Merge SRT file in x264 MKV file and split the MKV

[Snollygoster]

I used MKVmerge to do the job on Mac OS.

I have an MKV file.
I have an SRT file.

They play just fine with VLC (vlc loads both video and subtitles as it should be).

The thing is that I would like to embed the SRT in the MKV and also split the MKV in 2 parts so I don't have to use Dual Layer DVDs all the time.

I open the MKV in MKV Merge I add the SRT file and I set the segmentation options. It completes successfully and when I open the new MKV in VLC it plays fine it recognizes the new STR stream but nothing is displayed on the screen.

This is the command line produced by MKVmerge.


"mkvmerge" -o "/Volumes/Venice/Enemy at the Gates.mkv" --language 1:eng --default-track 1 --display-dimensions 1:16x9 --language 2:eng --default-track 2 --language 3:eng --track-name 3:English --default-track 3 -a 2 -d 1 -s 3 "/Users/snolly/Movies/Films HD/Enemy at the Gates.mkv" --language 0:gre --track-name 0:Greek -s 0 -D -A "/Users/snolly/Movies/Films HD/Enemy at the Gates.srt" --track-order 0:1,0:2,0:3,1:0 --title "Stalingrad - Enemy at the Gates (2001)" --split size:4070M


Anyone knows what's wrong?

[karasu]

I never used the split option, but embedded srt is common operation for me with MKV Merge Gui under Linux.

Is the encoding of the srt correctly defined? (utf8, iso- ... )

[Snollygoster]

I tried both ISO and utf8 nothing worked. They don't show up at all despite of the fact that the subtitle stream is there... I will try without the split option to see what happens.