mkv to vfr-video to mkv (help)

[HaxLi]

I failed to find info by search. Maybe this http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68562 could be good, but too confusing for me.

What I want to do is
To extract files from mkv container, translate subs to my language (Lithuanian), and to merge them back.

What I got is
A mkv container with vfr video in it, sound, and subtytles..
0.D: 00:21:32
1.V: 720x368 (Unknown (aka not common)) H264/AVC 1941.07 kbps VFR
2.A: Japanese AAC 126.06 kbps Stereo
3.S: English styled soft subs
Video info made with AvDump program from AniDB site.

Where I fail is
heh.. at all steps ;D
Well, when I MKVextract those three files, I get unreadable avi video, broken aac audio and good ass subs for translating, but can't do it while I haven't video/audio files for sub program ;]
Furthermore, I can't MKVmerge back to container..
I get this error:
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8104/264errornp5.png
File identification failed for 'D:\My Videos\!Anime\FFVII\Track1-.avi'. Return code: 2

Error: The file 'D:\My Videos\!Anime\FFVII\Track1-.avi' has unknown type. Please have a look at the supported file types ('mkvmerge --list-types') and contact the author Moritz Bunkus <moritz@bunkus.org> if your file type is supported but not recognized properly.

Well, to make that video readable for my MPC player, I change filename to track1.264 and use the AVC2AVI thing with MeGUI.. but not sure if it's good file, and how to make it vfr
0.D: 00:21:49 (1308.7)
1.V: 720x368 (Unknown (aka not common)) H264/AVC 1916.15 kbps 23.975 fps
The file changes by 17 seconds..

Where could I get that timecodes.txt file?

Thanks for help if any :]
HaxLi

ya my English

[lamer_de]

You can find the timecodes.txt file in your mkv ;)

Use aegisub for subbing, it has vfr mkv support, so no need for all those demux/remux steps. If you still want to do it, look for TC2cfr by tritical. It'll help you create "useable" avis+timecodes.

Also, you might want to have a look at the doom9 forum rules again, especially rule 6. Usually questions about material you downloaded are not welcomed here.

CU,
lamer_de

[HaxLi]

You can find the timecodes.txt file in your mkv ;)
No I can't find that file there >.>
Any suggestion where it's hidden? MKVextract do not show that txt file for me..

Use aegisub for subbing
heh, I missed that aegisub supports mkv, thanks..

Sorry for rules I broke..

[KoD]

mkvextract --help will show how to extract the timecodes.

mkvextract timecodes_v2 "your_input_mkv_file.mkv" track_ID_of_your_video_stream:"your_output_timecodes_file.txt"

[HaxLi]

As I see you use some kind of command line.
Where should I write them? :]

Edit: in cmd, heh.. nice to find things I didn't knew :}
But it's kinda hard to type all those innames and outnames ;]
Better if GUI supported that.

Thank you

[KoD]

If you're using MKVextractGUI, you have to select Options -> Time -> Timecodes and it will extract timecodes automatically.

[HaxLi]

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8229/mkvexguiat5.png
This is all what options suggest for me >.<;

Maybe it's an old version?

[KoD]

Old version. Get the latest form VideoHelp (http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=MKVExtractGUI) since the official site no longer works.

[HaxLi]

Thank you again, coz I started to wonder where to get that latest one ;]
I'm really out of date - thenew already is v1.6.4 >.<;

All problems gone with new extractor :]