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How to remove subtitles using FFmpeg

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Setting up

First make sure you have FFmpeg installed. Follow this guide if you haven't already:

https://docs.tdarr.io/blog/how-to-install-ffmpeg

Running the CLI

To remove subtitle streams from a media file, simply use the following command:

ffmpeg -i "C:\Transcode\input.mkv" -map 0 -c copy -sn "C:\Transcode\output.mkv"

The -sn flag will automatically detect and remove subtitle streams.

You can automate this process on your files using the following Tdarr Plugins:

Tdarr_Plugin_x7ab_Remove_Subs

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