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Download a YouTube video with Russian subtitles and burn them into the video (hard subs) on Windows using yt-dlp and FFmpeg.
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| G:\Soft\yt-dlp.exe --ffmpeg-location G:\Soft\ffmpeg\bin --write-subs --sub-lang ru --convert-subs srt -f "bv*+ba/b" -o "video.%(ext)s" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK81_DP4U7Y ; G:\Soft\ffmpeg\bin\ffmpeg.exe -i video.mkv -vf subtitles=video.ru.srt out.mp4 |
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🎬 YouTube → Video with Hard Subtitles (Windows)
This mini-guide explains how to download a YouTube video and burn subtitles directly into the image (hard subs) using yt-dlp and FFmpeg.
🧰 Requirements
🔹 yt-dlp
Download the Windows executable from the official
yt-dlp GitHub releases page.
Look for the file named yt-dlp.exe.
🔹 FFmpeg
Download a Windows build from the official
FFmpeg website.
Choose a Windows static build and extract it.
👉 Adding FFmpeg to the system PATH is optional — you can provide its location directly.
⚙️ What this setup does
✅ Downloads the best available video and audio
✅ Downloads Russian subtitles (author or auto-generated)
✅ Converts subtitles to SRT format
✅ Burns subtitles permanently into the video (hard subs)
✅ Produces a final MP4 file
ℹ️ Notes
✨ Clean, reliable, and suitable for repeated or scripted use.