Visual Tool for Adding Custom Chapters in MKV?

[hurricane1951]

Is there a tool that provides a timeline-style interface for adding chapters to MKV files? I'd like to playback a file, then stop and insert a chapter marker where appropriate, then continue. The only way I've done it for years is by playing the video in a separate player, then typing the start time in an app like MKVtoolnix GUI, then repeating. It's generally a time-consuming, trial-and-error process. Anyone find an easier way?

[netmask56]

Is there a tool that provides a timeline-style interface for adding chapters to MKV files? I'd like to playback a file, then stop and insert a chapter marker where appropriate, then continue. The only way I've done it for years is by playing the video in a separate player, then typing the start time in an app like MKVtoolnix GUI, then repeating. It's generally a time-consuming, trial-and-error process. Anyone find an easier way?

Me too! I have a need to split several MKV files each into 12+ individual files that contain the episodes of some old TV series. No chapter markings in the MKV file, all the eps were simply appended which is a real pain.

So a visual indication is needed like an conventional video editing to assist in marking where the splits should be. I really wish MKVToolNix had this provision. Its easy enough to split on existing chapters but where there are none it's a tedious process of viewing the file and writing down the time code. As it would only be splitting no re-encoding would be involved.

[mrbass]

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