Editing MKV file

Hiko · 25th December 2006, 06:40

Hi everybody,

I want to block and edit some scenes on the video in MKV.
can I do this without extracting or converting the file into AVI
or any other extension

thanks in advance.

chadamir · 25th December 2006, 09:03

What do you mean by edit and block? You could use mkvmerge to splice the video at certain time points and then rejoin it, but you're better off demuxing the video into a container meant for editing.

Hiko · 25th December 2006, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadamir

What do you mean by edit and block?.

some unwanted scenes in the video.

eg:I have to convert the Mkv to avi inorder to cut or block some unwanted scene in the movie or episode using VirtualDub.

isn't there any better way to do this, coz converting a lot makes the video losses its quality.

joseph5 · 25th December 2006, 17:56

Search for "ordered chapters".

Hiko · 29th December 2006, 01:12

I've searched for "ordered chapters" but nothing was useful
coz it seems impossible to try joining splited mkv with different codeck parts after editing or blocking some frames & scenes.
otherwise I tried opening mkv with VirtualDubMod_1_5_10_2
but to no avail, what problem would it probably be this time?

Ps. attached is the messege that appears with the problem.

thanks

joseph5 · 29th December 2006, 20:25

In the chapter editor tab of mkvtoolnix, there's a checkbox called "enable". You could create chapters for each unwanted scene and disable that checkbox.

Hiko · 30th December 2006, 11:00

thanks joseph5 ^^
but what about the problem I got with VirtualDubMod when opening mkv? any Idea

foxyshadis · 30th December 2006, 13:15

It means your mkv isn't an avi-in-mkv, which is the only type vdubmod supports. Lots of threads on this.

VanBuren · 3rd March 2007, 21:59

I have a similar problem. So I have a file that is an .mkv, but must not be an avi-in-mvk, so therefore I can not edit it with virtual dub.

All I want to do is keep one sceen from the file, so in essence cut it down to just a minute of play time. That was an easy task in virtual dub, but is there a progam that I can use for something that is not an .avi? I don't want to re-encode or any thing like that, just a simple direct stream cut.

Thanks

vlada · 4th March 2007, 03:25

MKVToolnix is the essential tool to work with MKV files. It can cut files too.

25th December 2006, 06:40	#1 \| Link
Hiko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4	Editing MKV file Hi everybody, I want to block and edit some scenes on the video in MKV. can I do this without extracting or converting the file into AVI or any other extension thanks in advance.

29th December 2006, 01:12	#5 \| Link
Hiko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4	I've searched for "ordered chapters" but nothing was useful coz it seems impossible to try joining splited mkv with different codeck parts after editing or blocking some frames & scenes. otherwise I tried opening mkv with VirtualDubMod_1_5_10_2 but to no avail, what problem would it probably be this time? Ps. attached is the messege that appears with the problem. thanks Attached Images

25th December 2006, 09:03	#2 \| Link
chadamir Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 92	What do you mean by edit and block? You could use mkvmerge to splice the video at certain time points and then rejoin it, but you're better off demuxing the video into a container meant for editing.

25th December 2006, 17:56	#4 \| Link
joseph5 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 202	Search for "ordered chapters".

29th December 2006, 20:25	#6 \| Link
joseph5 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 202	In the chapter editor tab of mkvtoolnix, there's a checkbox called "enable". You could create chapters for each unwanted scene and disable that checkbox.

30th December 2006, 11:00	#7 \| Link
Hiko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4	thanks joseph5 ^^ but what about the problem I got with VirtualDubMod when opening mkv? any Idea

30th December 2006, 13:15	#8 \| Link
foxyshadis Angel of Night Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tangled in the silks Posts: 9,559	It means your mkv isn't an avi-in-mkv, which is the only type vdubmod supports. Lots of threads on this.

3rd March 2007, 21:59	#9 \| Link
VanBuren Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	I have a similar problem. So I have a file that is an .mkv, but must not be an avi-in-mvk, so therefore I can not edit it with virtual dub. All I want to do is keep one sceen from the file, so in essence cut it down to just a minute of play time. That was an easy task in virtual dub, but is there a progam that I can use for something that is not an .avi? I don't want to re-encode or any thing like that, just a simple direct stream cut. Thanks

4th March 2007, 03:25	#10 \| Link
vlada Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 752	MKVToolnix is the essential tool to work with MKV files. It can cut files too.