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kshawkeye

28th July 2010, 07:22

Hello, I have four VOB streams that I want to put into a MKV container that are encoded with x264. I need them to encode in a row (one after another) so that they play back without break.

I want to use x264.exe downloaded at http://x264.nl/ and then mux my video and audio with Matroska Muxer.

I don't know the command line that would allow me to encode multiple input files into one output .264 file.

I would like to stay away from AviSynth, but if I have to I can use it if that will work?

video_magic

28th July 2010, 07:28

I think you should try PGCDemux, which should extract the video and audio stream into a single file from the VOB & IFO set.

http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/dvdtools.htm

Selur

28th July 2010, 07:46

you could also use mencoder or any gui that's using it assuming you not only got the vob files but the whole dvd

kshawkeye

28th July 2010, 07:51

PGCDemux seems to only deal with .ifo files, I'm working with .vob DVD stream files.

Hmm, I don't understand what you mean with "but the whole DVD". I have the VOBs which I ripped directly from my DVDs, but other then that I dont need anything... Right? I just need to somehow encode them into a continuous .mkv container in H.264 format.

Groucho2004

28th July 2010, 12:22

1. Use DGIndex (http://neuron2.net/dgmpgdec/dgmpgdec.html) to index your VOBs, demux the audio and create an Avisynth script.

2. Feed the script into x264.

3. Multiplex with mkvtoolnix (http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/) (mmg).

Groucho2004

28th July 2010, 12:25

I would like to stay away from AviSynth

Why, what's wrong with Avisynth?

kshawkeye

28th July 2010, 19:04

Why, what's wrong with Avisynth?

Nothing, I like the power it provides, but I feel that there is a slight learning curve to use it correctly and I don't have the time to do that.

1. Use DGIndex to index your VOBs, demux the audio and create an Avisynth script.

2. Feed the script into x264.

3. Multiplex with mkvtoolnix (mmg).

Thanks very much! I will try that!

video_magic

29th July 2010, 09:59

kshawkeye:

Because you are starting with the output from a ripped DVD, that is why I suggested PGCDemux.
In addition to your VOBs there should be the other small IFO files.

Look at this quick page to see what I mean. An IFO sort of tells whereabouts in the VOB the menu or main movie title etc is.

http://www.videohelp.com/dvd#struct