How to make linked files using Matroska container

[egrimisu]

Hi,

i have read the manual but didn't understood much.
The thing is that my anime has : prelood, OP, the episode, ED, next episode preview.

This mean that i shall have 5 mkv? o only 3, 2 the ep and op and one with the prelood the actual episode and preview of the next?

Can i find somewhere a detaild pictured guide?

Thanks

[littleD]

Isnt better to leave episode like it used to be, in one file? I recommend you to using chapters instead, there are tools around to extract it from dvd.
Linking files is for those, who want play several mkv's just like one after another, as it would be one big single file. Time is continuous (go on after playing next file). Of course u canplay mkvs separately as well.

But if u stick to linking u should just split single file after timecodes and put a tick at "link files":) Just use Mkvmerge from mkvtoolnix.

[Daiz]

You should have the intro, actual episode and preview in one MKV. You make the ordered chapter file for this MKV.

So you have three files:

Episode.mkv
Opening.mkv
Ending.mkv

You want the chapters like this:

Intro - Opening - Episode - Ending - Preview

Let's say these parts located inside Episode.mkv go like this:

Intro: 00:00-01:00
Episode: 01:00-22:00
Preview: 22:00-22:30

Now you have the other files, and their lengths:

Opening.mkv: 1:30
Ending.mkv: 1:30

Now, you make the ordered chapters like this:

Intro
00:00-01:00

Opening
00:00-01:30
[Opening.mkv Segment UID]

Episode
01:00-22:00

Ending
00:00-01:30
[Ending.mkv Segment UID]

Preview
22:00-22:30

And then you mux this XML chapter file with Episode.mkv.

[egrimisu]

Thanks guys if i'l encounter dificulties i'l be back. ;)

[egrimisu]

how to get this "Segment UID"?

[Daiz]

Use mkvinfo from mkvtoolnix. Or if you're on Windows, you can use dumpsuid.exe:

http://artsweb.uwaterloo.ca/~smichail/chapterunorderer/dumpsuid.exe

[littleD]

how to get this "Segment UID"?

Just unzip and copy my gui :p to folder with mkvinfo :)

[zamwow]

Is there a way to join the three files into one file without messing up the order?

Intro - Opening (separate file) - Episode - Ending (another separate file) - Preview

[MatLz]

Is there a way to join the three files into one file without messing up the order?

Intro - Opening (separate file) - Episode - Ending (another separate file) - Preview

Mkvmerge's 'append' option.

[egrimisu]

is there a way to append ass subtitles with mkvmerge and audios?
Mkvmerge's 'append' option.

[MatLz]

is there a way to append ass subtitles with mkvmerge and audios?

Audio for sure, but same format with same sample rate.

Before reply I did a test with .ass, it gives delay for the next part, even with a blank sub at the end of the first part...