mkv + .srt = DVD

[robertgasia]

Hi there,

I want to convert my .MKV files to dvd9 or dvd5. No problem whatsoever.
But adding subtitles to dvd's is another problem.
I tried handbrake, ffmpeg (doesn't support .MKV to .MKV). Doesn't work
Can someone help me?
I use Wondershare DVD studio pack.

Thanks

[terryj]

Don't know anything about WonderShare DVD Studio,
but there are two ways I would do this on a mac:

1. I would use MKVTools to flatten the mkv to an xvid avi file
with embeded subtitles and mp3 audio.
I would then drag that .avi file into Toast v. 7 or higher,
and burn (author) a DVD that way.

or

2. Extract the files from the MKV using MKVTools,
and then using DVD Studio Pro, add the assets into
the timeline ( video to video, audio to audio)
and run the subs if not .STL ( most are in .SRT format)
through Jubler or Subtitler to get a compatible STL file
for DVD Studio Pro. Then, I would import that into
the timeline, and then Author the project to DVD.

So really either you are extracting the assets from the .mkv
to have the ability to select ( turn on or off) the subs,
OR you are hard encoding them into a "flattened" file
that can be easily transcoded to DVD.

your choice.

[robertgasia]

Thanks for the tips. I already tried the first option, but xvid contra mkv is a loss of quality.

I'm gonna try the second option.

I'll keep in touch.

Thanks again.

[ogk]

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ConvertXtoDVD

the easy way to covert to DVD

[Ai Haibara]

...except ConvertXtoDVD is a Windows program.