rip-subtitles
v0.0.1
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Rip subtitles from video files
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rip-subtitles
Rip subtitles from video files
This module requires ffmpeg
Install
$ npm install --save rip-subtitles
Usage
var ripSubtitles = require('rip-subtitles');
var fs = require('fs');
ripSubtitles('clip.mkv', function (err, subtitles) {
fs.writeFile('subtitles.srt', subtitles, function (err) {});
});
// or if streams are your thing
ripSubtitles('clip.mkv')
.pipe(fs.createWriteStream('subtitles.srt'));
API
ripSubtitles(filename, [options], [callback])
filename
Required
Type string
Path to the video file
options
Type object
Subtitle options
lang
Type string
Default eng
The chosen language - e.g. eng
format
Type string
Default srt
The subtitle format - e.g. srt
, webvtt
callback
Type function
A callback function - if not present a stream is returned
CLI
Usage
$ rip-subtitles <input-file> > <output-file>
Options
-l, --lang Subtitle language (eng, etc.)
-f, --format Format of subtitles (srt, ass, etc.)
Example
$rip-subtitles clip.mkv > subs.srt
Formats
Formats available depend on your ffmpeg
version, for a list use the following command
$ ffmpeg -formats | grep "subtitle"
License
MIT