MKV is the file extension (and an abbreviation) for a video file that is contained within the open Matroska Multimedia container format, possibly also with audio and subtitle information.
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Extreme Kernel Paged Pool Memory Use (Win 7 64-bit)
I'm currently running Win 7 Pro 64-bit on a file server system with 12 hard drives. The drives are connected through 2x IBM M1015 controller cards (flashed to LSI 9211-8i IT mode firmware). I'm ...
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Playing mkv on slow computer
When playing mkv file in mplayer or vlc, sometimes (especially when some other process starts working), the play looses its quality. Audio plays ok but video pauses and hangs.
What can I do to make ...
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How can I remux FLV movies from YouTube (e.g. into MKV)?
For some obscure reason, I have some video files I downloaded from YouTube as FLV rather than in another format. I would like to re-mux them into, say, MKV (Matroska). When trying to use ffmpeg, I get ...
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Media Center MKV files & Non-Admin Users
Our Media PC has 2 accounts.
Admin
Viewer
I've got kids, and if I let the kids watch shows, they are bad about deleting shows from our media library by accident.
So, the Viewer account is given ...
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Can a 1080p MKV be playing on the latest laptops with a graphics card? [closed]
I want to buy a laptop with the following specs:
1.7 GHz Intel Core i5-3317U
4 GB DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Windows 8
Its a HP Sleekbook .. I need to get it for a person who mainly does university ...
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Extract S_VOBSUB encoded Subtitles from .MKV container as .SRT
I am working in Linux (Ubuntu)
I tried to do it with ffmpeg and mkvtoolnix (mkvextract track)
Problems:
ffmpeg does not work with S_VOBSUB encoded subtitles
mkvtoolnix converts S_VOBSUB to .idx/.sub ...
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How do I swap the first and second audio streams in an MKV in a Linux based system?
I'm using plex. Plex seems to ignore the default audio stream (on Roku) and instead just use the first audio stream. This is per my testing using mkvpropedit.
Since Plex does not currently support ...
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FFmpeg MKV to MP4 remux whilst converting all audio tracks to AAC
I had a ffmpeg command that would successfully remux an mkv to a iTunes compatible mp4. However it only took the first audio stream regardless of language. I want to remux all audio streams, or at ...
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Batch Avidemux - What am I doing wrong?
I'm trying to make a batch file that runs through a set of mkv files and hardsubs the embedded subtitles into outputted mp4 files, using Avidemux and MKVToolNix. Here is my batch file:
set ...
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How can I automate Handbrake to monitor and encode new files within a folder?
Here is what I'd like to do in Windows 7:
Monitor a folder for new ISO files (Blu-ray ISOs).
When there is a new file detected, launch Handbrake in the background and encode the ISO to MKV based on ...
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mkvmerge: How to merge two videos, one without audio?
I have two videos, one without audio (the second). Trying to merge them gives this error:
mkvmerge concat1.webm +concat2.webm -o output.webm
mkvmerge v5.8.0 ('No Sleep / Pillow') built on Oct 19 2012 ...
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Windows 8 DLNA streaming of MKV files
I have a Samsung TV that is capable of playing MKV files. The Windows DLNA Play To menu that appears when you right-click a media file does not support MKV files, but a simple trick has been to change ...
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How to play mkv files on ChromeOS?
How can I play MKV files on ChromeOS?
I have a lot of videos in MKV format on my local network available over NFS/SMB? How can I get them to play, without transcoding, on a ChromeOS machine?
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Seek Issues in WebM (VP8 IVF/OGG) File
I have a file downloaded from the web this is the media below.
General
Format : WebM
Format version : Version 2
File size ...
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bluray playback stuttering/choppy on mac
I have had a few issues with bluray playback on mac with the following details:
2.4 GHz Core 2 duo
NVidia 8600 m GT 256 mb ram
4 GB ram
OSX Lion 10.7.5
Using VLC 2.03 for playback
Using makeMKV ...
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Convert MKV with DTS sound to MP4 video with AAC or AC3 audio
I've got a 4.3 GB 720p movie and want to convert this MKV with DTS sound to MP4 video with AAC or AC3 audio.
I sometimes got "ffmpeg: unrecognized option '-c:v'" and "aac unrecognized" and other ...
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Using ffmpeg to cut up mkv video
I'm completely lost with ffmpeg
I got an mkv of 4:33 duration and I'd like to cut out the end from 4:20
I tried different ways:
1) Does not cut at all
~ > ffmpeg -t 00:04:20 -acodec copy -vcodec ...
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Handbrake settings to convert MKV to MP4 while retaining the original quality
I have a ton of MKV files I need to convert to MP4 and my chosen software is Handbrake.
I'm stuck on which settings would be best for the conversion. I want to retain full quality. Do I just convert ...
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a script to remux all MTS files in dir with mkvmerge?
I need to remux all the files present in a directory into matroska container .mkv. with a script.
I'm new to mkvmerge!
edit:
in mkverge gui this works well for me, loading just one file:
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How to play MKVs in Windows using Intel QuickSync
My new laptop has Intel QuickSync technology to handle the hardware decoding (also encoding) of videos.
What should I install in Windows 7 to be able to play MKV h264/MP4 files that use QuickSync? ...
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How to embed an audio and a subtitle file into a MKV file
I have a MKV file in which I want to embed an AC3 audio file. I also want to embed a SRT subtitle file into it. How can I achieve that?
Note: AC3 file is the same length of the original video.
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How do I remux AVC/AAC MKV into H264/AAC WTV?
I would like to use Windows Media Center fast forward functionality to play video at 1.5x speed.
With todvrms.exe included in DVRMSToolbox package, the conversion stucks at 99,81%.
What is the ...
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WTV playback speed in Windows Media Center
Windows 7 saves TV recording in .wtv files. These files can be played in fast forward mode (1.5x or so speedup) in Windows Media Center.
Is this mode allowed only for WTV files or is due to codec ...
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mkvextract and batch extraction
Is there a way to extract all attachments in a mkv file via mkvextract with batch?
Otherwise I need to give the name of all attachments one by one.
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How can I create small video files without losing any quality?
For a while there I found videos that are 42 minutes long, and are great quality. The resolution is 624x352 and when going full screen they still look pretty great.
I recently came across an ...
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Batch Convert .mkv to .mp4
I want to batch convert all .mkv files in a folder into .mp4 with VLC.
It should use the original video-/audio stream and if possible the .ass subtitle of the .mkv. It's not really a conversion, it's ...
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How to convert an MKV video to DivX format
I have a file in an MKV format and I want to convert it to a DivX format.
Are there any tools out there which explain how to do this? I am fine doing a little coding on my own. I did try out the ...
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Issues with MKV h264
I have two video clips in h264 the first one when using ffmpeg gives this:
Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p, 1912x800 [SAR 1:1 DAR 239:100], 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 180k tbc ...
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Playing 3D mkv on 3D TV
I just bought a brand new LG 42LW4500 TV with enabled 3D think its passive any how i have an option to convert 2D > 3D i also got a full set of normal 3D Glases.
Now today i downloaded a 3D movie ...
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mkvmerge error “formats do not match” when appending oga files
we're using mkvmerge to concat user uploaded audio into a single file (this is all done from code in a django website).
The command line looks like mkvmerge -o /path/to/output.webm -w ...
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How to play a .MKV 3D Video on my 3DTV?
I have a 3D movie on my computer hard drive. I've tried to stream it to my TV but that does'nt work because of the .MKV extension, so how do I play it on my TV? Can I burn it to DVD? Do I have to ...
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Suggest format for video compression [closed]
I've a high-quality movie of 720*304 dimension with a size of 1.45 GB, and duration of 2:20 Hrs.
I need to compress it to near about 700-750 MB with about 90% Picture quality and 70% sound quality.
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streaming MKV files from windows home server
I recently installed WHS 2011 and setup streaming and successfully have streamed movies and music but i noticed that i cannot find any of my MKV files. I realize that microsoft stated that MKV is not ...
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Can't play 720p mkv video file
I'm having trouble playing a 720p mkv file on my computer. It won't open in Media Player Classic (with K-lite codec pack), or in GOMPlayer, but it does open in VLC. However, in VLC, it seems like it ...
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How to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies
I'm trying to extract subtitles from MP4 and MKV movies. I'm using mp4box (on OS X) but cannot figure out how it works.
Any hints?
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How can I watch a side-by-side 3D video in 2D?
I have a 3D movie (.MKV), with side-by-side 3D, and it works just fine at home. Now I want to see it at my friend's house, and they don't have a 3D system.
Is there any way to crop one of the sides ...
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VLC not playing .mkv file containing Dirac video
I am using the VideoLAN player (portable) on a Windows XP computer on which I have regular user privileges. I can't install software of any sort, so the answer to my problem can't be about changing ...
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How can I remove soft coded subtitles from mkv file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove embedded subtitles from an .mkv file?
How can I remove soft coded subtitles from a .mkv file?
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How to burn an MKV file with subtitles to DVD?
I have a DVD disc with an mkv file and the corresponding subtitles (.srt)
If I insert the DVD in a PC, all works ok.
But if I insert the DVD in a regular DVD player, I see invalid disk.
How should ...
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Error using ffmpeg to convert mkv to avi on Windows 7
I am using ffmpeg on a Windows 7 machine. I am trying to convert mkv files to either mp4 or avi. Here is the command I used:
ffmpeg -i "C:\Path\To\Input.mkv" "C:\Path\To\Output.avi"
Here is the ...
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Windows Media Player can not play anything in Windows 7 (MKV, AVI files)
I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate x86. I Installed KMPlayer and ZoomPlayer, ffdshow + coreAVC + Haali media splitter.
Everything about KMPLayer and Zoom player is ok, but Windows Media Player doesn't ...
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How can I create a standard Blu-Ray video (not data) disc from multiple MKVs?
I have multiple video files in the MKV format. I want to turn these into a Blu-Ray disc that would play on a PS3 or PC with PowerDVD. The easier the better; I don't want to mess with bitrate and ...
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ffmpeg kills my audio stream
i am converting a bunch of avi videos to mkv, using simply ffmpeg -i "foo.avi" "foo.mkv". Now i have the problem, that in my output-mkv-file exists one video stream (fine) but only the first audio ...
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Play MKV file using Western Digital Media Box
I have a WD media box (which is 4 years old), which can play new MKV files, but I don't get any sound. Usually, it shows a message "Audio Channel 1 (Digital)" and there is no sound at all.
Can I ...
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How to adjust .mkv files audio volume level?
I have a bunch of .mkv video files which audio is REALLY low volume.
How can i adjust the volume higher permanently in the .mkv file? preferrably with lossless methods (if even possible?).
Yes, i ...
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Best Handbrake settings for encoding TV shows
Been using Handbrake since it's the fastest and easiest program for me to understand as I'm not a real A/V guy and I'm getting some under par results from it when it comes to TV shows.
I see episodes ...
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How to merge AAC audio stream and H.264 video, with increasing delay on audio?
I have an H.264 video stream and an AAC audio stream that are to be multiplexed into an MKV file. I've got this going mostly fine using mkvmerge on Linux, however for each set of streams I find that ...
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How to get GIF from MKV interval?
I'm looking for a piece of software (free or not) that will allow me to load a .mkv video (and other video types, not just .avi), and tell it to extract frames as images from within a certain ...
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Audio and video out of sync when using mkvmerge
I extracted audio and video from an mkv using mkvextract. Then I used mkvmerge to merge them back into an mkv. When I played the mkv the audio and video were out of sync.
How can I combine them so ...
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How to extract a video file with sound using mkvextract
I'm trying to extract video from an mkv file using mkvextract. Is there a way to extract the audio along with it so that the resulting video file already has audio, or does audio and video have to be ...
