How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex install#
#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex manual#
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* Note 1: A lot of people seem to ask 'Where's AVI?!' at this point, and get very upset when they can't find it. Setting that up isn't too complicated in itself either - but that's for another post! When you get used to what to do, it really doesn't take long at all, and the results can be anything from a convenient ipod-playable file to a high quality home media centre setup where you can search through and browse available films using something like Kodi or Plex. However, while it might take a while the first time, after ripping a few discs this way the process sped up significantly. This may have seemed like an incredibly long process for ripping a disc, and some will say it's overkill. However, there are times when the forced subtitles are mixed in the same track as the normal subtitles (rare, the only discs I've found that do this thus far are the Game of Thrones DVDs), so if that's the case you'll need to export the entire file and just save the forced subs to the srt file (covered later on.) If not and the files are all around the same size, then you can likely skip the rest of this step and continue. Now have a look at the other sub / sup files, is there any one that's significantly less (less than half the size) of the others? If there is, you've likely found your forced subtitle track, and this is the one you'll want to include in your final rip.

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex full#

Examine the size of these files (ignore any idx files for this step.) Take the largest file, which will probably be the full subtitles for the film. sup file if you're doing this for a blu-ray) for each subtitle track in the same folder as the mkv file. Select each track that says subtitles, make sure 'use source dir for output' is checked and then hit 'Extract.' (If you hit 'English (force only)' and had a Blu-ray disc, and there's no subtitle tracks here, that's fine - it's because there's no forced subtitles and you can skip this step.) When it's done, you should then have a. Handbrake - We'll be using this to compress the file that MKV generates down to a more reasonable size.

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex license#

If MakeMKV complains about not having a license key, grab the latest one from here. MakeMKV - We'll be using this to rip the raw files from the disc, this works with both Blu-rays and DVDs.

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex install#

Tools I'll detail the tools used as we go, but it may make sense to install them ahead of time so you can follow the article more easily. If you are going to do it, just make a single personal copy. Usual disclaimer that this isn't necessarily legal in your country, so check first and proceed with caution - I present this as a technical guide on the process only. You can also be sure that you get a high quality, completely DRM-free rip that you can do with as you choose without fear that some built in time bomb is going to stop the file from ever playing again if you transfer it to another computer.

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex free#

But the benefits of putting a bit more effort in really do pay off - you get to use entirely free tools with no demo versions, it's reliable and works with all discs I've tried it with (bar one that was heavily scratched!), you get much more control over the quality / file size ratio and quality / encode time ratio, you can ensure any forced subtitles are correctly transferred across - the list goes on.

#How to get english subtitles for game of thrones on plex manual#

This guide doesn't show you a one click approach that does all the work for you, it's much more of a manual process. I've seen a few guides around on ripping DVDs, but fewer for Blu-rays, and many miss what I believe are important steps (such as ensuring the correct foreign language subtitles are preserved!) While ripping your entire DVD collection would have seemed insane due to storage requirements even a few years ago, these days it can make perfect sense. Because of that, I've put together a quick 'cheat sheet' hereВ which acts as a handy reference just to jog your memory on each key step. Note: If you've read this guide already (or when you've read it) then going through all of it each time you want to rip something can be a bit of a pain, especially when you just need your memory jogging on one particular section.