More videos in a single MKV

[Hermann]

I want two pack three videos (each with two language audio and sub/idx subtitles) into a single MKV. I muxed the three .avi with MKVtoolnix but when I try to play (Videolan or MPC) the three videos start together. So It's impossible to play them. I see that the only way to play only one video per time is to use Mplayer-command line (not GUI):
mplayer tutto.mkv -vid 0 -aid 0
mplayer tutto.mkv -vid 1 -aid 1.

Is there a better way to pack more than one video track into a single MKV using MKVtoolnix? (I must say that I can't append videos because they have different highness).

Is there an option in Videolan to play only one video track per time using Videolan GUI?

If Matroska does not support this which other container and software I should look for (.divx Divx6 for example)?

[stephanV]

Haalis splitter should suppurt video track switching, so you could use any directshow based player.

if you actually want to append them, you could also use "copy /b 1.mkv + 2 .mkv + 3.mkv output.mkv"

Again, this works with Haalis splitter, even if the files have different properties.

Note that this is not a container issue, but a playback issue. If you would create an AVI with multiple video streams you'd run into the exact same problems.

[vlada]

stephanV> Doesen't MKVToolnix support appending files? I believe MOSU promissed this feature already some time ago. But I can't check it now.

[Hermann]

I think MKVtoolnix doesn't support appending file with different properties.

It gives me the error:

Errors:
Error: The track number 0 from the file 'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\2.avi' cannot be appended to the track number 0 from the file 'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\1.avi' because the track parameters do not match (The height of the two tracks is different: 544 and 304).

MKV merge output:
mkvmerge v1.5.6 ('Breathe me') built on Sep 7 2005 18:18:02
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\1.avi': Using the AVI demultiplexer. Opening file. This may take some time depending on the file's size.
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\2.avi': Using the AVI demultiplexer. Opening file. This may take some time depending on the file's size.
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\1.avi' track 0: Using the MPEG-4 part 2 video output module.
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\1.avi' track 1: Using the AC3 output module.
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\2.avi' track 0: Using the MPEG-4 part 2 video output module.
'C:\Documents and Settings\Armando\Desktop\2.avi' track 1: Using the AC3 output module.


This could be an interesting feature for next MKVtoolnix releases.

[stephanV]

stephanV> Doesen't MKVToolnix support appending files? I believe MOSU promissed this feature already some time ago. But I can't check it now.
I dont think so if the properties are different. I don't think there is a container that actually would support this. But you can use binary joining for the files like i explained in my previous post.

[iapir]

What version of VLC are you using ? Playing all video at once was changed a few months ago.

[Hermann]

I tryed with 0.8.2 and 0.8.4 beta nightly but it doesn't work with any (or I'm not able to find how select the video track). Video tracks start together and, when I click disable into the video-track menu, all video tracks are disabled instead of only one. This seems me a bug.
After this I can enable a single track and this is what I'm asking for but I think Videolan should allow disabling one tracks per time.

Should I use a different options in MKVToolnix to avoid tracks start together or this is simply a limit of Matroska format (or of VLC player)?

Thanks.

[stephanV]

Should I use a different options in MKVToolnix to avoid tracks start together or this is simply a limit of Matroska format (or of VLC player)?

Thanks.

This is a limit of VLC. I already suggested you to try Haalis splitter... have you?

[Hermann]

Yes, I have. I hope it will be fixed in VLC next release.

Thanks.