Removing audio tracks from mkv

[sneaker]

Did you wait for the muxing job to finish? It may take several minutes during which the file may not be played by MPC.

[mlmiller707]

Sure, it said 100% on the bottom right. Here is media info. Tried it on faster machine, still would not play after MPC recognized. The original file was 3.89gb.

General
Unique ID : 219111201073128194351419400123422997509 (0xA4D74846C303CB6C98F39396CEBDFC05)
Complete name : C:\Users\bob miller\Desktop\Django.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size : 3.38 GiB
Duration : 2h 45mn
Overall bit rate : 2 924 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2015-10-19 19:57:41
Writing application : mkvmerge v8.5.0 ('Vanishing Act') 32bit
Writing library : libebml v1.3.1 + libmatroska v1.4.2
DURATION : 02:45:22.976000000
NUMBER_OF_FRAMES : 310093
NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 555686656
_STATISTICS_WRITING_APP : mkvmerge v8.5.0 ('Vanishing Act') 32bit
_STATISTICS_WRITING_DATE_UTC : 2015-10-19 19:57:41
_STATISTICS_TAGS : BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

Video
ID : 1
Format : HEVC
Format/Info : High Efficiency Video Coding
Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Duration : 2h 45mn
Bit rate : 2 418 Kbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.063
Stream size : 2.79 GiB (83%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness : Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 45mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 530 MiB (15%)
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : enjango Unchained
00:03:36.466 : en:1858 - Somewhere in Texas
00:12:47.933 : enaughtrey, TX
00:18:49.419 : en:Sheriff Bill Sharp
00:26:48.273 : en:Tennessee
00:31:44.527 : en:"You mean you wanna dress like that?"
00:40:27.133 : en:It's a Raid
00:46:05.512 : en:The Legend of Broomhilda
00:52:36.862 : en:Smitty Bacall
00:58:12.822 : en:Mississippi
01:02:20.319 : en:One-Eyed Charlie
01:12:13.495 : en:The Ride to Candieland
01:18:35.794 : en:The Trackers
01:26:08.037 : en:Candieland
01:34:49.642 : enr. Schultz Meets Broomhilda
01:40:52.379 : en:"You knows what I like"
01:45:34.036 : en:Eskimo Joe
01:50:01.094 : en:"You scarin' me"
01:55:03.980 : en:Old Ben
02:03:54.969 : en:"Please stop playing Beethoven"
02:08:14.103 : en:"Broomhilda Von Shaft, consider yourself a free woman"
02:14:14.379 : en:"Django, we got your woman"
02:17:28.990 : en:Castration Scene
02:22:32.544 : en:Lequint Dickey Mining Company
02:26:28.529 : en:"He weren't no slave"
02:33:00.462 : en:"django Says Goodbye to Dr. Schultz
02:35:41.999 : en:"In the sweet by and by"
02:41:30.931 : en:"They will call you the fastest gun in the south"

[sneaker]

The video uses HEVC. You need a recent player version of e.g. MPC-HC or VLC to play it. I recommend MPC-HC 64 bit for best decoding performance.

[mlmiller707]

Prior to post removed old k lite codec/restarted/installed new one restarted.


MPC-HC (Nightly)
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Build information:
Version: 1.7.9.181 (b107b95) (develop)
Compiler: MSVC 2013 Update 5 (SSE)
Build date: Oct 5 2015

LAV Filters:
LAV Splitter: 0.66.0.27
LAV Video: 0.66.0.27
LAV Audio: 0.66.0.27
FFmpeg compiler: MinGW-w64 GCC 5.2.0

Operating system:
Name: Windows NT 6.0 (build 6002, Service Pack 2)
Version: 6.0

Hardware:
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz
GPU: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (driver version: 7.14.10.1461)

[sneaker]

So it's Windows 32 bit? Too bad...

But does it play now? What codecs are used during playback (Play->Filters->Copy Filters to clipboard, then post here)? What is MediaInfo of original file before you removed the track? Maybe original file was created with experimental HEVC codec/mkvmerge and is broken beyond repair.

[mlmiller707]

No it does not play, have not done anything differently tried with new mpc before your reply.

So it's Windows 32 bit? Too bad...

But does it play now? What codecs are used during playback (Play->Filters->Copy Filters to clipboard, then post here)? What is MediaInfo of original file before you removed the track? Maybe original file was created with experimental HEVC codec/mkvmerge and is broken beyond repair.

Is that bad me having 32bit? Never had any trouble playing my .avi files before. First time experimenting with .mkv b/c just got a receiver. The original file is on another machine and I deleted it b/c that machine does not have a burner, and was trying to transfer to jump drive, hence the cutting of tracks. I can dl it again, I should have just used this one. I will post what you asked with the filters. I will dl it again if you can not solve from there. And we can go from there, thanks for your effort.

Filters currently loaded:
- Default DirectSound Device
- Enhanced Video Renderer (custom presenter)
- Audio Switcher
- LAV Video Decoder
- MainConcept MPEG Audio Decoder
- LAV Splitter Source

[sneaker]

Is that bad me having 32bit?

It's slower for HEVC but it should play anyways.

Filters currently loaded:
- Default DirectSound Device
- Enhanced Video Renderer (custom presenter)
- Audio Switcher
- LAV Video Decoder
- MainConcept MPEG Audio Decoder
- LAV Splitter Source

Then it should probably play. It uses external LAV Video, you can try to force internal or update external to latest version but it should work anyways. Maybe the original file is indeed broken but I cannot answer it at this point - too much guessing. Maybe you have more luck with MPC-BE or VLC. Or someone else can help...

[mlmiller707]

Is that bad me having 32bit?

It's slower for HEVC but it should play anyways.

Filters currently loaded:
- Default DirectSound Device
- Enhanced Video Renderer (custom presenter)
- Audio Switcher
- LAV Video Decoder
- MainConcept MPEG Audio Decoder
- LAV Splitter Source

Then it should probably play. It uses external LAV Video, you can try to force internal or update external to latest version but it should work anyways. Maybe the original file is indeed broken but I cannot answer it at this point - too much guessing. Maybe you have more luck with MPC-BE or VLC. Or someone else can help...

,

I will try vlc, then get new file. Do you think that converting .mkv to .avi will effect 1080p a/r or 5.1 channels if slightly than that's ok

[mlmiller707]

VLC plays audio,

Video Media Information/Stats/Video 0 decoded blocks/frames
Audio keeps loading
Don't know how to c/p it on to here, but aT least we are getting somewhere.

[mlmiller707]

Is that bad me having 32bit?

It's slower for HEVC but it should play anyways.

Filters currently loaded:
- Default DirectSound Device
- Enhanced Video Renderer (custom presenter)
- Audio Switcher
- LAV Video Decoder
- MainConcept MPEG Audio Decoder
- LAV Splitter Source

Then it should probably play. It uses external LAV Video, you can try to force internal or update external to latest version but it should work anyways. Maybe the original file is indeed broken but I cannot answer it at this point - too much guessing. Maybe you have more luck with MPC-BE or VLC. Or someone else can help...

I have found another file that works well with VLC. It will not open with MPC. I have split the 2 files using MKVtool. It was .mp4, now .mkv. I am going to try and burn it, but I am not sure that my player will support .mkv or .mp4. I have a converter, but my question is will it retain full 1080p and 5.1 channels. If not please direct me to instructions via this forum, or please provide. Thanks again for your help.