MKV Editor that does NOT re-encode?

[KushSmoka420]

I am looking for a video editor to do some fairly basic edits (though, more than cut/join) The source file is MKV (AVC/AAC), and I would also like to output to MKV (same codecs). The source video is about 15 minutes and I only need to do a few edits such as a brief video/image overlay, and a few transitions. The total video time of edited material is only about 30 seconds.

So what I'm looking for is a video editor that can open the MKV do the edits I mentioned above and output to the same container/codecs as source file without re-encoding anything OR one that will re-encode ONLY the edited parts (to match the source file) and not the whole video. I tried using AVS video editor, but when I go to output, the only options I get are AVI,MPEG,WMV,QT. So it then has to re-encode the whole movie, which on my computer would take hours.

[hech54]

a few edits such as a brief video/image overlay, and a few transitions

NOT gonna happen.

[jagabo]

So what I'm looking for is a video editor that can open the MKV do the edits I mentioned above and output to the same container/codecs as source file without re-encoding anything

Not possible. Adding overlays and transitions requires the the frames be decompressed, the effects added, then recompressed.

OR one that will re-encode ONLY the edited parts (to match the source file) and not the whole video.

I'm not aware of any such "smart" editor for MKV files.

[KushSmoka420]

I'm not aware of any such "smart" editor for MKV files.

Thats too bad. Seems like it would be a very useful thing. Are there any "smart" editors that work with other file types? (in the future they could possibly support MKV). I did find a way around it, but it was some extra work.

I used solveigMM video splitter (because with MKV's its frame accurate) split the vid into parts, and edited what were then 15s clips. After editing I chose .AVI (AVC/MP3) for output. Then I used MKVMerge to mux a new .MKV consisting of the AVC from the .AVI and the AAC from the original. Finally I used SolveigMM Video Splitter's joiner to put the pieces back together again.

[jagabo]

VideoRedo has a smart editor for h.264. I'm not sure what containers it supports. Or audio codecs.

[johns0]

According to one of the reviews VideoRedo supports mkv.

[KushSmoka420]

I just checked out that VideoRedo, Looks like it's mainly a "smart" cutter/joiner, which I already have 2 of. I don't think it can do any editing other than cut/join, not like transitions from one scene/vid to the next, or video/image overlay.