mkv2vob: New App to Remux MKV x264/AC3 which play on PS3

[Franke73]

What do you mean the disk? this program only works with mkvs I thought.

well....

if i have a separate .srt file, and want to use it when trancoding.

[tot31]

I have a mkv file with .srt file in it but after trancoding it to mpg file, there's no subtitlte. Maybe .srt is not compatible?

[Franke73]

well....

if i have a separate .srt file, and want to use it when trancoding.

found a way around the problem tho.

I muxed the *.srt file onto the mkv, using mkvmerge(and set the correct language settings).
Then used that mkv in mkv2vob.
voila, transcoded vob with subtitles =)

[americanpsycho]

I am getting error-

Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

anydoby know what that could mean?
I tried few mkv`s and none of them worked.

[forumhound]

Hi all

I am still using v1.5.3 which works great.

I want to download the latest, but only v2.01 is listed on the download page, so where is the latest version as mentioned in this thread ?

Thanks

Forumhound

[mmace]

Just wanted to say thanks, v2 is excellent

[Audioboxer]

Hey 3r1c I've noticed MKV2VOB 2.0.3 wanted to transcode two of my Pirates of the Carribean movies.

The reason it's transcoding though is I believe subtitles are included within the MKV file...

I guess my only option is to force no transcoding, as obviously I don't need subtitles for an english movie, and therefore don't want to transcode.

[3r1c]

Hey 3r1c I've noticed MKV2VOB 2.0.3 wanted to transcode two of my Pirates of the Carribean movies.

The reason it's transcoding though is I believe subtitles are included within the MKV file...

I guess my only option is to force no transcoding, as obviously I don't need subtitles for an english movie, and therefore don't want to transcode.

No, the correct thing to do if you do not want subtitles is to select "None" for subtitles.
Remember: the video transcoding option is ignored when subtitles are selected.

I think i know what you mean though.
Whoever encoded the mkv probably put subtitles and set the language as ENG, but did not set the language for the audio stream.

[3r1c]

Hi all

I am still using v1.5.3 which works great.

I want to download the latest, but only v2.01 is listed on the download page, so where is the latest version as mentioned in this thread ?

Thanks

Forumhound

The latest is 2.0.3 and it is on the first page.
http://www.3r1c.eu/mkv2vob/mkv2vob.exe

[forumhound]

Thanks...shows as "last page" when I log in, maybe that's why I didn't look there..

I shall be donating by the way...excelllent program.

[damn89]

insufficient disk space on drive F you have 56.29GB you need 2163.07GB?? Have never hapend before. And how often you got 2TB free space??

[3r1c]

Can you please do this.

Start -> run.
type cmd

in the command prompt type (including the quotes)
"c:\program files\mkv2vob\tools\mkvinfo.exe" "c:\yourmkv.mkv"

copy the entire output to here
also tell me what os and version you have.

[3r1c]

oh wait i think i figured it out myself.

your using foreign windows xp with (,) as a decimal seperator arent you?

mkvinfo returns the length in seconds of the movie like 1234.567 which on normal windows will round to 1234 but if your seperator is comma it will round to 1234567 thus the required space becomes 1000x what it should be.

I will fix this.

[Audioboxer]

No, the correct thing to do if you do not want subtitles is to select "None" for subtitles.
Remember: the video transcoding option is ignored when subtitles are selected.

I think i know what you mean though.
Whoever encoded the mkv probably put subtitles and set the language as ENG, but did not set the language for the audio stream.

Yeah it's probably just shoddy encoding. I put MKV2VOB on "never transcode" temporarily to do these two movies then turned it back to automatic.

Movies work fine.

One thing I noticed was MKV2VOB autoupdates :cool:

I was on 2.02, and had downloaded 2.03, but I forgot to install. Anyway when I opened MKV2VOB which was still 2.02, it said new version available and updated itself!

[tot31]

found a way around the problem tho.

I muxed the *.srt file onto the mkv, using mkvmerge(and set the correct language settings).
Then used that mkv in mkv2vob.
voila, transcoded vob with subtitles =)

franke73, can I know what's your Config settings for mkv2vob, as I've already set the correct language setting for the video, audio and subtitle using mkvmerge GUI but still can't get the subtilte.

Here's my MediaInfo screenshot of my mkv file

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/tot31/mediainfo.jpg

[3r1c]

Your audio language and subtitle language are the same.
mkv2vob wont put english subtitles on this movie because you already have english audio.

[tot31]

So in order to get the subtitle although the audio, video and subtitle are in English, I have to set the subtitle language to other language like Spanish? Ok I'll try that. Thanks 3r1c for the tip.

Edit : At last it works...thanks a lot 3r1c....

[3r1c]

Yeah you will have to do that.
or set the audio track to undefined.

Im making option in the next version to add the subtitles even if language the same, and load from a seperate srt file.

[damn89]

Can you please do this.

Start -> run.
type cmd

in the command prompt type (including the quotes)
"c:\program files\mkv2vob\tools\mkvinfo.exe" "c:\yourmkv.mkv"

copy the entire output to here
also tell me what os and version you have.


I have v2.03 and I have swedish Vista 32-bit
but this only happend to some files I tried. The most files are 1GB and that one was 2GB

[3r1c]

I have v2.03 and I have swedish Vista 32-bit
but this only happend to some files I tried. The most files are 1GB and that one was 2GB

Yeah i found the problem.
It was caused by your decimal seperator is comma instead of dot.
It will be fixed in next version later today.

[3r1c]

I am getting error-

Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

anydoby know what that could mean?
I tried few mkv`s and none of them worked.

Anyone else getting this?
How far does it get (in Status column) before show this error?

[Franke73]

.. and load from a seperate srt file.

Thank you, thank you AGAIN Eric.
Monster work!!!

[damn89]

Anyone else getting this?
How far does it get (in Status column) before show this error?

I relly love this program tank you very mush;)

it's extracting the mkv then it pops up that the harddrive don't have enough space.

One more question "how can it be when you converted to vob with srt the file size will be 2.61Gb and without srt its 1.13Gb i mean that seems to me a bit strange because the srt is only 30Kb?? How can that be?

[jamos]

One more question "how can it be when you converted to vob with srt the file size will be 2.61Gb and without srt its 1.13Gb i mean that seems to me a bit strange because the srt is only 30Kb?? How can that be?

It is because you are transcoding when you use subtitles which adds the extra size.

[damn89]

Now when I saw it on my tv the second line of the subtiles been cut of throw the middle. On the computer the subtitle is on the picture but on the tv it's cut off the half line??

can you change the size and the position on the subtitles before you burn it in to the picture with mkvtoolnix?

[estebanzia]

I am getting error-

Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

anydoby know what that could mean?
I tried few mkv`s and none of them worked.

I've got the exact same error everytime i add a mkv file.Status=transcoding......:mad:...Just let me know if anyone knows what get mkv2vob to go wrong!

[Glorioso]

Yeah i found the problem.
It was caused by your decimal seperator is comma instead of dot.
It will be fixed in next version later today.
Unable to test the subtitlesm i get that same error here...

[estebanzia]

I've got the exact same error everytime i add a mkv file.Status=transcoding......:mad:...Just let me know if anyone knows what get mkv2vob to go wrong!
Just noticed that when I launch mkv2vob it also launch Microsoft office 2003 installer(which is already installed) ....:confused:

[odedia]

I'm sorry if this has been posted already, but I just can't get myself to go through 50 pages of data :).

I'm wondering if it is possible to convert the mkv file to a blu-ray disc image? Is there any chance that the PS3 will be able to read this image from a network drive for example?

Using a blu-ray disc, you'll be able to add multiple audio tracks, and add multiple subtitles.

Just wondering, and again sorry if this was asked already.

Thanks for the great work!

[3r1c]

Nope, there are no tools to add subtitles to m2ts file yet.

[3r1c]

V2.0.4 25/Feb/2008
Added Always Encode Subtitles option.
Added Load Subtitles from SRT option (put srt file in same folder as mkv with same name).
Added Overscan Compensation option (if subtitles look cut off on your tv).
Added more detailed descriptions for config options.
Added various other small improvements.
Fixed "Insufficient Disk Space" error where your decimal seperator of your OS is not a dot (some foreign windows versions).
Fixed "Type mismatch" run time error for some people.

[DiRTDOG]

WOW a lot of changes in such a short time. Thanks for putting in the hard work! and listening to your users.

Question about subs: If I leave the option for always encode subtitles off, will subtitles be encoded if they are included in the mkv or do I have to turn that option on if I know there are subtitles?

Oh, one more request from me. Would it be possible to put a cancel button? Right now if you hit the close "X" it minimizes the app and not close it. I realized this when I chose the wrong mkv file.

Thanks again!

[3r1c]

Always encode subtiles forces mkv2vob to add subtitles even if the subtitles are the same language as the audio track.
Normally mkv2vob ignores subtitles if they are the same language as the audio track.

A cancel button is complicated.
Because it would have to close the external programs it runs, so i did not include it.

[DiRTDOG]

Great! Thanks for the info.

No biggie on the cancel button, I just use good ol crtl+alt+del hehe

[cody2]

Hey 3r1c,

"Long" time user, very satisfied and seeing as you're doing a few updates i thought i'd give my best regards and do a few requests myself.

Would it be possible to do a "Watch-folder"-option? Like you get on most Upnp-servers to update contentDB when folder content changes, would you be able to adapt your program to watch for newly extracted MKV's in a given folder, and automatically start remuxing them?

Also, does your program have CLI-support or shell-integration?

Other than that, thanks for a great tool and putting a lot of work into it. I'll be sure to give my donations asap.

[hfmls]

hi, 2 problems here, frst portuguese subs show up wrong, when it uses ´ or ~ or others.


second, why the final size is bigger? is there a way to put on the same size?

and is there a way to convert AAC LC 2 channels.?

because mp4 with ac3 doesn't work in x360


all that and it would be perfect! i would enjoy to donate you, if suc options would be available. the final result its great! and really fast.

[3r1c]

do you have a sample file where the subs are wrong?

filesize is bigger because it transcodes to mpeg2 when you use subtitles.

if you have aac with 2 channels, you can mux to mp4 without converting to ac3.

really the only advantage to aac to ac3 conversion is you get 5.1 playback, but if you only have 2ch to begin with you might as well just use mp4.

[andyd2k]

I ran the app on a mkv but the file won't even show up on my ps3 - is it that the file can't be streamed?

[hfmls]

what i mean was, convert ac3, dts to AAC LC 2 channels. because that's the only way it will play in x360.

i don't have a sample, but the error is simple, i think whatever u use to encode the subs, doesn't have portuguese simbols support, like ´ or ~ , and more.

is there a way to mantain same size? use other than mpeg2 ?

[gordho]

if you have aac with 2 channels, you can mux to mp4 without converting to ac3.

really the only advantage to aac to ac3 conversion is you get 5.1 playback, but if you only have 2ch to begin with you might as well just use mp4.

But it would be nice to not have to worry about running another program and let let mkv2vob be a one stop shop for mkv conversion. Code/feature bloat is something to consider so I understand if you want to keep it focused on a core set of functions.

[adalbertoma]

do you have a sample file where the subs are wrong?

filesize is bigger because it transcodes to mpeg2 when you use subtitles.

if you have aac with 2 channels, you can mux to mp4 without converting to ac3.

really the only advantage to aac to ac3 conversion is you get 5.1 playback, but if you only have 2ch to begin with you might as well just use mp4.

Eric,

I have converted a movie yesterday with 2.0.3 and the portuguese subtitles worked like a charm, even with the accents (é, ã, õ). Maybe it's something with the subtitle that user is trying to use. Unless you changed something on this last 2.0.4 version, which I haven't used yet.

BTW, thanks for the great work with this software.

Just one quick question:
Do you see any possibility of us being able to use soft coded subtitles in the near future? Or only hard coded? This causes my only two complaints on the conversion: bigger file size and static subtitles.

Would be great to have selectable multiple subtitle tracks.

Anyway, thanks for spending your time with this sweet app.

[hfmls]

subs won't work here :S..well they work, but with some errors in text.

xbox360 can't play vob or mpg, damn! i think.

is there a way to creat a dvd, vob..ifo files etc. but with 720p resolution ?

[mikeymoves@gmail.com]

Hi, ive got a couple of questions for you if you dont mind as i take delivery of a shiny new iMac this week...

1. With VirtualPC on my old eMac it wouldnt let me do anything with files larger than 4gb even though the virtual drive was set up as NTFS - have you had this problem with parallels? Is there anything i should know beforhand when setting it up? Most of the files i will be dealing with are between 4.5gb and 12gb...

I have not had any problems with this. I have been working with files as large as 16gb.

2. using medialink i have a problem where the mpg movies play but only for a certain time for each one - each one is different but is usually between 10 and 20 minutes. When i check the runtime on the PS3 it shows this time, not the full movie. If i play the same film through an Eyeconnect demo then it plays the whole thing so the problem is not with the file. have you experienced this at all, as i cant seem to work out what is happening and have had no response from Nullriver. (my version is fully registered BTW).

Interesting. I can't say for sure if I have had this issue. My medialink is only wireless at the moment, so I am getting stuttering over my G network. Once I hardwire into the gigabit ethernet, hopefully this is will resolve.

I would really appreciate some help with this because i have tried everything i can with running Windows on my eMac and i never really got it to the point where i could use MKV2VOB, and had to resort to running it on my old arcade MAME cabinet!

cheers
Karl
Mame Cabinet!!! That sounds pretty awesome!

[rahzel]

holy crap the new version is fast!
thank you so much for your efforts 3r1c!

if possible, do you think you can make it so you can specify how large you want to split the video in MB? if you can figure how to do this, i can skip using mkvmerge to split my files.

thanks again!

[tot31]

I got an error "Can't parse the mkv file" using the latest 2.0.4 when using Never Transcode option but the mkv file can be remuxed with the same option using 1.5.3.

This is the details of the file using MediaInfo

General #0
Complete name : F:\Movies\Contract.Star.HDDVD.720p.x264-HDL.mkv
Format : Mk
File size : 4.37 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 27mn
Bit rate : 7161 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2008-01-20 20:38:44
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.1.0 ('Another Place To Fall') built on Dec 31 2007 20:13:50
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 1h 27mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Language : English

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
Codec/Info : Dolby AC3
Channel(s) : 5 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Language : English

[carbonkid]

Hi, keep the good work, you are doing for every single one of us.

Now the real post :) . I got a problem with portuguese subtitles (.srt). Some of our carachters such as ã and ç apper as a -. Is a problem of the program, or is it my problem?

Edit : Sorry I didn't read the above post, but I've added a detail, it only happens with (.srt) files.

Some sample images

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/994/semttulooy7.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/503/semttulo2sm7.jpg

[lez]

keep getting
installation ended prematurely because of an error
running vista
previous version work great
thanks

[asif9t9]

So far everything seems to work fine for me. Thanks 3r1c. I guess now that subtitles works, and AAC 5.1 can be converted to AC3 5.1, I have just one more request to make this the complete PS3 program for me.

Basically, I know the PS3 is supposed to play Divx and Xvid, but it doesn't always work. I want one program that will do it all. If I have an avi file that has 2ch audio, then let the program make it guaranteed PS3 compatible. Moreover, if the avi file has 5.1 AC3 audio, then let the program make it PS3 compatible.

I try to download only mkv's from now on, but sometimes the only copies available are avi's. I know this goes against the concept of "mkv"2vob, but this would make your program the be all and end all.

[mrdjj]

hi, thx for a really great program!

I have problems with the subtitles, the Swedish Å, Ä and Ö is gone in the movie after converting. Instead there is a underscore. The same as for the user "carbonkid" above.

[iibosshog]

Will next version support multilanguage?That's all i want.