Feature request : ccextractor about docker-tvheadend HOT 4 CLOSED

I'm wondering why this is needed in tvheadend?
Recordings already have the subtitles and most players can use the subtitles.

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I transcode recordings in mp4 using a post processing script. Source recordings are in mpegts format and includes in-stream EIA Closed Captions.

Unfortunately, ffmpeg doesn't manage those close captions pretty well. I have to first extract those closed captions using cc extractor prior to transcoding, in which I create a dedicated subtitle stream.

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You can try to record in mkv format. Then the subtitles will be remuxed by tvheadend to its own stream as far as I know. You can also make profiles in tvheadend to transcode into another format to record directly.
It seems you know how to build ccextractor, and since this is a very niche thing I think it's better if you add those binaries yourself. If they are static you can just add it in your /config volume mount and point the script to the right path. Or you can use our built in mod support which is explained on our blog.
https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/09/14/customizing-our-containers/

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Going to close this off, if there is a large demand for it in the future we could look to revisit it, but given @tobbenb suggestion on how to bake it in I think this is enough for now.

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