Embed external subtitles into MKV when transcoding

Allow external subtitle files (SRT, ASS, PGS, etc.) to be muxed into
MKV output containers when the device profile requests Embed delivery.

Previously, the IsExternal guard in GetSubtitleProfile excluded external
subtitles from Embed consideration entirely, forcing them to be served
as separate sidecar files even when the output container supports
embedding.

Changes:
- Extract CanConsiderEmbedSubtitle in StreamBuilder to allow external
  subs through when transcoding to MKV
- Add external subtitle file as FFmpeg input (-i) for Embed delivery
- Map external embedded subs from the correct FFmpeg input index
- Fix external audio map index to account for the new subtitle input
- Extract NeedsExternalSubtitleMuxing in EncodingHelper to deduplicate
  the external subtitle input check

Fixes #16403
This commit is contained in:
Piotr Niełacny
2026-03-21 21:57:58 +01:00
parent 2c66447f08
commit 2a689f268b
3 changed files with 104 additions and 23 deletions

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@@ -1267,22 +1267,23 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
.Append(_mediaEncoder.GetInputPathArgument(state));
}
// sub2video for external graphical subtitles
if (state.SubtitleStream is not null
&& ShouldEncodeSubtitle(state)
&& !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream
&& state.SubtitleStream.IsExternal)
if (NeedsExternalSubtitleMuxing(state))
{
var subtitlePath = state.SubtitleStream.Path;
var subtitleExtension = Path.GetExtension(subtitlePath.AsSpan());
var isGraphicalBurnIn = ShouldEncodeSubtitle(state) && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream;
// dvdsub/vobsub graphical subtitles use .sub+.idx pairs
if (subtitleExtension.Equals(".sub", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
if (isGraphicalBurnIn)
{
var idxFile = Path.ChangeExtension(subtitlePath, ".idx");
if (File.Exists(idxFile))
var subtitleExtension = Path.GetExtension(subtitlePath.AsSpan());
// dvdsub/vobsub graphical subtitles use .sub+.idx pairs
if (subtitleExtension.Equals(".sub", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
subtitlePath = idxFile;
var idxFile = Path.ChangeExtension(subtitlePath, ".idx");
if (File.Exists(idxFile))
{
subtitlePath = idxFile;
}
}
}
@@ -1307,7 +1308,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
arg.Append(' ').Append(seekSubParam);
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(canvasArgs))
if (isGraphicalBurnIn && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(canvasArgs))
{
arg.Append(canvasArgs);
}
@@ -3072,11 +3073,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
int audioStreamIndex = FindIndex(state.MediaSource.MediaStreams, state.AudioStream);
if (state.AudioStream.IsExternal)
{
bool hasExternalGraphicsSubs = state.SubtitleStream is not null
&& ShouldEncodeSubtitle(state)
&& state.SubtitleStream.IsExternal
&& !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream;
int externalAudioMapIndex = hasExternalGraphicsSubs ? 2 : 1;
bool hasExternalSubAsInput = NeedsExternalSubtitleMuxing(state);
int externalAudioMapIndex = hasExternalSubAsInput ? 2 : 1;
args += string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
@@ -3104,12 +3102,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
}
else if (subtitleMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)
{
int subtitleStreamIndex = FindIndex(state.MediaSource.MediaStreams, state.SubtitleStream);
if (state.SubtitleStream.IsExternal)
{
// External subtitle file is added as second FFmpeg input
args += " -map 1:0";
}
else
{
int subtitleStreamIndex = FindIndex(state.MediaSource.MediaStreams, state.SubtitleStream);
args += string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
" -map 0:{0}",
subtitleStreamIndex);
args += string.Format(
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
" -map 0:{0}",
subtitleStreamIndex);
}
}
else if (state.SubtitleStream.IsExternal && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream)
{
@@ -7886,6 +7892,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
|| (state.BaseRequest.AlwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding && !IsCopyCodec(state.OutputVideoCodec));
}
private static bool NeedsExternalSubtitleMuxing(EncodingJobInfo state)
{
return state.SubtitleStream is not null
&& state.SubtitleStream.IsExternal
&& (state.SubtitleDeliveryMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed
|| (ShouldEncodeSubtitle(state) && !state.SubtitleStream.IsTextSubtitleStream));
}
public static string GetVideoSyncOption(string videoSync, Version encoderVersion)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(videoSync))

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@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
string? outputContainer,
MediaStreamProtocol? transcodingSubProtocol)
{
if (!subtitleStream.IsExternal && (playMethod != PlayMethod.Transcode || transcodingSubProtocol != MediaStreamProtocol.hls))
if (CanConsiderEmbedSubtitle(subtitleStream, playMethod, transcodingSubProtocol, outputContainer))
{
// Look for supported embedded subs of the same format
foreach (var profile in subtitleProfiles)
@@ -1540,6 +1540,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
return false;
}
private static bool CanConsiderEmbedSubtitle(MediaStream subtitleStream, PlayMethod playMethod, MediaStreamProtocol? transcodingSubProtocol, string? outputContainer)
{
if (subtitleStream.IsExternal)
{
return playMethod == PlayMethod.Transcode
&& transcodingSubProtocol != MediaStreamProtocol.hls
&& IsSubtitleEmbedSupported(outputContainer);
}
return playMethod != PlayMethod.Transcode
|| transcodingSubProtocol != MediaStreamProtocol.hls;
}
private static SubtitleProfile? GetExternalSubtitleProfile(MediaSourceInfo mediaSource, MediaStream subtitleStream, SubtitleProfile[] subtitleProfiles, PlayMethod playMethod, ITranscoderSupport transcoderSupport, bool allowConversion)
{
foreach (var profile in subtitleProfiles)

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@@ -675,5 +675,59 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Model.Tests
Assert.Equal(expectedMethod, result.Method);
}
[Theory]
// External text subs embedded into MKV when transcoding (#16403)
[InlineData("srt", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
[InlineData("ass", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
// External graphical subs embedded into MKV when transcoding
[InlineData("pgssub", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
[InlineData("dvdsub", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
// External subs remain external when transcoding to non-MKV containers
[InlineData("srt", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mp4", MediaStreamProtocol.hls, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External)]
[InlineData("srt", true, PlayMethod.Transcode, "ts", MediaStreamProtocol.hls, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External)]
// External subs remain external during DirectPlay even with MKV
[InlineData("srt", true, PlayMethod.DirectPlay, "mkv", null, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External)]
// Internal subs still embedded into MKV when transcoding (existing behavior)
[InlineData("srt", false, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
[InlineData("pgssub", false, PlayMethod.Transcode, "mkv", MediaStreamProtocol.http, SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)]
public void GetSubtitleProfile_ReturnsExpectedDeliveryMethod(
string codec,
bool isExternal,
PlayMethod playMethod,
string outputContainer,
MediaStreamProtocol? transcodingSubProtocol,
SubtitleDeliveryMethod expectedMethod)
{
var mediaSource = new MediaSourceInfo();
var subtitleStream = new MediaStream
{
Codec = codec,
Language = "eng",
IsExternal = isExternal,
Type = MediaStreamType.Subtitle,
SupportsExternalStream = true
};
var subtitleProfiles = new[]
{
new SubtitleProfile { Format = codec, Method = SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed },
new SubtitleProfile { Format = codec, Method = SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External }
};
var transcoderSupport = new Mock<ITranscoderSupport>();
transcoderSupport.Setup(x => x.CanExtractSubtitles(It.IsAny<string>())).Returns(true);
var result = StreamBuilder.GetSubtitleProfile(
mediaSource,
subtitleStream,
subtitleProfiles,
playMethod,
transcoderSupport.Object,
outputContainer,
transcodingSubProtocol);
Assert.Equal(expectedMethod, result.Method);
}
}
}