How to burn non-English subtitles into mkv using a mac application? my smart TV app (samsung UE55F8000) doesn't render non-latin subtitles correctly and there is no option to configure it.

The only way to show non-latin subtitles as far as I understand is to burn subtitles into mkv itself on my mac and then transfer this mkv to TV set.

Can you please recommend a software to do this hard burning?

Best regards,
Handbrake a great application for dealing with video on the Mac. Handbrake can burn in subtitles and create both MKV and MPEG-4 files.

The Handbrake wiki contains more information about what is possible with subtitling:


  HandBrake can use subtitles tracks as INPUT from the following sources:
  
  
  From DVD’s – Either embedded VOBSUB or CC tracks. 
  From Bluray - PGS Subtitles. 
  User supplied SRT files. 
  From Files (such as mkv or mp4)
  Embedded subtitle tracks. 
  
  
  HandBrake has two methods of subtitle OUTPUT: 
  
  
  Hard Burn: This means the subtitles are written on top of the image permanently. They cannot be turned on or off like on the DVD.
  Soft Subtitles: This means the subtitles will appear as separate selectable tracks in your output file. With the correct playback software, you’ll be able to enable / disable these subtitles as required.