Here's how to add subtitles in VLC permanently. Once done, you can add the SRT file to MP4.To delete or edit an existing Macro, use a Shortcut Mapper – an interface available via the Macro > Modify Shortcut/Delete Macro menu entry.You can then access the saved macro from the Macro menu or Playlist. A dialog box will pop-up, which will prompt you to add the name and default key-combinations of the Macro. To do so, click Macro and select Save Current Recorded Macro. Note, you can create numerous Macros (per editing task in a given section) while editing one SRT file, which requires you to save the Macros before creating the next.Click File and hit Save to preserve your edits in SRT format.A dialog box will appear prompting you to select what Macro to play, the times to play it, or to play it to the end of the SRT file. You can repeat step 5 until the end of the SRT file or or go to Macro, hit Run a Macro Multiple Times.That action will repeat the same edits done in the previous section just once. Move the cursor to a section to be edited next, select Macro, click Playback (or hit CTRL + SHIFT + P).Note, you can use commands such as CTRL + L to remove a line or use a mouse and keyboard to type in the changes manually. Once done editing a given section, click Stop Recording. Then, edit the phrases, text format, or the time a subtitle phrase is displayed. On the top bar menu, select Macro and click Start Recording.Ensure the SRT file is correct in that it only has one line of each language per section.To do so, highlight the text, go to File, click Save As, select Unicode (in the encoding dropdown menu), and hit Save. If you're not getting the characters in your preferred language, save the SRT file in Unicode mode.Hit the radio button next to Select a program, select Notepad++, and hit Open. Right-click your SRT file and hit Open on the pop-up menu.Assuming you have the Notepad++ application installed on your PC (if not, download it – it's free), here is how you'll go about editing.

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