More MKV file problems

[efiste2]

trying to convert an MKV file into DVD format with AVStoDVD, However only the logo screen has audio, the film itself is silenced.

I am using AVStoDVD to output in DVD formate (AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS)

Here is the details of the file according to AVStoDVD

GENERAL INFO
PathName: C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Downloads\History.Channel.Enola.Gay.1of2 .Rain.of.Ruin.x264.AC3.MVGroup.Forum.mkv
Format: Matroska
Time: 1:10:15 hours
Audio Tracks: 1
Subs Tracks: 0

VIDEO TRACK INFO
PathName: C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Downloads\History.Channel.Enola.Gay.1of2 .Rain.of.Ruin.x264.AC3.MVGroup.Forum.mkv
Time: 1:10:15 hours
Compression: AVC
BitRate Mode:
Avg BitRate: 1301 kbps
Min BitRate:
Max BitRate:
Resolution: 704x544
Display AspectRatio: 1.294
Pixel AspectRatio: 1
Frame AspectRatio: 1.294
FrameRate Mode: CFR
FrameRate: 29.97 fps
Frame Count: 126338
Scan Type: Progressive
Field Order:
DVD Compliance: 0

AUDIO TRACK INFO (Track 1)
PathName: C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\Downloads\History.Channel.Enola.Gay.1of2 .Rain.of.Ruin.x264.AC3.MVGroup.Forum.mkv
ID: 1 (0x2)
Time: 1:10:15 hours
Compression: AC3
BitRate Mode: CBR
Avg BitRate: 128 kbps
Channels: 2
SampleRate: 48000 Hz
Resolution: 16 bit
Language:
Delay: -33 ms

[noemi7]

One obvious problem: video is close to standard PAL resolution while its frame rate is set to NTSC.

[gonca]

Try running the MKV thru mkvmerge first and then try the conversion

[efiste2]

tried that and with no luck, the logo screen still plays fine, but still no audio on the main film .........thanks for your assistance

[netmask56]

Demux the mkv into video and audio files. Then check the audio in an audio editor. If everything is ok remuxor or maybe AVStoDVD will allow you to load the two files.... It's been awhile since I've bothered making a DVD..

[Kerry56]

^There are a few obstacles for importing separate streams from an mkv into AVStoDVD.

AVStoDVD will let you import separate streams if you import the video first, then right click on the main menu to add the audio. But it doesn't recognize .h264 files natively, and you have to look for All Files when searching for the video stream. And it will often complain that it cannot establish the duration of the h264 video stream from an mkv, so you have to put this in by hand for both the video stream and the audio stream.

[efiste2]

tried demuxing and then muxing again, that hasnt worked, BTW the AC3 audio file played in WMP11.........I also imported the audio and video separately into AVStoDVD and that hasnt worked either. Have you chaps got any suggestions what to try next

[ndjamena]

Try this

http://forum.doom9.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=11638&d=1285975545

SplitAc3 audio.ac3

[efiste2]

all that has done is opened a command prompt box for a second then nothing, apologies if this is a silly question but could I not convert the AC3 sound track to a MP3 or some other form then remux it back into one file, then try to process it with AVStoDVD

[ndjamena]

It should have created 2 files, one for stereo AC3 another for 5.1. Did you feed it an ac3 elementary stream with an .ac3 extension? There might be 2 speaker configurations in there, which would confuse a lot of programs.

[efiste2]

it flashed up on screen so fast i didnt have any time at all to read it...........So I dont know what its done.....Sorry to be a pain, and thanks for sticking with me on this one

[ndjamena]

Oh, it seems to be able to demux MKV as well. If both the files it creates turn out to be more than 0 bytes then you have your answer. Otherwise we'll have to keep looking...

[efiste2]

cant find any files its created, what type should I be looking for as I say when I run the program a black dos command screen pops up for literally a second then dissapears, so I cant import any files or even see what to do with it.....or see what it has done

[ndjamena]

Open up a command prompt and type the command manually, at least then it won't close when you're done. I have windows 8.1 and I can just drag files onto the command prompt and they'll be added to the command line, I have no idea if all versions work like that.

The output should look like this:

C:\Users\User>D:\Videos\SplitAc3.exe "C:\Videos\MKV\Video.mkv"
Working ................
C:\Users\User>

and you should be left with two files called 'Video_20.ac3" and "Video_51.ac3" in the same folder as the source.