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

[laz305]

can this split files larger than 4GB to fit on a PS3? If so how?

[oreons]

Splitting and merging not support.

[oreons]

Version 0.220a http://www.mediafire.com/?4dced3ws4pdgv4s
Some bugs fixed:
1. Level writing.
2. Pictures in artworks search.
3. Fixed display languages in the Apple devices.

[eckyecky]

Thanks oreons.

Love this little program. Love the update, it now sets the correct level on a straight remux.

[JDLov]

Thanks oreons for creating such a useful utility. I have a feature request for a future version: Some batch jobs take a long time to complete, and it would be great if MkvToMp4 had a mechanism to keep Windows awake until the job is done. Some people like to allow their computers to sleep when not doing something useful.

[bigzaj]

How do you use the utility to add artwork? When I run the search for the tag data I select the applicable data, then I click the Artwork tab and click the image I want, hit select, then hit save. When the process runs it only encodes the tag data, not the image. How do you actually make your selected artwork be written to the file?

[oreons]

JDLov,
In the version 0.220 is possible to shutdown Windows after work.
First you need to put a flag in the settings "Enable windows shutdown button"


After that when you start encoding "Shutdown" button will be displayed.


If you click it, then the computer will be turned off after the end of the process.



bigzaj,
On the artworks page need to select picture before clicking save.

[john blox]

Hi, I have read through this thread and want to know if it can atomatically do the following, only converting if needed, otherwise just remxing. Ideally with no user intervention (so could bulk auto-convert). It it could work with mp4's & avi's as well as mkv's then that'd be the dogs:-

a) avc+aac6 -> avc+aac2+ac3_6 (downmix+convert audio)
b) avc+ac3 -> avc+aac2+ac3 (downmix audio + remix original)
c) avc+aac2-> avc+aac2 (remux only)
d) avc+dts -> avc+aac2+ac3_6 (downmix to aac2+convert to ac3_6)
e) non_avc+mp3 -> avc+aac2 (convert video&audio)
f) auto-grab meta-data inc cover artwork from themoviedb+thetvdb(using same naming criteria as xbmc)
g)and various permutations of the above

cheers

[oreons]

john blox,

a) avc+aac6 -> avc+aac2+ac3_6 (downmix+convert audio)
no, ac3 from aac not support
b) avc+ac3 -> avc+aac2+ac3 (downmix audio + remix original)
yes
c) avc+aac2-> avc+aac2 (remux only)
yes
d) avc+dts -> avc+aac2+ac3_6 (downmix to aac2+convert to ac3_6)
yes
e) non_avc+mp3 -> avc+aac2 (convert video&audio)
yes
f) auto-grab meta-data inc cover artwork from themoviedb+thetvdb(using same naming criteria as xbmc)
yes

[john blox]

Thanks, I have tried every video app I could find to try and achieve a 'proper' avc+aac_2+ac3_6+subs mp4 that plays on apple tv3 and YOUR program is the ONLY one that 'almost' works (and no need to manually change text to sbtl). It plays fine on apple-tv-3 but stutters on an ipad-1 (whereas xmedia-recode file plays fine but has no subs)

I will experiment more now with your app, to see why - I posted originally re this here aac+ac3+subs thread as after 12 hours I couldn't make it work, this has mediainfo results which may shed light on stutter?

[JDLov]

Like bigzaj, I too have noticed that (usually in large batch jobs) sometimes images don't get saved, although everything else does, including tag data. If I run the resulting files back through MkvToMp4 a second time (again selecting the artwork image and hitting save) the art will be present.

[oreons]

john blox,
Maybe too high bitrate for iPad1. It stutter in native iPad player or other?

JDLov,
Maybe errors in mp4v2 library, it used to save the artwork.

[john blox]

OK, I did some more testing:-

1) kahaani2 (avc+aac2+ac3_6+subs) MkvToMp4 encode = works on ATV3, IPad-Native, Ipad+ITunes+HomeShare=Big stutters(unplayable)

--So does IPad+ITunes play OK if no subs?

2) kahaani3 (avc+aac2+ac3_6) MkvToMp4 encode = works on Ipad+ITunesStream

--Yes it does?, So is it the subs then, try dropping the ac3 and putting the subs back

3) kahaani4 (avc+aac2+subs) MkvToMp4 encode = stutters on Ipad+ITunesStream

So it seems that streaming of MkvToMp4 encodes via itunes to ipad1 with subs doesn't work properly? So I need to now try 3) done on MeGui

4) kahaani5 (avc+aac2+subs) MeGui encode = also stutters on Ipad+ITunesStream

So either itunes streaming with subs to ipad doesn't work or ? I'll have to try a friends ipad2 (ipad3 test would be better though) and see if the faster cpu helps. The subs isn't too much of an issue as I don't have loads of foreign films anyway, just needed to locate best app for the job before expending lots of time converting and yours is streets ahead. Now need to work out how best to batch convert.

Excellent app BTW though, the tagging is awesome. Only issues I have left are:-
a)Have to use xmedia-recode for aac6 (or aac8)->aac2+ac3_6 (this is main missing item)
b)Have to add subs to a mkv file to get mkv2mp4 to pick them up - no way to add them as seperate file?
c)auto-tag info+artwork using 1st found item from themoviedb or thetvdb without having to manually select it. (I know mine are all correct as they were renamed to work with xbmc & media browser)

[Corbinjurgens]

This is a great tool. Thanks! Its also the only utility that has managed to get srt subs appearing on my iPad. What exactly does it do to achieve this? I have tried many other ways to get subtitles to appear on my iPad. Couldn't you make it so the tool can input files that are already MP4 and do the same thing as with MKV files where the audio is normalized and subtitles made to work for iDevices? I don't know any other way to do these things.

[oreons]

john blox,
ITunes + HomeShare badly work in windows, I could not use it properly. It is better to use program AirVideo, it can play ready mp4 files (used hardware iPad codec) from your computer.

>a)Have to use xmedia-recode for aac6 (or aac8)->aac2+ac3_6 (this is main missing item)

iPad knows aac6, why to make conversion to aac2?

b)Have to add subs to a mkv file to get mkv2mp4 to pick them up - no way to add them as seperate file?

MkvToMp4 can make the internal from mkv and external (srt, ass) subtitles.

c)auto-tag info+artwork using 1st found item from themoviedb or thetvdb without having to manually select it. (I know mine are all correct as they were renamed to work with xbmc & media browser)

I did not understand what you need. Thetvdb and themoviedb supported in the program.


Corbinjurgens,
You can load ready mp4 file into the MkvToMp4 and it will make internal subtitles playable on Apple devices.

For audio normalization and drc:
1. Load mp4
2. Right click on stream window and select edit mode.

3. Select audio stream and make mouse double click.
4. On track properties select
- AAC encode
- Sox

[Corbinjurgens]

Thank you! Thats very helpful. Its going great.

[john blox]

I moved from air-video to itunes-share as it also does music etc and air-video was unreliable. Most files work fine, I presume all decoding is done on ipad, same as if file were native?

Well I have been using xmedia-recode to convert aac6 to aac2+ac3_6. So the ac3 passes through to my amp. I don't really get aac6 as what supports it? ipad may play it but it's not got 6 speakers so may as well be aac2.

Re TheTvDB/moviedb I meant an option for AutoTheMovieDb or AutoTheTVDB so that if you add a new file by default it will go and fill in the tags without me having to click button to do it. Then I could drop a load of mp4's on and hit go to get them all tagged, so only one minute of my time.


Thanks

[oreons]

john blox,
I understood, until such things are not planned.

[bigzaj]

For the quality based VBR, the default is 20. Is higher or lower better? For handbrake I believe lower is better.

Does anyone have any good presets/configs for the new AppleTV with 1080p support. It says it supports Profile 4.0 and AAC 5.1, for now I've been using:

Profile: high
Level: 4.0
Quality-based VBR: 23.0
--preset slow --no-interlaced

to convert some existing MKV's. Anything else I should do?

[oreons]

bigzaj,
Lower is better.
For ATV3 you can repack 1080p mkv (high 4.1) without video convention.