How to batch-extract subtitles from an entire TV season

Doing one episode is easy; doing twenty-four is a chore. AI Subtitle Studio's Extract and Transcribe take whole folders: they scan every episode and pull out or generate subtitles one file at a time, and a workflow can chain extraction, translation, sync and more — unattended, while you do something else.

What a season run can do per episode

Extract — tick the tracks you want, or use Select tracks… to pick every track in one language across the season, saving .srt/.ass/.sup next to each episode.
Transcribe — generate AI subtitles for every episode that has no subtitle track (the Transcribe instead button hands those over).
Translate — add a season's worth of SRT files and translate them to another language in one run.
Sync — in a workflow, re-time every episode's subtitle against its own audio track (Tools → Sync does one file at a time).

Extraction runs one video at a time with per-file results on screen; transcription shows per-file progress.

Sidecar detection keeps things organized

Each scanned video lists its tracks, and a track already saved beside the video is marked “Already beside the video”, so you can see at a glance which episodes still need subtitles and which are done. Output files follow the episode's filename, which media servers like Plex and Jellyfin pick up automatically.

Batch-process a season

Drop the season folder onto Extract Drop the whole folder on the Extract window. Every episode is scanned and listed with its subtitle tracks.
Select the episodes Tick the episodes you want (Check all selects every one), then pick tracks — Select tracks… chooses one language across all videos.
Click Extract Click Extract. For episodes with no tracks use Transcribe instead, or build a workflow to also translate and sync.
Let it run Extraction runs one video at a time. Come back to a folder of ready subtitle files named to match each episode.

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Frequently asked questions

Which track does batch extraction pick?

Whichever you tick. Select tracks… selects every track in a language across all videos on screen, which suits seasons ripped the same way. (Workflow templates that pull a track take each file's first track.)

Will output files match my Plex/Jellyfin naming?

Yes — subtitles are saved next to each video with the episode's filename, the exact convention media servers auto-detect.

How many files can I queue?

There is no artificial limit; a full season or a whole show archive is fine. Processing is sequential, so a bigger list just takes proportionally longer.

Can I mix formats in one batch?

Yes. Each track is handled by type — text tracks extract directly, image tracks (PGS/VobSub) extract as image files you convert with OCR on the Convert screen.