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

[Baldrick]

Thanks

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/MKVtoMp4

https://www.videohelp.com/download/MkvToMp4_0.224.zip

[dakon720]

dakon720,
This tag is advertise the app, it will remain.

I assumed so anyway, I can remove it myself if i really want, but it never hurts to ask.

[chadwilliams]

@dakon720,
How would you remove the tag because I'm wondering the same thing since the tag shows up on the files itunes properties? What program do you use to perform the removal?

[dakon720]

I use a program called MetaX. It's a paid program ($9.95 US Dollars), not bad, as personally I couldn't find any free apps that were as in-depth. I'm pretty picky about my tags, so to me it was well worth it.

[Salem874]

Is there any chance MKVToMP4 could include the ability to include original DTS/DTS-HD audio tracks? Handbrake is able to include these audio tracks when converting to MP4/M4V, but then when adding tags on MKVtoMP4, it all gets lost.

I'm aware that DTS/DTS-HD isnt supported on many players, but i'd like to at least have the option.

[chadwilliams]

I use a program called MetaX. It's a paid program ($9.95 US Dollars), not bad, as personally I couldn't find any free apps that were as in-depth. I'm pretty picky about my tags, so to me it was well worth it.

Thanks man. Appreciate it

[raregrit]

Help for Norton Users with MkvToMp4 (2014 release).


The latest version of Norton Internet Security 21.0.2.1 can cause users big problems with Open Source software like MkvToMp4.
Norton finds most of the files included in these programs like MkvToMp4 which are Dynamic Link Library (dll) and Executable's (exe) (MP4Box) files to be "WS.Reputation.1".

"WS.Reputation.1" is a detection of a generic untrusted file type. So the latest release of Norton Internet Security is Quarantining these files by default.

This is a dumb and lazy action taken by Symantec, because it is having Internet Security Quarantine files simply because it does not know if it can trust them or not.

There are also some bugs that have been introduced (at the time of writing) with this process.

Firstly there is a bug in Norton Internet Security's Quarantine options when someone attempts to restore and exclude a file from future scans, using Norton's Quarantine "Restore" option.
\Advanced (tab)\Quarantine (option)\Details (pane)\Recommended Action (pane)\Restore (option).


When using this option Norton ignores the ticked checkbox (by default) to exclude the file from future scans and will repeatedly re-quarantine the file whenever it's "Sonar" finds it.


To get round this you need to select "Options" instead of "Restore" from the pane, then select the option to "Restore & exclude this file".


Another bug is that turning off the "Sonar" and or "Heuristic" options has no effect, and Norton Internet Security will find and Quarantine the files again even with these turned off.

The last bug with the latest Norton is it repeatedly warns about some files (MP4Box.exe) over and over every time it is run, even with the box ticked to always run it.


In the end i decided to remove the detection for WS.Reputation.1 entirely from Norton, and problem solved but was really annoying getting there.

[alexeliasson]

The option "MP4 Optimization", what does this do?

[dakon720]

If I remember correctly, it optimizes the mp4 for a faster start when streaming. Putting the relevant information needed at the beginning of the file.

Don't quote me on this! Much rather oreons gives the answer, as it's his program!

[alexeliasson]

I love this program! The creator earns all my credit!

A questions to all you ATV3 users out "there": which settings do you use for optimal picture and audio quality? (Playable at ATV3, of course).


I use AC3 either pass-trough or encode from DTS if needed. (In the log file it says Arcsoft and Sonic decoders don't exist - should I get those?)


In video I use 4.1 High and "superfast" in the preset.


I'm I doing this right? So far all the 1080p have been playable - besides one movie which surpassed 25mb bitrate/s in some scenes - causing it to be choppy. Is there any setting I can choose that keeps the movie in high quality, but that don't create those 25mb+ jumps?

[raregrit]

I love this program! The creator earns all my credit!

A questions to all you ATV3 users out "there": which settings do you use for optimal picture and audio quality? (Playable at ATV3, of course).


I use AC3 either pass-trough or encode from DTS if needed. (In the log file it says Arcsoft and Sonic decoders don't exist - should I get those?)


In video I use 4.1 High and "superfast" in the preset.


I'm I doing this right? So far all the 1080p have been playable - besides one movie which surpassed 25mb bitrate/s in some scenes - causing it to be choppy. Is there any setting I can choose that keeps the movie in high quality, but that don't create those 25mb+ jumps?

What is likely happening is that you are repacking the file from MKV to MP4 without re-encoding it. The only way to change the bitrate of a video file is to re-encode it. If you double click the Video Stream in the "Edit" box you can tick the "Encode" box.

Some options that might help:

1. Under "Program Setup" then the "Video" tab you can alter "The encoding parameters".So if you're having spikes that high you can try specifying the bit rate.
Select "Edit" then "Constant Bitrate" and enter a value of between 4 & 5k as that's pretty good for all 1080p encodes.

2. Use the AppleTV preset.

3. Or add the following in the text dialog box --vbv-maxrate 9500 --vbv-bufsize 9500. This should restrict the bitrate.


As far as the best source for what ATV3 is capable of, it is best to examine the the maximum bit rate of iTunes movies.
Most 1080p movies from Apple range between a maximum bit rate of 12 - 13.1 Mbps. With a typical average bit rate of 4 - 6 Kbps most being closer to 4.


And for the Arcsoft decoder you can get this one free with RipBot264v1.17.4.7z.

To enable this in MkvToMp4, run Ripbot once this should install the following files;
ASAudioHD.ax
checkactivate.dll
dtsdecoderdll.dll
MagCore.dll
MagPCMac.dll
MagUIEngine.dll
MagUIInter.dll
msvcr71.dll



then manually copy the file "MSVCP71.DLL" from \RipBot264v1.17.4\Tools\eac3to
to
\MkvToMp4_0.224\Tools\eac3to.

[raregrit]

The option "MP4 Optimization", what does this do?

MP4 Optimization moves the Meta Data in video file to enable "Network Streaming".


If you want to find out if a video file is optimized you can run the -info command with MP4Box.


I have the GPAC Framework installed which contains MP4Box (so I can run batch files for commonly used tasks).


With the GPAC Framework installed (or copy the MP4Box.exe into the Windows\System32 folder).Create a text file in "Notepad" with the file extension .bat (the thumbnail should change to that of two cogs).Now add the following line to it.


for /r %%v in (*.m4v) do mp4box "%%v" -info >"%%v.txt"


Now copy / move the batch file into the same folder as your videos.


This batch file when run (double click the file) will produce a text file for each m4v video, named for that video, which is located in the same folder as the batch file, and all sub folders, with the -info command.


(Remove /r to run on the current folder only)

(Change the *.m4v to *.mp4 if your files are standard mp4's)


In these text files look for the line (about 6 down from the top);


File suitable for progressive download (moov before mdat)


If it is not present your file has not been Optimized.

[alexeliasson]

Thanks guys! I understand the concept if it remuxes it won't encode the video - hence the bitrate won't change. If I go to the "Video" settings in the Program Setup menu, there's a box called "Repack Mpeg-4 visual video", and over it you can choose the level setting.

The box is checked, and the level setting is 4.1. All good?


I'll leave the encoding parameters to "superfast" since my medialibrary is all made of x264. (and i won't encode any video).

[raregrit]

Thanks guys! I understand the concept if it remuxes it won't encode the video - hence the bitrate won't change. If I go to the "Video" settings in the Program Setup menu, there's a box called "Repack Mpeg-4 visual video", and over it you can choose the level setting.

The box is checked, and the level setting is 4.1. All good?


I'll leave the encoding parameters to "superfast" since my medialibrary is all made of x264. (and i won't encode any video).

Yeh re-encoding .x264 video is a bad idea unless you absolutely have to. As far as setting that AppleTV, iTunes 1080p movies come in at:
Format profile : High@L4.0
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames



So 4.1 should work fine, especially as it's set by default as this guy really knows what he's doing.


It's highly unlikely that this will stop bit rate spikes causing problems with some files, but if it does please let me know, as I encountered this problem as well, and ended up getting a fresh encode from another source in the end, as it was easier.

[dakon720]

Sounds to me like your source vids are VBR, so it's going to fluctuate according to the requirements of whatever frame is showing. Any preset won't even come into play unless you are re-encoding, so whether you set it to superfast, or something else won't matter.

If you do happen to encode for some reason, then it will still give you the option to choose your preset anyway, it will just default to Superfast in the drop down menu (remember the default setting for the Superfast preset is QVBR, so if you wanted a constant bitrate, you would need to change that). I disagree with re-encoding x264, probably because I do it all the time! lol, most of the time it's to get the bitrate within the threshold i want. Anyway, like I said, IF you re-encode, I would actually use the Apple TV preset to do so, it's settings are "safe". Here's a screen capture of the default settings for that preset if you want.





specs for ATV3 are as follows


Video Formats

• H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Audio Formats

• HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through

If you notice, 4.1 is not recommended, if you want to better understand the levels, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264/MPEG-4_AVC#Levels.


Anyway, it basically means, with a 4.1 level, bitrate can spike up to 62,500 on high profile if needed. Whereas for a 4.0 level, bitrate won't spike any higher than 25,000 on a high profile. Those numbers are your ceiling for your bitrate at that level and profile. ("safe" really is 3.1, as it will limit it to 17,500)

[dakon720]

You CAN repack a file to a lower IDC level so you wouldn't have to recode. Your basically just fooling your device at that point.

[dannyboy48888]

Any way we can get he-aac encoding support. Currently i do this in megui via qaac but would love to have it available here

[augustosanchez]

The option "MP4 Optimization", what does this do?

for /r %%v in (*.m4v) do mp4box "%%v" -info >"%%v.txt"

I try this but the files was created with 0 bytes and nothing inside.


if i use the command dir > "aa.txt" i got the file with info, for some reason mp4box don't send the info to the file.


Any idea could this work?




OREONS: when i convert a mkv file and the MP4 Optimization is off, the file don't be optimized. I put in options menu the mp4 optimizations ON, and when i add a mp4 file the options is ON, but when i put a Mkv file is off and i have to turn on, could you make that if the option mp4 optimizations is set to on, in all files i add to the program set the options on

[augustosanchez]

Oreons, i find a problem with the new version.

I f i add a m4v file that have AAC Audio 5.1, the program put that have 2 channels and not 6, i try with diferent files and all have the same problem. (Files i convert with previous versions of your program). I i use mp4box info or Media info, both programs say that have 6 channels

[dakon720]

augustosanchez,

when i convert a mkv file and the MP4 Optimization is off, the file don't be optimized. I put in options menu the mp4 optimizations ON, and when i add a mp4 file the options is ON, but when i put a Mkv file is off and i have to turn on, could you make that if the option mp4 optimizations is set to on, in all files i add to the program set the options on

Sorry to answer for him, but hopefully saves him some time. The option is already there to load it with the file. Go to Setup>Tags>..tick the box to Enable MP4 Optimization when loading the file.

If your doing it by hitting Edit up in the top Tags toolbar, that's per file. Hope that helps.

[augustosanchez]

Go to Setup>Tags>..tick the box to Enable MP4 Optimization when loading the file.

Dakon i enabled this option, and when i load a mp4 or m4v the mark for optimizations the file is setting ON, but when the file is a MKV the mark for optimization this file is set off

[dakon720]

Okay, I thought you were asking to enable the MP4 optimization when you load them. You're talking about it not working for MKV specifically, I apologize for that mix up. You are right, I tested it myself also. It is not optimizing the output file if the source is anything other than an MP4 or M4V. I apologize for my misunderstanding, just hoping I could help, lol, that IS a question for oreons.

As a test, I turned on MP4 optimization AFTER I loaded an MKV, and it does optimize like it's suppose too.

What I did was, after I loaded the file. I hit the edit button up top. In the window that opens, you can tick the box for MP4 optimization. Then it will work.

You have to do it for every file though, is that what you meant? I don't optimize my files so I don't run into it as a problem. But I can see where it would be nice to not have to do each file.

[oreons]

augustosanchez,
Optimization not needed for repacked files, option in the settings is for MP4 files only. But if you want to optimize the file, you can set the option in the tags setup, but for each file.

Oreons, i find a problem with the new version.

Yes, I have seen.

[augustosanchez]

augustosanchez,
Optimization not needed for repacked files, option in the settings is for MP4 files only.

I disagree with that for the following:1. MP4 Optimization moves the Meta Data in video file to enable "Network Streaming". The Metadata is stored at the begining of the file. And when i repack with mkvtomp4 the metada is stored at end.
2. If you use the mp4box -info in the file repacked you don't see the "File suitable for progressive download (moov before mdat)"
3. I Use Plex Media Server and the files repacked don't be detected like Optimized files for streaming.
4. I have a Wifi BluRay, Ipads and iphones, and the repacked files take more time to be loaded and more time when you rewind or forward that the file optimized. (I tested in the last 4 months)

augustosanchez,
But if you want to optimize the file, you can set the option in the tags setup, but for each file.

For the last 4 months, i do it. But is a waste of time when you have 24 Episodes of a season to repack. I think the setup option should work with mp4s and mkvs files.




Oreons i love your program and i like if you add and option to put comments of audio track or subtitles for multiple files. If i have a 24 episodes of a season to repack with multiples audios and subtitles, i have to edit each track to put the coments.
If maybe exist and option that we can select the files and say "Set comments for Audio Track #" or "Set Comments for Subtitle Track #" and we put the number track and comments and the program put the comments in each select file. This options could save time.


Tanks for all.

[blagasamuel]

Hi orenos! Your app is totally awesome. I have converted a blu-ray source into 2 videos .mp4 (720p - 2 GB and 1080p - 4 GB). Now, i open the 720p in mkvtomp4 0.244 x64 and i edited the chapters (without enabling the edit mode) and i clicked the Start button. It took 3 seconds to process. When i open the 720p version in vlc 2.1.0 it shows chapters and their names. But when i open the 1080p version and edit the chapters and click the start button. It processes and when i open the movie in vlc it dows not show any chapters.
I've attached 2 media info files about this movies.
Maybe it can't write chapters (which i doubt) to files larger than 4 GB
First video has
2.00 GB (2,158,421,223 bytes)
Second video has:
4.00 GB (4,299,013,338 bytes)
This mp4 files were converted with VidCoder (Handbrake-based)
I apreciate any feedback. Thanks.
Sorry for my english

[oreons]

augustosanchez,
x32 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/1/x32/MkvToMp4.exe
x64 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/1/x64/MkvToMp4.exe
1. Fixed detection multi-channel AAC.
2. Optimize option in the tags settings now works for all files.

If maybe exist and option that we can select the files and say "Set comments for Audio Track #" or "Set Comments for Subtitle Track #" and we put the number track and comments and the program put the comments in each select file. This options could save time.

Until it is difficult to implement.


blagasamuel,
I checked the addition of chapters in large files, it works. Try to optimize the file.

[blagasamuel]

Hi I did with optimization and not worked.
From the attached log it looks like my movie it's corrupted (after blu-ray to mp4 conversion i used metax to write tags to the movie, and after that i used mkvtomp4 to add chapters).

I would like , if you want to add an option to import chapters, because it takes to much time to write them manually. Thanks

[augustosanchez]

augustosanchez,
x32 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/1/x32/MkvToMp4.exe
x64 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/1/x64/MkvToMp4.exe
1. Fixed detection multi-channel AAC.
2. Optimize option in the tags settings now works for all files.

Oreons, with his version the AC3 5.1 was detected with 0 channels

[oreons]

augustosanchez,
x32 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/2/x32/MkvToMp4.exe
x64 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/2/x64/MkvToMp4.exe

[Stears555]

augustosanchez,
x32 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/2/x32/MkvToMp4.exe
x64 - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7183431/0.224/2/x64/MkvToMp4.exe

error message: "qt5core.dll" is missing. The installation of Quicktime didn't solve the problem.