Duration limit DURATION="01:58:38" if ffmpeg -i "$INPUT" 2>&1 | grep -q "Subtitle"; then echo "Burning English subtitles and converting to MP4..." ffmpeg -i "$INPUT" -t "$DURATION" -vf "subtitles=$INPUT" -c:v libx264 -preset ultrafast -c:a aac "$OUTPUT" else echo "No internal subtitles found. Converting without subs." ffmpeg -i "$INPUT" -t "$DURATION" -c:v copy -c:a copy "$OUTPUT" fi pppd896engsub convert015838 min work

ffmpeg -i pppd896.mkv -map 0:s:0 subs.srt Japanese video is often 29.97 fps. English subtitles might be for 23.976 fps. To sync subs without re-encoding the video: If the subs are embedded, extract them without

Never re-encode a full 2-hour video just to add subtitles. Use the -c copy or -vf subtitles= filter with a fast preset. That is the true meaning of "min work." To sync subs without re-encoding the video: Never

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