ts to mkv full folder

[ghazalo]

high all and sorry

As I expect a lot speak about this subject just couldn't find specific one give direct solution either command line or batch file
though I had trial with FFMPEG command but not always working seems to me mkvmerge better in the remuxing
the command was

for %i in (*.ts) do ffmpeg -i %i -scodec copy -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f matroska %~ni.mkv

so is there is any mkvmerge command to make the full folder instead of one by one through mkvtoolnix GUI. Just copying the content no encode or any changes.

thanks

the videos data

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[jagabo]

I only have a few ts files handy to test, and they only have one video and one audio track. But the following works:

for %%F in (*.ts) do "G:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvmerge.exe" --output "%%~nF.mkv" "%%~nxF"

Change the path mkvmerge.exe.

[ghazalo]

I only have a few ts files handy to test, and they only have one video and one audio track. But the following works:

for %%F in (*.ts) do "G:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvmerge.exe" --output "%%~nF.mkv" "%%~nxF"

Change the path mkvmerge.exe.

thanks but didn't work

i have also 1 audio no subs i want simple conversion (file type change)

the command in my case like this as the MKVtoolnix in C drive

for %%F in (*.ts) do ""C:\Program Files\MKVtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe" --output "%%~nF.mkv" "%%~nxF"

[jagabo]

You have two quotes at the start of C:\... There should only be one.

Also note that the %% syntax is for use in a batch file. If you type it in at a CLI you should use a single %.

Put a pause on the next line (of the batch file) so you can see any error messages.

[ghazalo]

Put a pause on the next line (of the batch file) so you can see any error messages.

Thank you very much jagabo

it worked perfectly yes I use batch file
so the copy and paste I made was wrong, that's why 2 quotes
thanks man now made my life easier instead of making one by one in mkvtoolnix GUI
can you write me the text so I can add the pause, it is important to see what is the mistake but the command screen you know disappear super fast

is it like the attached photo?


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[jagabo]

Don't use quotes around pause.

[ghazalo]

ok thanks

[abolibibelot]

If you ever need to use some extra option which is available in MKVToolNix GUI, you can get the corresponding mkvmerge command line with “Multiplexer” => “Show command line” ; then adapt that command into a FOR ... DO ... script.

Also, since the “Program Files” folder is natively included in the “PATH” variable, it should be unnecessary to put the complete path in the command / script, it should work with “mkvmerge” only (sans quotation marks).

for %%F in (*.ts) do mkvmerge ...

[blud7]

Under

Preferences>Multiplexer>Adding new files>Create one new multiplex settings tab per file

Highlight and drag all the files into the gui.

[ghazalo]

If you ever need to use some extra option which is available in MKVToolNix GUI, you can get the corresponding mkvmerge command line with “Multiplexer” => “Show command line” ; then adapt that command into a FOR ... DO ... script.

Also, since the “Program Files” folder is natively included in the “PATH” variable, it should be unnecessary to put the complete path in the command / script, it should work with “mkvmerge” only (sans quotation marks).

for %%F in (*.ts) do mkvmerge ...

Ah thank you you mean I can turn any thing I made in GUI into command line using this ? i feel the command too long and actually didn't work lol

for %%a in (*.mkv) do "C:/Program Files/MKVToolNix\mkvmerge.exe" --ui-language en --output "test\%%~na.mkv" --language 0:und --default-track 0:yes --display-dimensions 0:1280x720 --language 1:jpn --default-track 1:yes --sub-charset 2:UTF-8 --language 2:ara --default-track 2:yes "%%~na.ts" --track-order 0:0,0:1,0:2

i fixed it into this and works perfectly thanks

for %%a in (*.ts) do ("C:\Program Files\MKVtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe" -o "test\%%~na.mkv" --language 0:und --default-track 0:yes --display-dimensions 0:1280x720 --language 1:jpn --default-track 1:yes --sub-charset 2:UTF-8 --language 2:ara --default-track 2:yes "%%~na.ts" --track-order 0:0,0:1,0:2)

Under

Preferences>Multiplexer>Adding new files>Create one new multiplex settings tab per file

Highlight and drag all the files into the gui.

thanks. so you mean I can make multi files in the GUI without needing to learn the command lines?i tried but yet you need to go thorough each tab to do the command

[blud7]

Yes you can summon multiple separate tabs from the GUI.

[hech54]

Refusing to use something like MakeMKV does NOT make your genitals larger.

[ghazalo]

Yes you can summon multiple separate tabs from the GUI.

yes I did but i meant yet you need to make the steps for each tab separately, muxing or what i did doesn't go for all tabs in one step

Refusing to use something like MakeMKV does NOT make your genitals larger.

makeMKV? the program for DVD extracting(rip) which we are not extracting anything here, we are changing the file extension for full series in one step.

[abolibibelot]

Ah thank you you mean I can turn any thing I made in GUI into command line using this ? i feel the command too long and actually didn't work lol

for %%a in (*.mkv) do "C:/Program Files/MKVToolNix\mkvmerge.exe" --ui-language en --output "test\%%~na.mkv" --language 0:und --default-track 0:yes --display-dimensions 0:1280x720 --language 1:jpn --default-track 1:yes --sub-charset 2:UTF-8 --language 2:ara --default-track 2:yes "%%~na.ts" --track-order 0:0,0:1,0:2

i fixed it into this and works perfectly thanksi fixed it into this and works perfectly thanks

for %%a in (*.ts) do ("C:\Program Files\MKVtoolnix\mkvmerge.exe" -o "test\%%~na.mkv" --language 0:und --default-track 0:yes --display-dimensions 0:1280x720 --language 1:jpn --default-track 1:yes --sub-charset 2:UTF-8 --language 2:ara --default-track 2:yes "%%~na.ts" --track-order 0:0,0:1,0:2)

As for why the first version didn't work : one probable mistake is “*.mkv” instead of “*.ts” ; another could be mixing back slash and forward slash characters (but I checked, it works anyway). Otherwise the parentheses are probably unnecessary, and it should work with simply “mkvmerge” instead of the whole path to the executable, provided that the executable is located somewhere in the so-called “PATH” variable (which can be edited).
As for the length of a single command in Windows CMD command prompt, it's not unlimited, but the limit is far higher than what is needed here :
“The maximum length of any command line (or variable) within CMD is 8191 characters.
For all versions of Windows, NTFS and FAT allows pathnames of up to 260 characters.”
(From ss64.com -- an excellent resource to learn about shell commands.)
(The second statement above is not entirely true, though, but that's beyond the scope of what's at stake.)



@hech54

Refusing to use something like MakeMKV does NOT make your genitals larger.

That's rude, dude... Besides, having larger genitals is NOT necessarily an advantage — as Christuphuh Moltisanti used to say :
“I need this like I need a third nut!”

[ghazalo]

As for the length of a single command in Windows CMD command prompt, it's not unlimited, but the limit is far higher than what is needed here :
“The maximum length of any command line (or variable) within CMD is 8191 characters.
For all versions of Windows, NTFS and FAT allows pathnames of up to 260 characters.”
(From ss64.com -- an excellent resource to learn about shell commands.)
(The second statement above is not entirely true, though, but that's beyond the scope of what's at stake.)

thanks a lot
of course you are expert but what i meant i copied from the mkvtoolnix the command tab(window)and did some adjustment to go in the batch file as full folder (for...do) as you teach me but in compare to the first answer i received by (jagabo)and solved the issue the command was much shorter thus means the programmers such as you and him has direct commands better than copy what the mkvtoolnix command line gives

but still solving the issue and i think in any future issues using this mechanism will be the solution right?

many many thanks

[abolibibelot]

thanks a lot
of course you are expert but what i meant i copied from the mkvtoolnix the command tab(window)and did some adjustment to go in the batch file as full folder (for...do) as you teach me but in compare to the first answer i received by (jagabo)and solved the issue the command was much shorter thus means the programmers such as you and him has direct commands better than copy what the mkvtoolnix command line gives

Oh I'm far from an “expert” or “programmer” ! I manage to make a few things work on this damn machine... sometimes I gather enough to be able to explain some stuff to another human being...
As for the command line obtained from MKVToolNix, it should work as-is, but indeed it includes unnecessary characters (extra "" quotation marks, () parentheses, ^escape characters which are not required), with a bit of experience you can strip it down to keep only what's necessary and sufficient. You get a more streamlined command by selecting “don't escape” in the drop-down menu ; in this case you may have to add some (required) quotation marks or escape characters.

[ghazalo]

I manage to make a few things work on this damn machine

LOL

thanks and cheers