MkvТоMp4 v0.224 - rapid tool for repack Mkv to Mp4

[blissrds]

HI, thanks for your reply.

This is what i do:

- drag&drop the file to the app.
- select the file in the app.
- click on edit in the upper toolbar
- click on search in the toolbar
- if there are multiple results, i click select
- waiting until all artworks are loaded
- after that i click save
- the back in the edit window i click save again

the tags are now there, but the cover / image is missing in the list. should it be there?

if i add an image with Artwork in the upper toolbar i can see the image in the list <-- is this how to do?

thanks

update:
ok, if im in the tag editor / search and save the image i want to use as cover i can add it on all episodes, selecting them all.
this seems to work. nice - i will do some test and then donate a bit if it works all as expected

[dakon720]

Here's my process...

1) Drag the file
2) Select the file (if multiple files)

(Skip next step if source is not an .mp4/.m4v file already)

3) Enable edit mode - diagonal pencil icon, bottom of right toolbar

(Skip steps 4 & 5 if they don't apply)

4) Edit video settings if encoding
5) Edit audio settings if encoding

6) Click search (in far right of upper toolbar)
7) Search/select title as needed
8) Assuming its the tags I want, switch to artwork tab, select the artwork I would like to add, click save.
9) Double check everything, and click go

It sounds like you are not adding the artwork, just letting them load (step 8)

Hope that helps you! Typing this on a phone is a pain!!! Lol

[augustosanchez]

HI, thanks for your reply.

This is what i do:

- drag&drop the file to the app.
- select the file in the app.
- click on edit in the upper toolbar
- click on search in the toolbar
- if there are multiple results, i click select
- waiting until all artworks are loaded
- after that i click save
- the back in the edit window i click save again

the tags are now there, but the cover / image is missing in the list. should it be there?

if i add an image with Artwork in the upper toolbar i can see the image in the list <-- is this how to do?

thanks

update:
ok, if im in the tag editor / search and save the image i want to use as cover i can add it on all episodes, selecting them all.
this seems to work. nice - i will do some test and then donate a bit if it works all as expected

The problem is that MkvToMp4 in The tag edit Model don't save The artwork, whe you use The search opción in The main Windows The artwork save

[ntn7]

Hi, I'm sure this question has been asked numerous times in this thread and others but for the life of me I can't seem to find it... so apologies up front.

What are the settings that I should be using if I want to convert an mkv to mp4 with 5.1 sound. I will be playing this via an apple tv.

I've messed around a couple of times and the file has converted but there is no sound (tested the file on my pc and no sound there either).

The below error also pops up during the conversion...

Demuxing these tracks may still produce correct results - or not.
a02 The ArcSoft and Sonic decoders don't seem to work, will use libav instead.

Any help that you guys can provide will be greatly appreciated...

[dakon720]

MkvtoMp4 only does AC3 pass-through I believe, (source AC3 track untouched). Assuming the source mkv has an ac3 track,

1) Just load the mkv into the app

2) In the properties list, double click the audio track, disable (uncheck) AAC, unless you want an AAC track also.

3) Make sure AC3 pass-through is checked, so it will create an AC3 track.


All this assumes the source has an AC3 track to start with. If the source has an AC3 5.1 track, the resulting file will have an AC3 5.1 track. I think that if the source is for example, AAC 2.0, you can create an AC3 2.0 the same way, by enabling pass-through, but it will not change it into a multi-channel track. That would be up to your receiver or TV to convert at that point. I'm sure there are others around here that could tell you far more and be 100% sure, but when it comes to audio, give me AAC 2.0 normalized and i'm happy!! lol Basically these are all off the top of my head, anyone else feel free to chime in.

I'm sure there are programs to do it a lot easier, but my first thought if the source were only 2.0, is extract the audio track ( use something like mkvextract without any compression ), use something like Audacity to convert it to a 6 channel (5.1). Merge it all back together. Yeah, I go the more difficult route, but that's how you learn!!

[ntn7]

Thanks, I'll try that option... if my memory serves me right, i think i tried this but also kept the AAC option enabled.

Any thoughts on the error that comes up?

[dakon720]

What format is your source audio?

My lazy @$$ only read half your post, apologies.

It wasn't able to decode it apparently, voila, no audio track=no sound of course!!!

[ntn7]

I tried it as you recommended and there was an error after the conversion "Audio 1 not found on result file"

The test file that I'm using is:
Format: DTS
Channels: 6

Thanks again for your help

[ntn7]

Any thoughts on how to resolve the error?

Is it a setup issue? Or do I need to install/update drivers, codecs etc?

[dakon720]

open mkvtomp4, but before loading a file, go to setup, choose the audio tab. About midway down, there are tabs, choose the DTS tab, check the settings, you want "Make AC3" of course, choose your bitrate, normalize if you want (even it out), etc. Save it before closing, close and restart mkvtomp4 and try again. Let me know how that works out.


Hmm, I researched and did find this...

Originally Posted by madshi

A bigger problem is that eac3to doesn't like the h264/AVC tracks in your MKVs. This is caused by the video stream itself not containing any sequence headers. Because of that eac3to just lists the MKV properties of the video track instead of parsing the video bitstream itself. You can see that by the tracks being listed as "V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC". All video and audio tracks beginning with "V_" or "A_" are Matroska names. If tracks are listed like that, eac3to was not able to fully understand/parse the video/audio bitstream.

At this point, you would need Oreons to chime in, or use another program to convert the audio, then repack it with mkvtomp4.

[augustosanchez]

Ntn7, you can use The Acc multichannel, all The files i have in mkv With ac3 5.1, y convert in m4v With audio AAC 5.1, in a feo cases i haved problem With The audio result, but in The cases The Sucre file have problems

[ntn7]

Thanks guys, I'll give it a try later today.

[ntn7]

@Augusto... selecting aac multichannel worked perfect for 5.1.... such a simply solution, sorry for being so dense...

I did notice that the size of the mp4 that is created is considerably smaller that the original mkv... is this normal?

[oreons]

blissrds,

also if you repack a whole series it takes very long to load the bunch of covers on every episode. It would be gread if you could cache all covers while one session, so they dont have to be reloaded every time.

Caching is there, see catalog Temp/Cache. Time occupies getting information about all seasons from iTunes. The more seasons, the longer the process. After getting links to pictures of all the seasons, its loading from cache or network.

ntn7,

I did notice that the size of the mp4 that is created is considerably smaller that the original mkv... is this normal?

This is normal, part of the audio and subs tracks can be removed and the size of the AAC is smaller then AC3 and DTS.

For processing DTS (especially DTS-HD) recommend installing the Arcsoft DTS decoder. If you need it, then I can give the link to PM )

[ntn7]

Thanks Oreons, I have sent you a PM.

[wingfan]

great program! but is there any way that the audio from mkv file (5.1) not have to be re-encoded? takes 20 min to do...

[Salem874]

Would it be possible to allow DTS-HD (and possibly even Dolby TrueHD) audio tracks to be passed through from the source MKV into the output MP4 file?

It is possible to store DTS-HD audio in MP4, as Handbrake now allows this.

...no

Can I ask if why not? Does it have any negatives? I'm just wondering as it certainly is possible as HAndbrake allows it. The problem is Handrake cannot tag MP4 files as well as MKVtoMK4 can, so after creating a MP4 using Handbrake, i still have to run it though MKVtoMP4 to tag it, which then loses the DTS i included with Handbrake

[ntn7]

Just some feedback on my end, I seem to be up and running. Program is doing exactly what I needed it to do. Thanks alot.

Also, to all Apple TV users, I noticed that 5.1 does not work with mp4, format needs to be m4v.

[oreons]

Salem874,
Mp4Box utility can not import DTS. MkvToMp4 uses Mp4Box to create MP4.

[psvpas]

Hi all,

I'm using this program for a year now. I love it.
But sometimes, I get the idea, that I use the wrong settings because my Apple TV stops my movie, and start to buffer again. Sometimes it even stops loading, and it won't show the rest of the movie. I hope you guys understand what I mean...

So, I understand, everybody uses they're own settings, and there is not something like the ''best settings''. But maybe you guys can advise me what settings to use for the Apple TV. I have the 3th generation, and i have 1080P movies. I also want to keep it 1080P.

The reason why I think it's the settings, is that I found out, that i use level 4.1(repack parameters) but I read on the Apple site that it must be 4.0 or lower.
BTW, I am a noob related to this subject. So I don't really know what every setting means.

Thanks in advance! I really appreciate it!

[oreons]

psvpas,
All current Apple devices supports level 4.1.

[jntaylor63]

Oreons,

Let me say that your tool has been a godsend. I had my BR and DVD all ripped as MKV's. After fighting trying to stream the same MKV's to different streamers, each needing different setting from the DLNA server to work, I have up and went to Apple TV. (I also dropped cable, so I needed apple tv for itunes)

If I could ask for one request, could your software also call http://chapterdb.org/ to pull in the chapter names from the database? Might be a little hard given that it could be from the DVD or BR and different version of each.

Again great tool!

btw, I have found that apple tv3 and IPAD 2/3 will play 5.1 AAC audio as stereo and/or Dolby Pro Logic II on a receiver. Most of my MKV rips are from RipBot and I use the DivX Plus profile.

[zombiefreak]

oreons,

Is there any way to handle forced subs in the app? Will it burn in or anything like that?

Also, I've run into a weird error when having the name CC for a subtitle. The app crashes every time.

[bobarotti]

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question but is there a tutorial available for using MkvToMp4 or a recommendation for the various settings? Thanks for all of your hard work and thanks in advance for your help on my issue.

[chadwilliams]

Can anyone tell me how to make the subtitles in my mp4 container readable on my PS3 and xbox360? Basically, is there a setting that I have to toggle in the subtitle section on mkvtomp4 program? BTW, great program, and thanks, Oreon.

[SurfDrifter]

I don't if it has been asked before, but is it possible to change the vertical offset of the subtitles? I want to watch some movies that are on 1:2,35 aspect ratio and I have masked the black bars, so I'd like to have the subtitles ON the movie and not only the first line and the second on the bottom black bars.

Is it technically feasible (even with a hex editor?)

[Xlander]

Hi Oreons,

I wanted to know if it is possible to change the Reframes value as my mobile, Nokia 701 only supports Reframes: 8 or 6 or below???
As my videoconverted(mp4) play only audio as there original mkv..

[oreons]

zombiefreak,

Is there any way to handle forced subs in the app? Will it burn in or anything like that?

No. Its need to reencode the video.

Also, I've run into a weird error when having the name CC for a subtitle. The app crashes every time.

Try whis version https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224Test/5/MkvToMp4.exe


Xlander,

I wanted to know if it is possible to change the Reframes value as my mobile, Nokia 701 only supports Reframes: 8 or 6 or below???
As my videoconverted(mp4) play only audio as there original mkv..

Reframes can be changed only full video encode.

[Xlander]

zombiefreak,

Is there any way to handle forced subs in the app? Will it burn in or anything like that?

No. Its need to reencode the video.

Also, I've run into a weird error when having the name CC for a subtitle. The app crashes every time.

Try whis version https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224Test/5/MkvToMp4.exe


Xlander,

I wanted to know if it is possible to change the Reframes value as my mobile, Nokia 701 only supports Reframes: 8 or 6 or below???
As my videoconverted(mp4) play only audio as there original mkv..

Reframes can be changed only full video encode.

Ah ok thank you very much!

[mfleigle]

Two requests:
1. Add the option to disable h264 encode.
(Android/PC/Mac/iOS AppStore Players can play really any video+AAC)
I created some scripts to do this manually (AKA only encode the audio) but would be handy to use just this app.

Add an option to disable "Enable edit mode?."
It gets annoying when I have to get right-clicking-press yes 20 different videos just to embed external subs to tv episodes.

I love the app just wish I could do the two things mentioned above, without having to create my own scripts/app. I understand you have the two options for beginners but I wish there was an override