# The possibility of embedding subtitles into the video **URL:** \ **Category:** Courses\ **Created:** [August 13, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202 "2025-08-13T15:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/tfeiner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/1 "2025-08-13T15:46:14Z")
I have a difficulty with auditory processing. It’s usually just a matter of concentrating more and/or listening a second time, but it would be way more convenient if I could just read along with the voice over. There are many others who have or could have these issues, and similarly some buyers of the course could be hard of hearing and would find it quite difficult to watch without subtitles. For this reason I think it would help immensely if you add subtitles to the course. You don’t need to burn the subtitles into the video frames, with no option for the viewer of removing them; MP4 files have something very much like the subtitle track of a DVD or Blu-ray (or indeed a show on streaming), where you can embed either pre-rendered bitmap subtitles akin to what DVDs and Blu-rays tend to have, or encode the subtitles directly as text, to be rendered at runtime by the video device or software. If you rather keep the files separate, then if you place a subtitle file in the same directory as the video ones and name it exactly the same as its corresponding video file, it will be picked up by most video players as the default subtitle file, and will be loaded along with the video. I can write subtitles that comply with professional subtitling standards, and if you prefer you can hire me to author the subtitles. Or you can hire others, or just not do it, that’s your call. ---
**Author:** ![perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/user_avatar/forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/perholmes/32/3_2.png) [@perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/perholmes)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/2 "2025-08-16T16:14:07Z")
Hi, Which course is this about. Directing Actors has the subtitles directly in the MP4, but for technical reasons, the other courses don’t. However, they all have DVD versions, which have subtitles, even if you just download the DVD images. Please contact [support@hollywoodcamerawork.com](mailto:support@hollywoodcamerawork.com) with your order information, and we’ll get you set up with DVD images with subtitles. ---
**Author:** ![tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/tfeiner)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/3 "2025-08-16T17:53:56Z")
The course is Visual Effects for Directors, sorry for neglecting to mention. I have a partial order of the series, only as MP4 files. I plan to eventually get the whole thing. ---
**Author:** ![perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/user_avatar/forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/perholmes/32/3_2.png) [@perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/perholmes)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/4 "2025-08-17T06:11:33Z")
Hi, Great! Send the email to support, and we’ll work it out. ---
**Author:** ![tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@tfeiner](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/tfeiner)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/5 "2025-08-17T20:19:32Z")
I’m looking at the orders page of my personal/account area on the Hollywood Camera Work website. What info do support need? ---
**Author:** ![perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/user_avatar/forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/perholmes/32/3_2.png) [@perholmes](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/u/perholmes)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.hollywoodcamerawork.com/t/the-possibility-of-embedding-subtitles-into-the-video/202/6 "2025-08-17T20:31:24Z")
Just email with your info so we can find you.