Importing subtitles from MPG files and burning them into an exported new file

[brian]

@Birdchaser

and the subtitles are still optional

That must mean the subtitles are embedded in the file as metadata. Did you try exporting the subtitles? See the appropriate section here:

Subtitles Panel

The Subtitles Panel was added in Shotcut 24.08 The Subtitles Panel can be used to add subtitles to a project. Subtitles can only be added to the Timeline. They can not be added to the playlist or clips. We recommend to save subtitle editing until the timeline editing is complete because moving or cutting clips on the timeline will break the subtitle synchronization. Subtitle Tracks To start editing subtitles, click the “add” button and give the subtitle track and name and language. [image] […

If you are able to export the subtitles, you end up with a .SRT file that you can import into Shotcut.