<p>Add <code>-disposition</code> <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#Main-options" rel="nofollow noreferrer">option</a> :</p>
<p><code>-disposition:s:0 0 -disposition:s:1 0</code> to clear the disposition for first and second subtitles (fr and eng).</p>

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<p>I managed to create the subtitle file, using different language with one single FFMPEG command:</p>
<pre><code>ffmpeg -y -loglevel &quot;repeat+info&quot; 
-i &quot;file:Intervista.mp4&quot; 
-i &quot;file:Intervista_fr.srt&quot; 
-i &quot;file:Intervista_en.srt&quot; 
-i &quot;file:Intervista_it.srt&quot; 
-c copy 
-map 0 -dn -map &quot;-0:s&quot; -map &quot;-0:d&quot;  
-map &quot;1:0&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:0&quot; &quot;language=FR&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:0&quot; &quot;handler_name=French&quot;  &quot;-metadata:s:s:0&quot; &quot;title=French&quot; 
-map &quot;2:0&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:1&quot; &quot;language=ENG&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:1&quot; &quot;handler_name=English&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:1&quot; &quot;title=English&quot; 
-map &quot;3:0&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:2&quot; &quot;language=ITA&quot; &quot;-metadata:s:s:2&quot; &quot;handler_name=Italiano&quot;  &quot;-metadata:s:s:2&quot; &quot;title=Italiano&quot; 
&quot;file:output.mp4&quot;
</code></pre>
<p>For some reason, the default subtitles shown when I start the video is English, which is the one in the middle. How do I set the default subtitle file to Italian?</p>

<ffmpeg><audio><encoding><subtitles>
Setting the default subtitles
Nicola Lepetit
# Setting the default subtitles

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-12)

I managed to create the subtitle file, using different language with one single FFMPEG command:
ffmpeg -y -loglevel "repeat+info" 
-i "file:Intervista.mp4" 
-i "file:Intervista_fr.srt" 
-i "file:Intervista_en.srt" 
-i "file:Intervista_it.srt" 
-c copy 
-map 0 -dn -map "-0:s" -map "-0:d"  
-map "1:0" "-metadata:s:s:0" "language=FR" "-metadata:s:s:0" "handler_name=French"  "-metadata:s:s:0" "title=French" 
-map "2:0" "-metadata:s:s:1" "language=ENG" "-metadata:s:s:1" "handler_name=English" "-metadata:s:s:1" "title=English" 
-map "3:0" "-metadata:s:s:2" "language=ITA" "-metadata:s:s:2" "handler_name=Italiano"  "-metadata:s:s:2" "title=Italiano" 
"file:output.mp4"

For some reason, the default subtitles shown when I start the video is English, which is the one in the middle. How do I set the default subtitle file to Italian?

**Tags:** ffmpeg, audio, encoding, subtitles


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-01-12. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Add `-disposition` [option](https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#Main-options) :

`-disposition:s:0 0 -disposition:s:1 0` to clear the disposition for first and second subtitles (fr and eng).


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