MKVcleaver : GUI for mkvextract with batch support v 0.7.0.2

[Danette]

When running a batch of MKV’s, MKVCleaver 0.6.0.8 (32-bit) hangs on my Win 7, at various points in a batch list, about half the time. This requires killing the process and, when restarted, picking up where it left off.

Looking for hints in an old thread, I find that, once MKVCleaver hangs, mkvextract.exe does not appear in the task manager.

[Mosu]

Hey,

someone just reported to me that using MKVToolNix v10.0.0 breaks mkvcleaver. Note that I haven't verified this myself, but please look into it.

My guess is that it's one of two things:

v10.0.0 is the first version with more than one digit in a component which might cause a version check to fail.
Additionally sorting version numbers via simple string comparisons will sort 10.0.0 as being smaller than 9.9.0. Again this might make a version check fail.

[desperado836]

yeah, it pukes on me, only extracting the chapters file, had to roll back to MKVToolNix 9.9.0, works perfectly then

[davizator]

yeah, it pukes on me, only extracting the chapters file, had to roll back to MKVToolNix 9.9.0, works perfectly then

yes, same here...

[Mosu]

The author has written here (https://blogs.sapib.ca/apps/bugs-requests/errors-out-with-mkvtoolnix-10-0-0/) that it was indeed a buggy version check, and that this check's been fixed for the upcoming release.

[mkdrive2]

I am unable to extract the audio from mkv files when I use MKVToolNix version 10.0.0 or 11.0.0. I get the following error message in the log file:
Extracting Items - audio (error);
Codec is not V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC. Not converting to AVI
Error: Nothing to do.
Extraction failed

I reinstalled version 9.9.0, and there are no problems again.

[hello_hello]

sheck,
Will the next MKVCleaver support older versions of MKVToolNix or will an MKVToolNix that goes "ding" be required (version 11+)?

It seems MKVToolNix can never work on XP again because apparently some people wanted a muxing program to play sounds, and that'll prevent it working on XP forever.

I'm just wondering if we'll still be able to use older XP machines for extraction with a version of MKVToolNix that runs on them because it doesn't go ding (version 10 or older).

Cheers.

[sneaker_ger]

AFAIK the sound playing is a feature of MkvToolNix GUI and shouldn't affect other tools using mkvextract or mkvmerge. Of course no one will guarantee you for how long. And usually old versions work for quite some time because the basic CLI usage rarely changes.

[sheck]

Changes:

* Implemented SQLIte database as the storage engine for internal arrays and the log
* Added utility to rotate logs
* Added log settings and log viewer
* Added more detailed logging
* Update check is now using JSON format
* Changed mkvmerge -i to mkvmerge -J. MKVCleaver is now using JSON format to query MKVtoolNix CLI tools
* Removed mkvextract version check
* Added minimum MKVToolNix version. Minimum version is 10
* Added [LNG3], [LNGf] and [Delay] placeholders
* Removed [vDelay] placeholder
* Changed how [aDelay] placeholder works
* Added Quick and Full VFR detection modes
* Added VFR to CFR conversion (experimental)
* Removed avdump2
* Added batch filters for extraction
* Moved About button under Help menu
* Added Segment UIDs extraction
* Added ability to add files to MKVCleaver by dragging and dropping a text file
* Added instance check. Max instances is now 1
* Removed Audio FLAC in OGG container option
* Major source changes to accommodate SQLite DB and Windows 10
* MKVCleaver minimum GUI size is now set for both x and y axis
* Minor changes to custom.ini file options
* Timecodes checkbox text will be red when Timecodes Only option is selected (visual aid)

Fixes:

* Fixed Drag & Drop on Windows 10
* Fixed state and text detection for files and tracks windows under Windows 10
* Fixed Go button state changes based on what is selected
* Fixed Audio track language was displayed as English when no language was set
* Fixed h.264 to avi conversion errors
* Optimized code to idle CPU when nothing is happening
* Changed acv2avi.exe to the version from VideoHelp

[sheck]

sheck,
Will the next MKVCleaver support older versions of MKVToolNix or will an MKVToolNix that goes "ding" be required (version 11+)?

It seems MKVToolNix can never work on XP again because apparently some people wanted a muxing program to play sounds, and that'll prevent it working on XP forever.

I'm just wondering if we'll still be able to use older XP machines for extraction with a version of MKVToolNix that runs on them because it doesn't go ding (version 10 or older).

Cheers.

Older versions are no longer supported, Minimum MKVToolNix version supoorted is 10. This is due to MKVCleaver switching to JSON for querying mkvmerge and mkvextract.

It should still work on XP, however, I don't have XP any longer to test.

[hello_hello]

sheck,
Thanks for the new version.

I've only had a quick play (MKVToolNix 10), and maybe it's an XP thing, but when running the the portable version it offers an error message regarding "log_rotate.exe not being a valid win32 application", although after dismissing the error message the program seems to work okay. The installer causes the same error message to appear when installing.

I've also managed to bump into a kind of file name oddity with a bunch of files I tested. They're the only files I have that are named this way, but they just happened to be handy for testing. They look like this in version 0.6.0.8 vs 0.7.0.0 (I can't select the individual tracks for extraction and they make no appearance in the Batch section.

https://s28.postimg.org/s5llofgpp/MKVCleaver1.gif

https://s28.postimg.org/on9ls1ftp/MKVCleaver2.gif

But the same files renamed:

https://s28.postimg.org/tzyg663q5/MKVCleaver3.gif

And playing with the batch filter I discovered the drop down box #2 appears empty, so it makes no sense yet.

https://s28.postimg.org/koce97r6l/MKVCleaver4.gif

Only one instance of MKVCleaver at a time now. That's new. Is there a reason?

I don't know if they're all XP things but I'll play around some more later.

Thanks again for the hard work!

[sheck]

sheck,
Thanks for the new version.

I've only had a quick play (MKVToolNix 10), and maybe it's an XP thing, but when running the the portable version it offers an error message regarding "log_rotate.exe not being a valid win32 application", although after dismissing the error message the program seems to work okay. The installer causes the same error message to appear when installing.

I've also managed to bump into a kind of file name oddity with a bunch of files I tested. They're the only files I have that are named this way, but they just happened to be handy for testing. They look like this in version 0.6.0.8 vs 0.7.0.0 (I can't select the individual tracks for extraction and they make no appearance in the Batch section.

https://s28.postimg.org/s5llofgpp/MKVCleaver1.gif

https://s28.postimg.org/on9ls1ftp/MKVCleaver2.gif

But the same files renamed:

https://s28.postimg.org/tzyg663q5/MKVCleaver3.gif

And playing with the batch filter I discovered the drop down box #2 appears empty, so it makes no sense yet.

https://s28.postimg.org/koce97r6l/MKVCleaver4.gif

Only one instance of MKVCleaver at a time now. That's new. Is there a reason?

I don't know if they're all XP things but I'll play around some more later.

Thanks again for the hard work!

I included 64 bit log_rotate.exe by accident. It's not an essential part of MKVCLeaver and everything will still work.

A bug has been reported where files with an apostrophe in the name cause issues with the database. Apostrophe's have to be escaped in SQLite. Something I missed when learning SQLite.

The second dropdown box is empty because you haven't created any parameters yet. Click Menu->Parameters Config. It's in the help file.

The reason for one instance is because SQLite has a limitation of only one process being able to write to the database. To work with multiple instances I would have to write queue manager for SQLite queries. Something that I may do in the future, but it is a lot of work. I'm planing to attempt to make MKVCleaver multi threaded so a queue manager may not even be needed.

[Tylerr]

can you add title for subtitles to the custom filename options?

example from mediainfo:

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Opening/Signs
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Vegapunk Subs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #3
ID : 6
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Funimation Subs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

[sheck]

can you add title for subtitles to the custom filename options?

example from mediainfo:

Text #1
ID : 4
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Opening/Signs
Language : English
Default : Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 5
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Vegapunk Subs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

Text #3
ID : 6
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Compression mode : Lossless
Title : Funimation Subs
Language : English
Default : No
Forced : No

I will look into this.

[sheck]

Fixes:

* Fixed error with SQLite when files have apostrophe(s) in the file name.
* Fixed error when extracting simple chapters.
* Added back Send To menu in portable versions.
* Fixed error detection for chapters, tags and cues.
* Fixed log_rotate.exe hanging in some situations.
* Fixed json formatting when extracting time codes with default file naming options.

[hello_hello]

Thanks for the update.

Note for XP users..... so far, MKVCleaver seems to work happily with MKVToolnix 12.0.0 on XP even if versions of mkvtoolnix-gui.exe later than version 10.0.0 don't run on XP because they go "ding".

sheck,
As a side note, I have uBlock Origin installed in PaleMoon / Firefox as an AdBlocker. When I visit your site, I see your "please white list me" message even though I have in fact white listed blogs.sapib.ca, although after the page loads, if I then refresh it, I see the message replaced with an advertisement. I don't know who's fault it is, the adblocking detection method or uBlock Origin, but I thought I'd mention it.

Thanks again for the update!!

[sheck]

Thanks for the update.

Note for XP users..... so far, MKVCleaver seems to work happily with MKVToolnix 12.0.0 on XP even if versions of mkvtoolnix-gui.exe later than version 10.0.0 don't run on XP because they go "ding".

sheck,
As a side note, I have uBlock Origin installed in PaleMoon / Firefox as an AdBlocker. When I visit your site, I see your "please white list me" message even though I have in fact white listed blogs.sapib.ca, although after the page loads, if I then refresh it, I see the message replaced with an advertisement. I don't know who's fault it is, the adblocking detection method or uBlock Origin, but I thought I'd mention it.

Thanks again for the update!!

Thx for letting me know. I had other users report the same, however, I can only sometimes reproduce the that behavior and so it is difficult to troubleshoot. I will continue trying to resolve it.

[hello_hello]

Thx for letting me know. I had other users report the same, however, I can only sometimes reproduce the that behavior and so it is difficult to troubleshoot. I will continue trying to resolve it.

Is it a caching issue, or maybe cookie related?

I have no idea, but I ask because I just went to your site and this time it went straight to displaying an ad, so it may relate to the fact I pretty much always clear cookies and temp internet files when closing the browser, something I haven't done for several days now, but as a rule I imagine I'd rarely visit your site without clearing everything in between. Maybe that'll help......

Edit. Then again...........
I tried a little experimenting, clearing temp files and cookies and restarting the browser but I couldn't duplicate the problem at all with Firefox. For Pale Moon, I could duplicate it fairly consistently, but it happened once even after I disabled uBlock completely and restarted the browser. Just see see, I disabled the "tell sites not to track me" option in PaleMoon's preferences and the "disable adblocker" message didn't appear after the next restart. Only problem is I've enabled both that option and uBlock again and now it's behaving as expected. I'm just seeing the ad even after clearing everything and restarting the browser. I don't know if that setting has anything to do with it, whether changing it and changing it back could make any difference, or whether it's just a huge co-incidence and the computer is messing with me, as they do, but that's what's happened so far.....

[o-l-a-v]

Idea / Feature request:
- Batch remux mkv files, choose what files to keep / not to keep. Delete original mkv if success.

Use case:
1. I got 30 ish mkv files with two audio tracks, I only want to keep one of them. The second audio track is commentary, removing it will save me 100mb pr mkv.
2. "Update" your MKV's to the latest version, old versions might be lacking some features?

[sheck]

Idea / Feature request:
- Batch remux mkv files, choose what files to keep / not to keep. Delete original mkv if success.

Use case:
1. I got 30 ish mkv files with two audio tracks, I only want to keep one of them. The second audio track is commentary, removing it will save me 100mb pr mkv.
2. "Update" your MKV's to the latest version, old versions might be lacking some features?

Others had requested this as well, however, this is not a simple feature to add. MKVCleaver is an extractor and making it mux MKVs would mean I would have to write a batch muxer, which is a different application altogether, then join the two. I simply don't have the time at the moment to write a new application. Possibly in the future.

[sheck]

Changes:

* Added [TrackType#] placeholder.
* Added auto recovery when MKVCleaver hangs.
* Added notification when MKVCleaver cannot connect to the Internet.
* Minor logging changes.

Fixes:

* Fixed “Check for Updates” was not following what’s in the ini file.
* Fixed MKVCleaver error when extracting by selecting tracks in the left pane.
* Fixed [Track#] being replaced by incorrect numbers in some cases.

[goLot]

http://i.imgur.com/2hyR1p6.jpg

[sheck]

http://i.imgur.com/2hyR1p6.jpg

Can you post the full media info for that file ? Double click on the file name in the left pane.

Does it happen with any file or just that one ?

[sheck]

I was able to reproduce this error only when I prevent mkvmerge from returning any data on query of a file.

Something on your system preventing MKVCleaver from reading mkvmerge CLI output. I've seen this before with Symantec security software. Possibly, MKVCleaver is being run in some sort of sandboxed environment.

[goLot]

Can you post the full media info for that file ? Double click on the file name in the left pane.

Does it happen with any file or just that one ?



General
Unique ID: 235261905188639355233485557165109085697 (0xB0FDCB77DBAB058F8C28E66FD95D0601)
Complete name: K:\_k.720p\__tmp__\---pking\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.Japanese\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size: 4.80 GiB
Duration : 2 h 13 min
Overall bit rate : 5 155 kb/s
Movie name : Jubowo @ WiKi
Encoded date : UTC 2017-06-05 12:43:30
Writing application: mkvmerge v12.0.0 ('Trust / Lust') 64bit
Writing library: libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5
Attachments: DFPHuaZongW5-B5 1.0.2005.12.28.ttf / 汉仪秀英体繁.ttf

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info: Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames: 12 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2 h 13 min
Bit rate : 4 506 kb/s
Width: 1 280 pixels
Height : 538 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode: Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS
Color space: YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth: 8 bits
Scan type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.273
Stream size: 4.19 GiB (87%)
Writing library: x264 core 129 r2245+704+36 8e61944 tMod+MixAQ [8-bit@4:2:0 X86_64]
Encoding settings: cabac=1 / ref=12 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=11 / psy=1 / fade_compensate=0.00 / psy_rd=1.05:0.10 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=18 / lookahead_threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / fgo=0 / bframes=10 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=4506 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=1 / aq-strength=0.85 / aq-sensitivity=10.00 / aq-ifactor=1.00 / aq-pfactor=1.00 / aq-bfactor=1.00 / aq2=0
Language : Japanese
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info: Audio Coding 3
Format settings, Endianness: Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2 h 13 min
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate : 640 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions: Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 spf)
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size: 610 MiB (12%)
Language : Japanese
Service kind : Complete Main
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Text
ID : 3
Format : ASS
Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS
Codec ID/Info: Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Duration : 2 h 8 min
Bit rate : 87 b/s
Count of elements: 1711
Compression mode : Lossless
Stream size: 81.9 KiB (0%)
Language : Chinese
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:12:42.761 : en:00:12:42.761
00:26:15.448 : en:00:26:15.448
00:34:42.205 : en:00:34:42.205
00:40:27.174 : en:00:40:27.174
00:52:57.674 : en:00:52:57.674
01:07:26.876 : en:01:07:26.876
01:17:39.363 : en:01:17:39.363
01:31:44.248 : en:01:31:44.248
01:45:00.377 : en:01:45:00.377
02:01:16.602 : en:02:01:16.602
02:08:14.269 : en:02:08:14.269




----------------

it happens sometimes, not just this one. (Since 0.7.0.0)
Not only WiKi's release.

Here's another:

http://i.imgur.com/agMeumq.jpg

This one, I use 'Duckweed.2017.乘風破浪' as the folder name in purpose. Chinese characters are included.
(Does MKVCleaver support UTF-8 or Unicode characters as filename?)

I changed the folder name to 'Duckweed.2017', MKVCleaver works fine again.

General
Unique ID: 242207038627877585463809162161532245660 (0xB63760FBE2DE9DE794D1AB00A24D169C)
Complete name: K:\_k.720p\__tmp__\---pking\Duckweed.2017.乘風破浪\Duckweed.2017.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 4 / Version 2
File size: 3.50 GiB
Duration : 1 h 41 min
Overall bit rate : 4 932 kb/s
Movie name : Jubowo @ WiKi
Encoded date : UTC 2017-06-09 17:30:29
Writing application: mkvmerge v12.0.0 ('Trust / Lust') 64bit
Writing library: libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info: Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames: 12 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1 h 41 min
Bit rate : 4 294 kb/s
Width: 1 280 pixels
Height : 536 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode: Constant
Frame rate : 24.000 FPS
Color space: YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth: 8 bits
Scan type: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.261
Stream size: 3.04 GiB (87%)
Writing library: x264 core 129 r2245+704+36 8e61944 tMod+MixAQ [8-bit@4:2:0 X86_64]
Encoding settings: cabac=1 / ref=12 / deblock=1:-3:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=11 / psy=1 / fade_compensate=0.00 / psy_rd=1.05:0.10 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=32 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-3 / threads=18 / lookahead_threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=0 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / fgo=0 / bframes=10 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=80 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=4294 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.70 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1 / aq-strength=0.85 / aq-sensitivity=10.00 / aq-ifactor=1.00 / aq-pfactor=1.00 / aq-bfactor=1.00 / aq2=0
Language : Chinese
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info: Audio Coding 3
Format settings, Endianness: Big
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1 h 41 min
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate : 640 kb/s
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions: Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate: 48.0 kHz
Frame rate : 31.250 FPS (1536 spf)
Bit depth: 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size: 465 MiB (13%)
Language : Chinese
Service kind : Complete Main
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Text #1
ID : 3
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info: UTF-8 Plain Text
Duration : 1 h 34 min
Bit rate : 37 b/s
Count of elements: 1407
Stream size: 26.4 KiB (0%)
Title: Simplified
Language : Chinese
Default: Yes
Forced : No

Text #2
ID : 4
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info: UTF-8 Plain Text
Duration : 1 h 34 min
Bit rate : 37 b/s
Count of elements: 1407
Stream size: 26.4 KiB (0%)
Title: Traditional
Language : Chinese
Default: No
Forced : No

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:00:00:00.000
00:05:20.791 : en:00:05:20.791
00:13:02.166 : en:00:13:02.166
00:17:07.291 : en:00:17:07.291
00:22:44.458 : en:00:22:44.458
00:27:21.125 : en:00:27:21.125
00:31:40.291 : en:00:31:40.291
00:35:47.708 : en:00:35:47.708
00:41:04.625 : en:00:41:04.625
00:43:53.833 : en:00:43:53.833
00:47:14.375 : en:00:47:14.375
00:56:54.791 : en:00:56:54.791
01:00:44.875 : en:01:00:44.875
01:04:25.291 : en:01:04:25.291
01:10:06.916 : en:01:10:06.916
01:14:43.958 : en:01:14:43.958
01:23:15.833 : en:01:23:15.833
01:27:53.125 : en:01:27:53.125
01:30:42.333 : en:01:30:42.333
01:33:43.416 : en:01:33:43.416

-----------------------------


this one, folder name has only ANSI characters, same as it's filename.

http://i.imgur.com/rQ6nCso.jpg


p.s.
I've tried it again with KIS disabled.

[sheck]

I set up the same directory structure on my machine and was not able to reproduce the error even with the Chinese characters. Everything was extracting fine.

Can you please run the following command and post the output ?

1. Create a command.json file somewhere. C:\Temp for example. Open it with Notepad or other text editor and paste the text below. The only thing you have to change it the path to the mkv file with actual path to the file. Replace all \ in the file with \\.

Obviously, use the mkv file that causes that error.

[
"--ui-language",
"en",
"-J",
"full path to the mkv file"
]

2. Open a command line window and then cd into the directory where MKVToolNix is installed. Then run the following:

mkvmerge @"C:\Temp\command.json"

Assuming that your json file is in C:\Temp.

Then just post the output here.

[goLot]

Can you please run the following command and post the output ?



C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix>mkvmerge @"C:\tmp\command.json"
{
"attachments": [
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "DFPHuaZongW5-B5 1.0.2005.12.28.ttf",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"uid": 4362650260188525481
},
"size": 4134208
},
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "汉仪秀英体繁.ttf",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"uid": 13901122490794128034
},
"size": 4342760
}
],
"chapters": [
{
"num_entries": 12
}
],
"container": {
"properties": {
"container_type": 17,
"date_local": "2017-06-05T20:43:30+08:00",
"date_utc": "2017-06-05T12:43:30Z",
"duration": 7999424000000,
"is_providing_timecodes": true,
"muxing_application": "libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5",
"segment_uid": "b0fdcb77dbab058f8c28e66fd95d0601",
"title": "Jubowo @ WiKi",
"writing_application": "mkvmerge v12.0.0 ('Trust / Lust') 64bit"
},
"recognized": true,
"supported": true,
"type": "Matroska"
},
"errors": [],
"file_name": "K:\\_k.720p\\__tmp__\\---pking\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.Japanese\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi.mkv",
"global_tags": [],
"identification_format_version": 6,
"track_tags": [],
"tracks": [
{
"codec": "MPEG-4p10/AVC/h.264",
"id": 0,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC",
"codec_private_data": "01640029ffe1001967640029ac520d0140117e48400000fa40002ee023c60c636001000768e8ce0acf23c06ffa7f00",
"codec_private_length": 47,
"default_duration": 41708333,
"default_track": true,
"display_dimensions": "1280x538",
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 1,
"packetizer": "mpeg4_p10_video",
"pixel_dimensions": "1280x538",
"uid": 1
},
"type": "video"
},
{
"codec": "AC-3/E-AC-3",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"audio_channels": 6,
"audio_sampling_frequency": 48000,
"codec_id": "A_AC3",
"codec_private_length": 0,
"default_duration": 32000000,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 2,
"uid": 9562527780952643742
},
"type": "audio"
},
{
"codec": "SubStationAlpha",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "S_TEXT/ASS",
"codec_private_data": "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",
"codec_private_length": 1267,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "chi",
"minimum_timestamp": 5000000000,
"number": 3,
"text_subtitles": true,
"uid": 15280138310350355339
},
"type": "subtitles"
}
],
"warnings": []
}

[goLot]

C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix>mkvmerge @"C:\tmp\command.json"
{
"attachments": [
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "DFPHuaZongW5-B5 1.0.2005.12.28.ttf",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"uid": 4362650260188525481
},
"size": 4134208
},
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "汉仪秀英体繁.ttf",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"uid": 13901122490794128034
},
"size": 4342760
}
],
"chapters": [
{
"num_entries": 12
}
],
"container": {
"properties": {
"container_type": 17,
"date_local": "2017-06-05T20:43:30+08:00",
"date_utc": "2017-06-05T12:43:30Z",
"duration": 7999424000000,
"is_providing_timecodes": true,
"muxing_application": "libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5",
"segment_uid": "b0fdcb77dbab058f8c28e66fd95d0601",
"title": "Jubowo @ WiKi",
"writing_application": "mkvmerge v12.0.0 ('Trust / Lust') 64bit"
},
"recognized": true,
"supported": true,
"type": "Matroska"
},
"errors": [],
"file_name": "K:\\_k.720p\\__tmp__\\---pking\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.Japanese\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi.mkv",
"global_tags": [],
"identification_format_version": 6,
"track_tags": [],
"tracks": [
{
"codec": "MPEG-4p10/AVC/h.264",
"id": 0,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC",
"codec_private_data": "01640029ffe1001967640029ac520d0140117e48400000fa40002ee023c60c636001000768e8ce0acf23c06ffa7f00",
"codec_private_length": 47,
"default_duration": 41708333,
"default_track": true,
"display_dimensions": "1280x538",
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 1,
"packetizer": "mpeg4_p10_video",
"pixel_dimensions": "1280x538",
"uid": 1
},
"type": "video"
},
{
"codec": "AC-3/E-AC-3",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"audio_channels": 6,
"audio_sampling_frequency": 48000,
"codec_id": "A_AC3",
"codec_private_length": 0,
"default_duration": 32000000,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 2,
"uid": 9562527780952643742
},
"type": "audio"
},
{
"codec": "SubStationAlpha",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "S_TEXT/ASS",
"codec_private_data": "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",
"codec_private_length": 1267,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "chi",
"minimum_timestamp": 5000000000,
"number": 3,
"text_subtitles": true,
"uid": 15280138310350355339
},
"type": "subtitles"
}
],
"warnings": []
}

[goLot]

C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix>mkvmerge @"C:\tmp\command.json"
{
"attachments": [
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "DFPHuaZongW5-B5 1.0.2005.12.28.ttf",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"uid": 4362650260188525481
},
"size": 4134208
},
{
"content_type": "application/x-truetype-font",
"description": "",
"file_name": "汉仪秀英体繁.ttf",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"uid": 13901122490794128034
},
"size": 4342760
}
],
"chapters": [
{
"num_entries": 12
}
],
"container": {
"properties": {
"container_type": 17,
"date_local": "2017-06-05T20:43:30+08:00",
"date_utc": "2017-06-05T12:43:30Z",
"duration": 7999424000000,
"is_providing_timecodes": true,
"muxing_application": "libebml v1.3.4 + libmatroska v1.4.5",
"segment_uid": "b0fdcb77dbab058f8c28e66fd95d0601",
"title": "Jubowo @ WiKi",
"writing_application": "mkvmerge v12.0.0 ('Trust / Lust') 64bit"
},
"recognized": true,
"supported": true,
"type": "Matroska"
},
"errors": [],
"file_name": "K:\\_k.720p\\__tmp__\\---pking\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.Japanese\\Shinjuku.Swan.II.2017.720p.BluRay.x264-WiKi.mkv",
"global_tags": [],
"identification_format_version": 6,
"track_tags": [],
"tracks": [
{
"codec": "MPEG-4p10/AVC/h.264",
"id": 0,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC",
"codec_private_data": "01640029ffe1001967640029ac520d0140117e48400000fa40002ee023c60c636001000768e8ce0acf23c06ffa7f00",
"codec_private_length": 47,
"default_duration": 41708333,
"default_track": true,
"display_dimensions": "1280x538",
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 1,
"packetizer": "mpeg4_p10_video",
"pixel_dimensions": "1280x538",
"uid": 1
},
"type": "video"
},
{
"codec": "AC-3/E-AC-3",
"id": 1,
"properties": {
"audio_channels": 6,
"audio_sampling_frequency": 48000,
"codec_id": "A_AC3",
"codec_private_length": 0,
"default_duration": 32000000,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "jpn",
"minimum_timestamp": 0,
"number": 2,
"uid": 9562527780952643742
},
"type": "audio"
},
{
"codec": "SubStationAlpha",
"id": 2,
"properties": {
"codec_id": "S_TEXT/ASS",
"codec_private_data": "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",
"codec_private_length": 1267,
"default_track": true,
"enabled_track": true,
"forced_track": false,
"language": "chi",
"minimum_timestamp": 5000000000,
"number": 3,
"text_subtitles": true,
"uid": 15280138310350355339
},
"type": "subtitles"
}
],
"warnings": []
}

[Tylerr]

I will look into this.

did you look into it?

[loninappleton]

The error reads

'Extraction of track ID 2 with the codec is S_DVBSUB is not supported.

I've seen the codec error with these DVBSUB files I have before.
Is there a codec pack that solves the problem?

[sneaker_ger]

mkvextract cannot use external codecs at all.

[sheck]

did you look into it?

Yes, I did. I'm working on a way for the users to set their own placeholders. It takes to much time for me to add a new one every time someone needs it.

It will be available in a couple of versions.

[sheck]

Changes:

* Added user editable custom placeholders for file names.
* Added option to disable save session dialog.
* Compliant with MKVTolNix v17 and above.
* Mkvmerge.exe output is now redirected to a file instead of stdout. Should fix issues with non English locales.
* Added non ASCII character conversion when working with command line tools such as avc2avi.exe.
* Added .h265 extension.
* Added ability to edit how files and tracks are displayed in the left pane.
* Changed Select All shortcut to Ctrl+Shift+A.
* Added ability to cancel file import.
* Added option to enable debugging.
* Moved File Info into a right click menu instead of double clicking.
* Split source code into multiple files.
* Removed auto restart on hang or crash.
* Removed AutoitObject.dll.

Fixes:

* Optimized update checking code.
* Optimized error messages and error detection.
* Optimized logging saving and display code.
* Optimized multiple instance detection code.
* Optimized custom placeholder verification code.
* Fixed database being left in an inconsistent state when MKVCleaver crashed.
* Fixed various GUI sizing and display issues.
* Fixed multiple “Variable is out of bounds” and “Variable is not declared” errors.
* Multiple minor bug fixes.

[Zetti]

Thank you for new version.

I like the GUI very much.

[Sharc]

I am getting virus alarms for mkvcleaver_x64_v0800.exe (portable) from MS Windows Defender, and 7/66 hits from Virus Total for downloads from videohelp and from sheck.

Anyone else? False positives?

[sheck]

I am getting virus alarms for mkvcleaver_x64_v0800.exe (portable) from MS Windows Defender, and 7/66 hits from Virus Total for downloads from videohelp and from sheck.

Anyone else? False positives?

Just a false positive. Every time I compile a new version this happens until the anti-virus companies remove it from their black lists.

[sarofski]

I get this error with MKVCleaver 8.0 on MKVToolnix 27.0

AutoIt Error
Line 35467 (File "C:\Program Files\MKVCleaver\MKVcleaver.exe);
Error: Subscript used on non-accessible variable.

What should I do?

[johnsonlam]

I get this error with MKVCleaver 8.0 on MKVToolnix 27.0

AutoIt Error
Line 35467 (File "C:\Program Files\MKVCleaver\MKVcleaver.exe);
Error: Subscript used on non-accessible variable.

What should I do?

MKVcleaver is an EXE of AutoIT script, got problem every few update of MKBtoolNix, so I've changed to use GmkvExtractGui:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmkvextractgui/

[sarofski]

Thanks for the tip. I'm kina used to MKVCleaver so I'd rather try to fix it.

Following my question, I found out that it's due to my "custom filename".
If I delete it everything works fine, but as soon as I customize the filename, I get that error.

I use this line:

[Filename]<_Track[Track#]<_[LNG3]<

There is no problem in verification and I'm able to save it without any problem. But then I get that error!

Any tips?

[AlvoErrado2]

mkvcleaver 0.8.0.0 with mkvtoolnix v32.0.0

AutoIt Error
Line 35404 (File "C:\Program Files\MKVCleaver\MKVcleaver.exe);
Error: Subscript used on non-accessible variable.

This error occurs if you use "Custom" in "Filename Options". Working fine if you do not have this need... Version 0.7.0.2 working fine.

[sheck]

mkvcleaver 0.8.0.0 with mkvtoolnix v32.0.0

AutoIt Error
Line 35404 (File "C:\Program Files\MKVCleaver\MKVcleaver.exe);
Error: Subscript used on non-accessible variable.

This error occurs if you use "Custom" in "Filename Options". Working fine if you do not have this need... Version 0.7.0.2 working fine.

Go here for a workaround:
https://blogs.sapib.ca/apps/bugs-requests/autoit-error-4/

[sheck]

Thanks for the tip. I'm kina used to MKVCleaver so I'd rather try to fix it.

Following my question, I found out that it's due to my "custom filename".
If I delete it everything works fine, but as soon as I customize the filename, I get that error.

I use this line:

[Filename]<_Track[Track#]<_[LNG3]<

There is no problem in verification and I'm able to save it without any problem. But then I get that error!

Any tips?

This will work much better:

[Filename]_Track>[Track#]_>[LNG3]

Here's the break down:

[Filename] will always be converted so there is no need to assign a separator to it.

Then _Track[Track#] will be 01 for the first track in a mkv file. We tell MKVCleaver that _Track separator belongs to [Track#] placeholder by placing > next to the placeholder. So if there is ever a case where [Track#] returns null then the placeholder itself and the separator belonging to it will be removed from the filename. Same case with [LNG3].

So let's assume we have 2 mkv files and we want to extract audio tracks from both where 1 file has the track marked as English and the second doesn't define the language at all.

File 1 - MyFile1.mkv
File 2 - MyFile2.mkv

File 1 output: MyFile1_Track02_Eng.aac
File 2 output: MyFile2_track02.acc

As you can see the placeholder [LNG3] and it's separator are removed in the second case. This happens because you told MKVCLeaver that _ separator belongs to [LNG3] placeholder by using >.

[sheck]

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