diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index d5049ca6bd..cb40579f91 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -3772,7 +3772,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                     mainFilters.Add(swDeintFilter);
                 }
 
-                var outFormat = doOclTonemap ? "yuv420p10le" : "yuv420p";
+                var outFormat = doOclTonemap ? "yuv420p10le" : (hasGraphicalSubs ? "yuv420p" : "nv12");
                 var swScaleFilter = GetSwScaleFilter(state, options, vidEncoder, inW, inH, threeDFormat, reqW, reqH, reqMaxW, reqMaxH);
                 // sw scale
                 mainFilters.Add(swScaleFilter);
@@ -3973,7 +3973,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                     mainFilters.Add(swDeintFilter);
                 }
 
-                var outFormat = doOclTonemap ? "yuv420p10le" : "yuv420p";
+                var outFormat = doOclTonemap ? "yuv420p10le" : (hasGraphicalSubs ? "yuv420p" : "nv12");
                 var swScaleFilter = GetSwScaleFilter(state, options, vidEncoder, inW, inH, threeDFormat, reqW, reqH, reqMaxW, reqMaxH);
                 // sw scale
                 mainFilters.Add(swScaleFilter);