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kkirchem
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Subtitle option grayed out

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Description of problem or question:
Handbrake is automatically initiating burned in subtitles on English captions that it will not allow me to change.
The burned in option is selected and grayed out, prohibiting me from unchecking.
I successfully burned a BluRay movie using MakeMKV, which successfully provides selectable subtitles.
But when bringing the file into Handbrake, all control over English subtitles is removed.
Any guidance is appreciated.
Here is a link showing the issue: https://vimeo.com/927206075/d4c9f54b17



Steps to reproduce the problem (If Applicable):




HandBrake version (e.g., 1.0.0):

1.7.3


Operating system and version (e.g., Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Windows 10 Creators Update):
macOS 14.2.1



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[12:04:18] macgui: Handbrake Version: 1.7.3 (2024021100)
[12:04:18] Compile-time hardening features are enabled
[12:04:18] hb_init: starting libhb thread
[12:04:21] macgui: ScanCore scanning titles with a duration of 10 seconds or more
[12:04:21] CPU: Unknown
[12:04:21]  - logical processor count: 10
[12:04:21] hb_scan: path=/Volumes/PLEX RAID/_PLEX MEDIA RAW/Harry Potter/01_Movie.mkv, title_index=0
Input #0, matroska,webm, from '/Volumes/PLEX RAID/_PLEX MEDIA RAW/Harry Potter/01_Movie.mkv':
  Metadata:
    encoder         : libmakemkv v1.17.5 (1.3.10/1.5.2) darwin(arm64-release)
    creation_time   : 2024-03-25T01:58:21.000000Z
  Duration: 02:32:21.51, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 23567 kb/s
  Chapters:
    Chapter #0:0: start 0.000000, end 245.036458
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 01
    Chapter #0:1: start 245.036458, end 490.781958
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 02
    Chapter #0:2: start 490.781958, end 737.027958
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 03
    Chapter #0:3: start 737.027958, end 1104.812042
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 04
    Chapter #0:4: start 1104.812042, end 1303.260292
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 05
    Chapter #0:5: start 1303.260292, end 1481.271458
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 06
    Chapter #0:6: start 1481.271458, end 1729.102375
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 07
    Chapter #0:7: start 1729.102375, end 1864.779583
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 08
    Chapter #0:8: start 1864.779583, end 2045.168125
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 09
    Chapter #0:9: start 2045.168125, end 2269.225292
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 10
    Chapter #0:10: start 2269.225292, end 2489.069917
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 11
    Chapter #0:11: start 2489.069917, end 2773.020250
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 12
    Chapter #0:12: start 2773.020250, end 3028.650625
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 13
    Chapter #0:13: start 3028.650625, end 3303.925625
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 14
    Chapter #0:14: start 3303.925625, end 3655.151500
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 15
    Chapter #0:15: start 3655.151500, end 3823.486333
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 16
    Chapter #0:16: start 3823.486333, end 4067.646917
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 17
    Chapter #0:17: start 4067.646917, end 4428.841083
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 18
    Chapter #0:18: start 4428.841083, end 4817.813000
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 19
    Chapter #0:19: start 4817.813000, end 5034.154125
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 20
    Chapter #0:20: start 5034.154125, end 5312.056750
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 21
    Chapter #0:21: start 5312.056750, end 5501.996500
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 22
    Chapter #0:22: start 5501.996500, end 5802.171375
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 23
    Chapter #0:23: start 5802.171375, end 6154.439958
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 24
    Chapter #0:24: start 6154.439958, end 6544.579708
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 25
    Chapter #0:25: start 6544.579708, end 6801.127667
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 26
    Chapter #0:26: start 6801.127667, end 7089.248833
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 27
    Chapter #0:27: start 7089.248833, end 7424.375292
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 28
    Chapter #0:28: start 7424.375292, end 7615.691417
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 29
    Chapter #0:29: start 7615.691417, end 7854.930417
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 30
    Chapter #0:30: start 7854.930417, end 8058.300250
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 31
    Chapter #0:31: start 8058.300250, end 8249.157583
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 32
    Chapter #0:32: start 8249.157583, end 8504.245750
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 33
    Chapter #0:33: start 8504.245750, end 8650.308333
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 34
    Chapter #0:34: start 8650.308333, end 9141.510000
      Metadata:
        title           : Chapter 35
  Stream #0:0(eng): Video: vc1 (Advanced) (WVC1 / 0x31435657), yuv420p(bt709, progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn
    Metadata:
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      DURATION-eng    : 02:32:21.507375000
      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 219177
      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 20112476569
      SOURCE_ID-eng   : 001011
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    Metadata:
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  Stream #0:2(spa): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 640 kb/s
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  Stream #0:4(eng): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
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      NUMBER_OF_BYTES-eng: 26627306
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    Metadata:
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      NUMBER_OF_FRAMES-eng: 2606
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      _STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC-eng: 2024-03-25 01:58:21
      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
  Stream #0:6(spa): Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle
    Metadata:
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      _STATISTICS_TAGS-eng: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES SOURCE_ID
[12:04:22] scan: decoding previews for title 1
[12:04:22] scan: audio 0x1: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 English (AC3, 5.1 ch, Dolby Digital EX, 640 kbps)
[12:04:22] scan: audio 0x2: ac3, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=640000 español (AC3, 5.1 ch, Dolby Digital EX, 640 kbps)
[12:04:22] scan: audio 0x3: pcm_s16le, rate=48000Hz, bitrate=4608000 English (pcm_s16le, 5.1 ch, 4608 kbps)
[12:04:22] using container PAR 1:1
[12:04:22] scan: 10 previews, 1920x1080, 23.976 fps, autocrop = 144/140/0/0, aspect 16:9, PAR 1:1, color profile: 1-1-1, chroma location: left
[12:04:22] libhb: scan thread found 1 valid title(s)
[12:04:22] macgui: ScanCore scan done
Woodstock
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Re: Subtitle option grayed out

Post by Woodstock »

I do not see what your output file type is supposed to be. What you describe is what you see when the output is MP4 (or m4v); PGS subtitles must be burned in for those.

If you are actually outputting an MKV file, you get "don't burn in" to work, but MP4 is going to burn in PGS, period.
rollin_eng
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Re: Subtitle option grayed out

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