Subtitles are basically explanations of the video, especially in foreign language videos, which need to be translated into the language of the video, and we often see these subtitles when watching YouTube videos, Netflix movies, and TikTok short videos. These subtitles are displayed at the bottom of the film so that users who do not understand the main language can see them and understand what is happening. These texts are also very useful for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Sometimes, however, you need to use certain segments of the video or remove the original subtitles and fill in the subtitles in another language. In this guide we will show you how to remove subtitles from MOV, MKV, MP4, AVI and other videos.

Here are the main points

  1. The definition and types of subtitles.
  2. 3 methods of subtitle removal.
  3. How to automatically remove subtitles from a video with GhostCut.
  4. How to manually remove subtitles from a video with Filmora.

Part 1.The definition and types of subtitles.

There are typically two kinds of subtitles: Hardcoded subtitles and soft subtitles.

Hardcoded subtitles are the ones that are already embedded in the movies and the user cannot use tools to remove this option. These subtitles are irremovable and cannot be changed or removed altogether.

The soft subtitles are the ones where the subtitles are not embedded into the movie and are supposed to be added by the user. This can be done by overlaying the subtitles onto the video that is available. If you only downloaded the subtitles, then they would be considered raw. So, it basically means that hardcoded subtitles are part of the video images and cannot be got rid of whereas, soft subtitles are primarily an independent stream and can be turned on or turned off as per the user's wish.

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Part 2. Three methods of subtitle removal.

Soft subtitles can be removed using the some VLX and video player. If your subtitles are already embedded in a certain video, We usually use three methods to remove them:

  1. by cropping the video and keeping only the areas of the video without the watermark.

  2. by adding a sticker or image to the video to cover up the area with the watermark.

  3. use GhostCut software, a fully automatic watermark processing software . This software is very easy to use . Just upload the video, he will automatically detect the location of the watermark and automatically erase. At the same time, he also supports the protection of the erasure area by way of markers, or the erasure of specified areas.

Part 3.how to automatically remove subtitles from a video with GhostCut?

Let's look at how he works.

1.Register Online GhostCut Account