Joining several mkv with vobsub subs = error

[MoFoQ]

I've read both this thread (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65529) and the
Matroska FAQ (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=54306), and did a search for topics related to joining in matroska files.

The 3 mkv's each contain video and subs (vobsub .sub) only, no audio.
VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1 complains about the subs (that it doesn't support non-text subs atm).
And AVI-Mux GUI 1.15.3 says they aren't compatible and tries to treat them as SRT/SSA's (the subs that is). And it even gives the same subtitles aren't compatible error when I select "No subtitles" (default is "All subtitles").

And I don't know what mkvtools 0.7.8 is trying to do (the resulting file displays all three video streams at once).


Any suggestions or other tools I can try?

[Atamido]

Did you try the Matroska Stream Editor?

[MoFoQ]

I tried looking for it on doom9's full software page.....

got a linkie?
I'll try it and post the results.

[MoFoQ]

n/m, found it.
Here's the linkie for Matroska
Stream Editor (http://www.jkfanclub.com:81/MatroskaStreamEditor_v1.0.zip) if anyone else is looking for it.

Well...the results aren't that great. It didn't complain like AVI MUX Gui or Vdubmod but the resulting mkv....well...the subs don't work at all (Vobsub loads and I can select a sub and all but it just doesn't render).

argh.

[ChristianHJW]

try the very latest vsfilter version released today on the Guliverkli (http://sf.net/projects/guliverkli) page, and see if this fixes it please ....

[MoFoQ]

the latest one on his sourceforge page seems to be vsfilter_20031208.zip

Well....that's the one I have.

[MoFoQ]

update: I found a way to append and join the subtitles separately using a "hidden" feature in the vobsub dll. It can be invoked with a simple shortcut to rundll32.exe vobsub.dll,Joiner

Now, I just have to correct this bleep in the AC3 audio track which causes the volume to go low (where it was joined). I think it has to do with a missing ac3 header.

[MoFoQ]

update....again....

besplit (w/ besliced) fixed the ac3 track like a charm....

I also tried various other tools, including ac3 delay corrector which was reported to fix issues in ac3 streams (supposedly) and headac3he 0.23, both failed (headac3he would just crash with an access violation).

I hope my experiences would help ppl in the future.