I am looking for to edit .mkv just like I would with .avi in Virtualdub. However virtualdub is having trouble reading .mkv files so I'm looking for a covertor that could covert from .mkv to .avi. There is also subtitles inside the mkv so I would like to extract that to .srt or .sub (etc)
What would be the best program to do this? (with no quality loss) By best, I mean simplicity, effort, and speed.
And of course I don't want to have a 4gb .mkv file to be end up being 7gb+ in .avi file after it is converted...
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mkvextract will extract the subtitles files from the mkv file.
Use mediainfo to find out how your mkv is encoded. You may be able to re-package the content is it is Xvid encoded.
If you have to re-encode it then you have a choice. Use something lossy (Xvid/Divx) get a smaller file, and lose quality. Or use something lossless, keep all your quality, and get a huge file.
You can't re-encode, get it the same or smaller, and not lose quality.
Or you could try editing your mkv in AVI Demux.Read my blog here.
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Originally Posted by guns1inger
I've tried editing with Avidemux, however there is a problem with audio-video sync. I don't expect the .avi to be smaller in size than .mkv and have same quality. I just don't want it end up being huge file (2x the original .mkv file size). What program can I use to convert? -
All I want to do is take the video and put subtitles (.ssa format) on the video with black bars. I use virtualdub to do this with .avi however I can't do this with .mkv file.
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So you want to add black bars to the file so that the subs will appear over the bars ?
Personally, I think it is a waste of time.
Try Xvid4PSP. Load mkv file, play with the resize settings to put your bars in place, adjust your subs (probably have to do this outside Xvid4PSP), encode back to mkv using high quality settings. Lowest quality loss. It may take several hours to re-encode, but that is the price of quality.
It would help if you posted a mediainfo tree output of the file.Read my blog here.
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Can you add black bars in Virtualdub? I've never seen that, but it would come in very handy.
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Hmm.. I just downloaded a program called Super. It seems to be doing the job fine but I was wondering if there is any better program than this. I can't really tell how much quality is lost but through my naked eye it seems fine.
MediaInfo of the .mkv file
Code:General Complete name : C:\Users\VideoHelp\Documents\Downloads\VideoHelp.mkv Format : Matroska File size : 7.91 GiB Duration : 3h 8mn Overall bit rate : 6 008 Kbps Encoded date : UTC 2008-11-29 20:00:01 Writing application : mkvmerge v2.4.0 ('Fumbling Towards Ecstasy') built on Oct 11 2008 20:13:15 Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 12 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 3h 8mn Bit rate : 4 378 Kbps Nominal bit rate : 4 494 Kbps Width : 1 280 pixels Height : 544 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1 Frame rate : 24.000 fps Resolution : 8 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.262 Stream size : 5.77 GiB (73%) Writing library : x264 core 65 r1028M 83baa7f Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=12 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=tesa / subme=9 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=24 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=6 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=8 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=4494 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.40 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1:1.00 Language : Tamil Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 3h 8mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Resolution : 24 bits Stream size : 1.99 GiB (25%) Language : Tamil Text ID : 3 Format : UTF-8 Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8 Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text Language : English Menu 00:00:00.000 : :Chapter 1 00:06:01.867 : :Chapter 2 00:10:56.534 : :Chapter 3 00:16:31.067 : :Chapter 4 00:26:02.667 : :Chapter 5 00:34:33.501 : :Chapter 6 00:42:02.834 : :Chapter 7 00:53:12.568 : :Chapter 8 00:58:53.302 : :Chapter 9 01:06:51.368 : :Chapter 10 01:13:09.735 : :Chapter 11 01:18:22.801 : :Chapter 12 01:33:46.834 : :Chapter 13 01:40:20.900 : :Chapter 14 01:44:41.333 : :Chapter 15 01:49:38.733 : :Chapter 16 01:58:55.433 : :Chapter 17 02:07:13.066 : :Chapter 18 02:18:05.633 : :Chapter 19 02:23:20.633 : :Chapter 20 02:28:45.066 : :Chapter 21 02:37:21.232 : :Chapter 22 02:42:50.132 : :Chapter 23 02:52:32.332 : :Chapter 24 03:05:41.565 : :Chapter 25
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AVI_Recomp can add subtitles to an AVI. Since the process requires a reencode to burn in the subtitles into the file you will lose some quality.
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Originally Posted by guns1inger
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