# Set Subtitle Language in mkv file

**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/set-subtitle-language-in-mkv-file/222
**Category:** New Features
**Created:** [July 11, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/set-subtitle-language-in-mkv-file/222 "2017-07-11T20:27:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![bob0937](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@bob0937](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/bob0937)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/set-subtitle-language-in-mkv-file/222/1 "2017-07-11T20:27:08Z")

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Hi,  
Right now when you merge an .srt file into an mkv file, the subtitles are set as unknown. How about an option to set to a specific language? Or better yet, read the srt file name and look for ISO 630 standard name i.e. eng for English.

Right now I’ve got MCE running a custom command with mkvprop to add that. When played back in plex this adds a nice touch instead of it saying ‘unknown’ .

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### Author: ![JoshDi](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/joshdi/32/1192_2.png) [@JoshDi](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/JoshDi)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/set-subtitle-language-in-mkv-file/222/2 "2017-09-27T19:09:28Z")

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I agree. I would appreciate this feature being implemented.

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### Author: ![Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/set-subtitle-language-in-mkv-file/222/3 "2018-10-24T22:40:42Z")

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Done in Release 2.4.9

It will pick up the language from the filename is present (Plex or Serviio format) and if not it’ll set the language to the current locale selected in MCEBuddy.