ffmpeg subtitles background issue when multiple lines (using .srt format)
While using ffmpeg to burn .srt subtitles to mp4 files I'm having an issue with multiple text lines - background is overlaying each other.
Command I'm using:
ffmpeg -i source_video_path.mp4 -vf "subtitles=srt_source.srt:force_style='OutlineColour=&H80000000,BorderStyle=3,Outline=1,Shadow=0,MarginV=25,Fontname=Arial,Fontsize=10,Alignment=2'" video_destination.mp4
Question is - is it possible to overcome the overlay while still having a transparent background while using .srt format or I need to use .ass format as a fix?
Solution
You can avoid multiple lines overlaying each other by using BorderStyle=4 together with BackColour=&H80000000 which gives a 50% opaque black color background.
Full command would be:
ffmpeg -i source_video_path.mp4 -vf "subtitles=srt_source.srt:force_style='OutlineColour=&H80000000,BorderStyle=4,BackColour=&H80000000,Outline=0,Shadow=0,MarginV=25,Fontname=Arial,Fontsize=10,Alignment=2'" video_destination.mp4
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