[FFmpeg-user] DVB subtitles there but not viewable

[Anshul]

On 09/26/2015 02:38 PM, Mike Brown wrote:
> Here is the situation: the source is a BBC video from freeview, which has
> AAC audio, specifically AAC 6.0.  I prefer AC3 5.1
>
> So, here is the CLI:
>
> ffmpeg -i inputfile.ts -map 0:0 vcodec copy -map 0:1 -acodec ac3 -ab 640 \
> -map 0:2 -scodec copy outputfile.ts
>
> When I look at the output file with mediainfo, it shows the subtitles being
> there.  Even VLC gives me the option to select the DVB subtitles, but nothing
> shows up on the screen.
>
> To make sure that VLC can indeed display the subtitles, I played the source
> file and all was well.
>
> Any clues as to why the subtitle will not display?
>
> Thanks.
>
> MB
New thread please!