Newbie: Need help removing audio/subs from multiple videos mkvmerge

[haloboyvash]

Hello everyone!

I have searched the web and read many threads from here and I still cannot get anything to work correctly for me when I want to batch remove audio and subs while using mkvmerge v7.5.0.

All I want to remove is Audio = ID 1 and Subtitles = ID 3... Is there a command I can use in the command line that will do this for multiple videos I have or how exactly would I make a batch file to do them all at once? I tried adding all the files at once and unselecting 1 and 3 in their options and when I started muxing all it did was mux one file with tons of different audio and only 1 video track. I'm so lost with all of this -_-

I have been at this for 4-5 hours tonight trying to get something to work and I just don't know anything about commands or batch files to get this to work right.

Thanks for any help it will be greatly appreciated!

[DarrellS]

You need to be using MKVextract instead of MKVmerge to demux the files. I'm not sure you can do that in a batch command. If it's possible, someone here will be able to help.

[haloboyvash]

You need to be using MKVextract instead of MKVmerge to demux the files. I'm not sure you can do that in a batch command. If it's possible, someone here will be able to help.

Ok, I downloaded the MKVextract and tried it on one file but it seems to save it as a .OGG and not back to a MKV. It did exactly what I wanted it to do by removing the the tracks I listed. Now If I can get this to do a batch and not save the file as a .OGG I'll have exactly what I need

I also had tried the MKVcleaver which has great batching options and it works, but the files batch into a .OGG as well and all I want is my original file to have audio track #1 and subtitle track #3 removed while retaining it as a .mkv

[Nu©leus]

I have searched the web and read many threads from here...

I've no idea if you saw this thread but it may get you a bit closer to what you're trying to acheive.

BATCH remove audio track from MKV

Edit: Can you not achieve this with mkvmergeGUI? Add files, un-check needed streams, then under the Muxing menu use "Add to job queue", then "Manage jobs" and Start?

[haloboyvash]

I have searched the web and read many threads from here...

I've no idea if you saw this thread but it may get you a bit closer to what you're trying to acheive.

BATCH remove audio track from MKV

Edit: Can you not achieve this with mkvmergeGUI? Add files, un-check needed streams, then under the Muxing menu use "Add to job queue", then "Manage jobs" and Start?

I have seen that thread and I'm so green I can't get anything to work. I'm trying it all again just to see if something will work right. Most of the explanations I read are for people with understanding of everything and it's like trying to read Egyptian hieroglyphics for me lol.

[Nu©leus]

Most of the explanations I read are for people with understanding of everything and it's like trying to read Egyptian hieroglyphics for me lol.

In that case, surely it's worth avoiding scripting and trying the aforementioned batch processing in mkvmergeGUI.

[haloboyvash]

Most of the explanations I read are for people with understanding of everything and it's like trying to read Egyptian hieroglyphics for me lol.

In that case, surely it's worth avoiding scripting and trying the aforementioned batch processing in mkvmergeGUI.


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Here is where I am at... I tried my hand at making a batch file from a post in the thread you linked. I made it in the directory of mkvmerge and running it but nothing happens. I have a copy of the .mkv I am trying to fix in the same folder along with the batch and the .exe's but it doesn't do anything but quickly flash this screen when I run it...

[haloboyvash]

I also tried downloading Patrick's bat file and running it in the same folder and it doesn't create anything new at all... man this is stumping me pretty good.

[haloboyvash]

Success! I finally did it!

Here is what I did and it finally worked. I pulled the MKVmerge.exe out if its directory and put it into a new folder. I then put the .mkv I wanted into the new folder as well. I then dragged and dropped the two batch files I had been trying out to the new folder. Clicked the batch files and it successfully removed the audio track and subtitle track I wanted, I then tried with multiple files and it worked like a charm.

I'm so happy right now

This is the batch command I used and it worked perfectly.

for %%i in (*.mkv) do mkvmerge -o new_folder/"%%i" --atracks 2 --no-subtitles "%%i"

[DarrellS]

Looks like I'm too late. You might try these batch files to see if they work. I don't have any mkv with subs and two audio files.

for %%a in ("*.mkv") do ffmpeg -i %%a -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -sn "newfiles\%%~na.mkv"

for %%a in ("*.mkv") do ffmpeg -i %%a -map 0:0 -map 0:2 -vcodec copy -acodec copy -sn "newfiles\%%~na.mkv"