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--- media:dvd_captions_preservation [2026/05/11 22:04] – ↷ Page name changed from media:dvd_captions_youtube to media:dvd_captions_preservation horse
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-====== Archive or Upload DVD Video with Closed Captions to YouTube ======
+====== Archive DVD Video with Closed Captions ======
 MakeMKV and other DVD ripping software does not preserve EIA-608 closed captions from DVDs. This is the process I use to archive DVD video to include 608 closed captions. You can also upload these captions to YouTube.
 ===== 1. Rip DVD =====
-If the disc has DRM use makemkv to rip the DVD to an iso file.
+If the disc has DRM use [[https://www.makemkv.com/|MakeMKV]] to rip the DVD to an iso file.
-If the disc has no DRM, you can use ffmpeg to extract a specific title from the disc:
+If the disc has no DRM, you can use ffmpeg to extract a specific title directly from the disc:
 <code bash>
 ffmpeg -f dvdvideo -title 0 -i [path to dvd drive] -map 0 -c copy title0.ts
 </code>
 On windows replace [path to dvd drive] with the drive letter, such as "E:\"\\
-If the disc has multiple titles, open the disc in VLC then go to the Playback -> Title menu to view all titles on the disc.
+If you ripped the disc with MakeMKV replace [path to dvd drive] with the path to the iso file.\\
+If the disc has multiple titles, open the disc in VLC then go to the Playback -> Title menu to find the correct title. (It's usually title 1)
 Your resulting .ts file will include the 608 captions. These will play in VLC and some video players, but not all of them. If that's all you want you can stop here.
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 If the source video is interlaced, I recommend deinterlacing it for smoother playback. If you plan to upload this video to YouTube you should also upscale it so YouTube allocates higher bitrate your video.
-De-interlace and encode to H264, retaining original video size:
+Deinterlace and encode to H264, retaining original video size:
 <code bash>
 fmpeg -i "title0.ts" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -filter:v "bwdif" -c:a aac -b:a 384k -movflags +faststart "output.mp4"
 </code>
-De-interlace, encode to H264, and upscale to 1080p
+Deinterlace, encode to H264, and upscale to 1080p
 <code bash>
 fmpeg -i "title0.ts" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -filter:v "bwdif,scale=-1:1080:flags=lanczos" -c:a aac -b:a 384k -movflags +faststart "output.mp4"