need help with MKVtools

[nixsun]

I did search around and I could not locate this answer anywhere. I am not sure what I am doing wrong...

Ok, so I have an H264 .mkv file that I loaded into MKVtools. It shows two tracks;

Video #1: (h264)
Audio #1: (dts 6ch.), Language: English

I click on the "MP4" tab, I leave the video on Pass Thru at 23.976 fps (source file fps), Audio on Pass Thru.

I click convert and MKVtools performs the conversion.

Here is my problem, I am getting two files a .h264 file and a .dts file??? Why am I not getting a .MP4 file?

I have tried doing the conversion with the "Quick" setting also and I get an .h264 file and a .AAC file (or .AC3 can't remember).

Can anyone please tell me how to get a .MP4 file out of this so that I can transfer for playback on my tivo?

Thank you so much!

[Baldrick]

http://www.emmgunn.com./mokgvm2dvd/mokgvmhow.html follow the mp4 tab help.

[nixsun]

Thank you Baldrick,

I have already read this extensively and it still does not answer my question as to why I am getting two files output instead of a single .mp4 file.

I am wondering if I need to join these files with another prog, however that just seems a bit silly. Why would a program desinged for conversion requiree another to join ouput files?

Is this just the way mkvtools works?

Can anyone recommend a program that can convert mkv to mp4 if this is the case with mkvtools?

[Baldrick]

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/all-in-one-mkv-to-mp4-avchd-ts

but only for windows...I guess you are macos user.

[nixsun]

ok, so MKVtools is operating properly, it is pulling out the video and audio files from the .mkv file for me to then merge into a .mp4 file. Problem is this is a lengthy process and I have yet to find a good app to join the files quickly.

mkvWatch = problem solved. Converted a 4gb .mkv to .m4v in roughly 20mins.
If you want to add subs its a bit more time consuming so I will only do this for my films that have foreign language requiring subs. There is a program called "Submerge" that does this pretty nicely.

I'm doing a conversion with handbrake now as well with added sub file, will see how it goes.