Hello,
I’d like to change a single subtitle name from “CC” to “SDH.” Really just the title, that’s all.
Is this possible without creating a new file, and how would I go about this?
Thanks much!
Hello,
I’d like to change a single subtitle name from “CC” to “SDH.” Really just the title, that’s all.
Is this possible without creating a new file, and how would I go about this?
Thanks much!
You can use the CLI tool mkvpropedit
or MKVToolNix GUI’s header editor.
Thanks for the quick reply!
Just to make sure:
“Header editor > Subtitle track 3 > Name > Current value: [NAME]” and save?
Thanks again.
Yes. Note this FAQ entry, though.
Wow, okay. So a simple remux won’t alter the file and is probably safer for all I can tell from what I just read but didn’t understand 100%.
If by “alter the file” you mean “degrade quality by re-encoding”, then you’re correct. Remuxing is a safe operation, and wrt. editing headers it is sometimes the only way to make changes so that all players out there can deal with the result. Remuxing is generally the way to go.
Yeah I’m aware of that. By altering I was referring to the header data and potential risks of messing with it.
Basically I could remux a file over and over again without making actual changes to it right?
Out of curiosity though: Renaming an element in the header such as a subtitle isn’t without risks. But what about the other way around–can something go wrong when I remove an element, let’s say the DVD title (which is rare)?
I’m asking because I usually clean that up.
Any type of in-place modification runs the risk of what’s described in the FAQ entry.