the_master288 0 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hi Everyone, I am looking to rebuild my server to be able to subtitles on the fly at 1080p. I would like the machine to be able to handle multiple streams and the potential need to transcode as well. Currently, my server handles streaming non-subtitled videos decently, however, I am looking to expand the capabilities to one that can handle subtitles better. The server has a lot of hiccups when trying to deal with subtitles (either subtitles not displaying or lag). Do you guys have any advice on what sort of CPU/Hardware I should pickup to assist with this? Is something like a AMD 2700x a good purchase, or should I go with Intel on this? Thank you so much for your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 why not just extract the subtitles ahead of time so they don't have to be burned in and peg your cpu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 why not just extract the subtitles ahead of time so they don't have to be burned in and peg your cpu? Apologies, I'm pretty new to streaming media. Is there an easy/automated way to do this? Can Emby Premiere assist with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37994 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 HI there, what format subtitles are you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 HI there, what format subtitles are you referring to? Hi Luke, They are .ass subtitles. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37994 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Are they external? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Are they external? These aren't external. They are built into .mkv video files, however, they aren't burned in as you can select which ones you want to use. Would external be better in this case? If so, what would be the easiest way to extract these and make them external? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37994 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Many apps, though not all, can display .ass subtitles without transcoding. If they're embedded they can be extracted on the fly provided that the storage I/o can do that quickly enough. But yes external will always be more efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 Many apps, though not all, can display .ass subtitles without transcoding. If they're embedded they can be extracted on the fly provided that the storage I/o can do that quickly enough. But yes external will always be more efficient. Interesting. Thanks for the information. With this, is there a particular way to extract these efficiently? Once I do extract them, is the best course of action to have the video file with NO SUBTITLES EMBEDDED and then select an external subtitle using the Emby Subtitle Selector Dropdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pir8radio 1301 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) Hi Everyone, I am looking to rebuild my server to be able to subtitles on the fly at 1080p. I would like the machine to be able to handle multiple streams and the potential need to transcode as well. Currently, my server handles streaming non-subtitled videos decently, however, I am looking to expand the capabilities to one that can handle subtitles better. The server has a lot of hiccups when trying to deal with subtitles (either subtitles not displaying or lag). Do you guys have any advice on what sort of CPU/Hardware I should pickup to assist with this? Is something like a AMD 2700x a good purchase, or should I go with Intel on this? Thank you so much for your advice! Just give number one or number two on this list a call, they'll hook you up.. https://www.top500.org/list/2019/11/ Sorry... not helpful I know.... Edited January 26, 2020 by pir8radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just give number one or number two on this list a call, they'll hook you up.. https://www.top500.org/list/2019/11/ Sorry... not helpful I know.... Haha, definitely didn't expect that Either way, all good. I'm just looking for some insights on the best way to extract these subtitles efficiently and if what I listed above is the right thought process or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37994 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 To be honest i haven't heard of a tool for .ass subtitle extraction, although I'm sure there is one. @@Smaky might have some tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2066 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This can be done with MKVToolNIX via the command line with MKVExtract (one of the programs installed as part of the MKVToolNix install) - but its fiddly and its easier.... ... to extract subtitles or any other track from within a video file by using "gMKVExtractGUI" - it uses MKVToolNix (so that also needs to be installed) to extract the subs or tracks you want One limitation is that it "only" reads mkv files - but you can do a lossless conversion in MKVToolNix or ffmpeg to mkv e.g. check the track you want to extract - an ASS track in this case and will be saved as a .ass file you just need to rename to match naming convention for sub files etc for Emby the GUI can take numerous files at once so you can extract multiple subs from multiple files in one go or (add Job) queue them up to the job queue etc etc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_master288 0 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 To be honest i haven't heard of a tool for .ass subtitle extraction, although I'm sure there is one. @@Smaky might have some tips. I appreciate all of the help over the past few days @@Luke! This can be done with MKVToolNIX via the command line with MKVExtract (one of the programs installed as part of the MKVToolNix install) - but its fiddly and its easier.... ... to extract subtitles or any other track from within a video file by using "gMKVExtractGUI" - it uses MKVToolNix (so that also needs to be installed) to extract the subs or tracks you want One limitation is that it "only" reads mkv files - but you can do a lossless conversion in MKVToolNix or ffmpeg to mkv e.g. check the track you want to extract - an ASS track in this case and will be saved as a .ass file you just need to rename to match naming convention for sub files etc for Emby the GUI can take numerous files at once so you can extract multiple subs from multiple files in one go or (add Job) queue them up to the job queue etc etc Fantastic, I will look into this. Thank you so much @@PenkethBoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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