Best/most efficient way to edit MKV's on NAS

[theproman23]

Hi all, just wondering what's the best way to edit MKVs I have on my NAS? for example I'd like to add forced sub titles or remove all other audio tracks besides English off my MKV's and the only way I know of doing that is to use a editing software that's installed on my laptop to access the file on my NAS which seems to take forever.

PS What's the best software for editing MKV's especially one that can make it easier to edit files on my NAS. Thank you!

[hogger129]

mkvmergegui.

[theproman23]

mkvmergegui.

Thanks! How would I go about installing this on my readynas?

[theproman23]

mkvmergegui.

thanks! How would I go about installing this on my readynas?

[_Al_]

Open Windows Explorer with that particular NAS directory. If windows for some reason would not see particular NAS under "network", it happens a lot to me, type into Windows Explorer something like:
\\name_of_your_NAS_here
and drag&drop that file onto mkvmerge GUI, add force subtitles there, uncheck tracks you do not want to and save it again on that NAS. Delete that original MKV after no errors would be generated and new MKV would be alright. Report back if you can, if it works or not, because googling this problem would direct folks back here.

Particular permission has to be set on that NAS, so you are able to write a file on it, not just read it, defaults might be set for just reading, not writing , you have to have those directories set as shared in the first place etc.

[aedipuss]

not likely. the nas uses a small version of linux and with a terribly slow processor/little ram it would take ages to do anything. your laptop has to have a faster cpu. if your network is the bottleneck move up to gig routers and cat6e cable.

[theproman23]

Open Windows Explorer with that particular NAS directory. If windows for some reason would not see particular NAS under "network", it happens a lot to me, type into Windows Explorer something like:
\\name_of_your_NAS_here
and drag&drop that file onto mkvmerge GUI, add force subtitles there, uncheck tracks you do not want to and save it again on that NAS. Delete that original MKV after no errors would be generated and new MKV would be alright. Report back if you can, if it works or not, because googling this problem would direct folks back here.

Particular permission has to be set on that NAS, so you are able to write a file on it, not just read it, defaults might be set for just reading, not writing , you have to have those directories set as shared in the first place etc.

Hmm okay, thanks again but I feel like I've tried this already, with the method you're suggesting aren't I just reading the file off the NAS using a copy of the program on my laptop and writing back on to the NAS over the network?

If so, it usually takes a long time as it has to read the MKV off my NAS, do it's thing and write it back.

[_Al_]

Then look into ffmpeg if it works on your NAS itself, ffmpeg can work with MKV and its streams thru mapping. Or directly mkvtoolnix might run on NAS as well. You have to find out if that is possible on your NAS. That might involve some geek stuff, executing commands. If someone already compiled something or published how to make it work for your NAS, you might be half way there.