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Originally Posted by asarian
I did notice, btw, that I can't 'preview' a file when I let x264 encode to .mp4, though: seems I can only play it when the entire process is done (contrary to, say, raw .264 output). I suppose that's normal?
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Yes, because the mp4 index is written after the encode is finished.
The mkv can be played while the file is still encoding BUT the "final" mkv has no index (or not a proper one). I noticed that with several 40-60gb lossless h264 files. Seeking takes very long if you don't remux the mkv that was produced by x264.