clever FFmpeg-GUI, small FFmpeg UI, fully portable, no installation.

[Lathe]

YES!!! That was it! No wonder the snippets I made for you guys worked fine, for some odd reason the file 'Needed' to be run through MKVMerge first... I ran the entire original file through MKVMerge first and NOW I am encoding it with Clever (for some bizarre reason the current version won't open anymore and I have to use the last version, weird...) and YES! it is coming out just fine.

I'm glad I stumbled on it finally! I realized that the snippets I was making had been run through MKVMerge first and encoded just fine. Still don't understand 'Why', but I'm glad I figured it out...

Thanks for all the help!

[oniiz86]

Originally Posted by Lathe

YES!!! That was it! No wonder the snippets I made for you guys worked fine, for some odd reason the file 'Needed' to be run through MKVMerge first... I ran the entire original file through MKVMerge first and NOW I am encoding it with Clever (for some bizarre reason the current version won't open anymore and I have to use the last version, weird...) and YES! it is coming out just fine.

I'm glad I stumbled on it finally! I realized that the snippets I was making had been run through MKVMerge first and encoded just fine. Still don't understand 'Why', but I'm glad I figured it out...

Thanks for all the help!

@Lathe That's great you found the cause of the issue or a reliable workaround but still doesn't that suggest that there is still a problem with Clever FFmpeg-GUI, why should it be any different, it ought to be the same don't you think, also isn't it a bit peculiar that others aren't experiencing the issue with your sample?

[Lathe]

Originally Posted by oniiz86

@Lathe That's great you found the cause of the issue or a reliable workaround but still doesn't that suggest that there is still a problem with Clever FFmpeg-GUI, why should it be any different, it ought to be the same don't you think, also isn't it a bit peculiar that others aren't experiencing the issue with your sample?

Yeah, I know it's strange... So strange... Must be the Season of the Witch... OOPS, sorry, got carried away there...

Well, I don't know WHY, but the snippets were created WITH MKVMerge, so that is how I figured out that whatever MKVMerge was doing was apparently 'Fixing' it. The only thing that gave that away was trying to encode the entire original file right after encoding a snippet of it. The snippet was encoding just fine, the entire (NON-MKVMerged file) was not.

So, there you go...

[Lathe]

Hmmm... I still don't know what to do when they divide the movie up into a bunch of small files in the Blu-ray folder structure. I just took a look at the full 4k folder of 'HELLRAISER III' which is about 70 Gigs or so, but there is no single movie file to process, and I don't THINK there is any way to load it in Clever...

I tried dumping the entire folder into Handbrake, but I don't think it worked. I wonder what I can do to process the movie and also the Xtras...?

[Lathe]

Ah! MakeMKV to the rescue! I didn't realize that it would collate all those files in a UHD structure. Awesome, now I have a file to input to Clever! (although, I wonder if there is a way to drop the BDMV folder into the program and have it discern what the main movie file is or give you a choice of playlists to encode?

[GeoffreyA]

Exactly, MakeMKV is the tool of choice, creating a single file to work with.

I think it can open the BDMV index file; I forget what the extension is.

[Lathe]

Originally Posted by GeoffreyA

Exactly, MakeMKV is the tool of choice, creating a single file to work with.

I think it can open the BDMV index file; I forget what the extension is.

Yeah, I kinda had to guess on that one, but thankfully when MakeMKV opens a navigating window, like any program it shows only the kinds of files you can select. So yeah, I did select the index file and I was amazing when it started putting everything together.

It's interesting how that still comes up with new releases, but only occasionally... I've always thought it was simply an anti-copying device, but I wonder why you only see it once in a great while and why...?

(always curious... )

[Emulgator]

You may try DGDemux on a playlist then you can preview what is waiting, or try BDInfo.

While authoring one can decide for a versatile structure with different playlists.
then split the available assets at segment borders into various .m2ts.

Then one can shuffle and chain these available .m2ts segments for
1.: Cut versions: (directors cut / theatrical cut / extended cut)
or
2.: Language-dependent renderings
(cartoons like "Ratatouille" may show paper headlines in languages matching one's player preference like fr, en, de)
or
3.: vacation edits private/official <your ideas here>

[Lathe]

Originally Posted by Emulgator

You may try DGDemux on a playlist then you can preview what is waiting, or try BDInfo.

While authoring one can decide for a versatile structure with different playlists.
then split the available assets at segment borders into various .m2ts.

Then one can shuffle and chain these available .m2ts segments for
1.: Cut versions: (directors cut / theatrical cut / extended cut)
or
2.: Language-dependent renderings
(cartoons like "Ratatouille" may show paper headlines in languages matching one's player preference like fr, en, de)
or
3.: vacation edits private/official <your ideas here>

Wow, I think that may be a bit over my paygrade, but thank you kindly for the suggestion!

[ProWo]

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November 24, 2025 release version 3.4.8.
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New Features, many improvements, changes and fixes.

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[Lathe]

Originally Posted by ProWo

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November 24, 2025 release version 3.4.8.
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Looks great, thanks mate! I like that 'Toggle Destination'

It's nice all we have to do now is simply click the 'Update' button...

[ProWo]

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November 26, 2025 release version 3.4.9.
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[ProWo]

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[ProWo]

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