If the hardsubs are low quality or difficult for OCR to read, you can use built-in transcription tools to generate a fresh subtitle file:
| Feature | Hardsubs (Burned-in) | Softsubs (Separate) | |---------|----------------------|----------------------| | | Part of video frames | External file ( .srt , .ass ) | | Can disable | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Can extract easily | ❌ No (requires OCR) | ✅ Yes (copy/paste) | | Quality loss | Yes (pixelated text) | No (vector/text format) | extract hardsub from video
video_path = 'path_to_your_video.mp4' print(extract_hardsubs(video_path)) If the hardsubs are low quality or difficult