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Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:42 am
by Vingt
I have a trial version of MakeMKV and have been using it to great effect with a range of commercial Blu-rays. I've managed to successfully convert around 90% of the discs I've tried so far. Generally I find the quality of the resulting MKV files to be excellent.

Whilst I would like to keep a selection of the latest movies as MKVs and thereby enjoy the very highest quality, I'd like to convert most to MP4s, import them into iTunes and watch them on my Apple TV.

I have two tools that can do this - Handbrake and a very impressive converter from a company called Emicsoft. Both work well, but the Emicsoft converter is a good deal faster than Handbrake and, to my mind at least, produces better results.

The problem I have is that whilst I can play all the MKV files perfectly with both VLC Player and Plex, both Handbrake and the Emicsoft converter can't recognise around 50% of the files created by MakeMKV. Handbrake reports no valid source found and the Emicsoft converter reports that it failed to load the file. The failures always occur on exactly the same files with both converters, and both are always successful with the same files.

I have tried stripping out subtitles as suggested by others on this forum, but I have not found this to help at all.

All of this is with OS X 10.5.

I have recently downloaded a Windows version of MakeMKV and it is possible this solves the problem with some of the problem movies, but I need to do some further testing to confirm this.

My OS X trial of MakeMKV is about to expire and I'm reluctant to go ahead with purchasing the product until I can get my success rate up. Having said that, the movies I have managed to convert are so good that I may just go ahead anyway, as none of the other products I've tried get even remotely close.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:27 pm
by skittle
Hi, MakeMKV is free while in beta! Just use the key provided by "mike admin"
http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1053

As to titles not being able to play: Please tell us which titles (and region) do not play. And post the full output of mediainfo
http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/

Using windows version of makemkv will not help, as makemkv just dumps data from the disk!

And btw, the emicsoft crap you talk about is a ffmpeg ripoff, meaning it uses the same (free open source) tools as handbrake but charges money for it. See here: you can see they still have unstripped libavcodec and ffmpeg code! http://i37.tinypic.com/qwyems.png
Try using a more recent handbrake build (the main one is almost a year old). https://build.handbrake.fr/
Also read this thread if you want to know how to compress your mkv's correctly and not have to rely on a gui: http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1313

Also also if you want to preserve the full quality do not compress the video, just remux the files to mp4. This can be accomplished with various free open source tools. (mp4box, mencoder, ffmpeg etc)

Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:47 am
by Vingt
Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the temporary key! Thanks too for the info regarding the Windows version and other tools.

Below is the MediaInfo output for three BDs - Gladiator, The Dark Knight and Ocean's Eleven. Gladiator carries a universal region code, neither of the other two are marked, but were purchased in the UK (region B/2). The mkv files all play fine with Plex. I have several more examples if required.

I have downloaded last night's build of HandBrake, but it still reports no valid source on all the previous failures I've tried it with.

Here's the MediaInfo outout: -

General
Complete name : /Volumes/WD 1Tb/Blu-rays/Movies/Gladiator.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 30.0 GiB
Duration : 2h 50mn
Overall bit rate : 25.1 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-26 19:05:09
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.5.7 beta darwin(x86-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.5.7 beta (0.7.7/0.8.1) darwin(x86-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=25
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate : 18.6 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.374
Stream size : 22.2 GiB (74%)
Color primaries : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4, SMPTE RP177
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.709-5, BT.1361, IEC 61966-2-4 709, SMPTE RP177

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 1.80 GiB (6%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : French

Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Italian

Audio #4
ID : 5
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : German

Audio #5
ID : 6
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Spanish

Audio #6
ID : 7
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Portuguese

Audio #7
ID : 8
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 2h 50mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 754 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 24 bits
Stream size : 923 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Spanish

Text #1
ID : 9
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English

Text #2
ID : 11
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #3
ID : 13
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #4
ID : 15
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #5
ID : 17
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #6
ID : 19
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #7
ID : 21
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #8
ID : 23
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Dutch

Text #9
ID : 25
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Danish

Text #10
ID : 27
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Finnish

Text #11
ID : 29
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Norwegian

Text #12
ID : 31
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #13
ID : 33
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Swedish

Text #14
ID : 35
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Chinese

Text #15
ID : 37
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English

Text #16
ID : 39
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #17
ID : 41
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #18
ID : 43
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #19
ID : 45
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #20
ID : 47
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #21
ID : 49
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #22
ID : 51
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #23
ID : 53
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #24
ID : 55
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #25
ID : 57
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Chapter 00
00:07:13.307 : en:Chapter 01
00:12:50.102 : en:Chapter 02
00:18:44.790 : en:Chapter 03
00:23:29.324 : en:Chapter 04
00:32:58.393 : en:Chapter 05
00:37:34.877 : en:Chapter 06
00:40:50.739 : en:Chapter 07
00:47:32.724 : en:Chapter 08
00:51:35.842 : en:Chapter 09
00:55:44.382 : en:Chapter 10
01:02:21.279 : en:Chapter 11
01:09:56.984 : en:Chapter 12
01:19:08.285 : en:Chapter 13
01:29:21.647 : en:Chapter 14
01:37:11.784 : en:Chapter 15
01:41:35.797 : en:Chapter 16
01:51:58.836 : en:Chapter 17
01:56:36.280 : en:Chapter 18
02:00:43.486 : en:Chapter 19
02:04:42.224 : en:Chapter 20
02:12:19.014 : en:Chapter 21
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02:24:15.438 : en:Chapter 23
02:28:48.669 : en:Chapter 24
02:34:20.751 : en:Chapter 25
02:38:43.555 : en:Chapter 26
02:42:57.726 : en:Chapter 27

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General
Complete name : /Volumes/WD 1Tb/Blu-rays/Movies/The Dark Knight.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 29.8 GiB
Duration : 2h 32mn
Overall bit rate : 28.1 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-27 11:26:21
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.5.7 beta darwin(x86-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.5.7 beta (0.7.7/0.8.1) darwin(x86-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate : 24.0 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.482
Stream size : 25.5 GiB (85%)

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 697 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 697 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : English

Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 488 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : French

Audio #4
ID : 5
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 488 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : German

Audio #5
ID : 6
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 488 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Italian

Audio #6
ID : 7
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 488 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Spanish

Audio #7
ID : 8
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 2h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 488 MiB (2%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Portuguese

Text #1
ID : 9
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English

Text #2
ID : 11
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #3
ID : 13
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #4
ID : 15
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #5
ID : 17
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #6
ID : 19
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #7
ID : 21
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #8
ID : 23
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Dutch

Text #9
ID : 25
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Chinese

Text #10
ID : 27
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Korean

Text #11
ID : 29
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #12
ID : 31
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #13
ID : 33
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Danish

Text #14
ID : 35
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Finnish

Text #15
ID : 37
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Norwegian

Text #16
ID : 39
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #17
ID : 41
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Swedish

Text #18
ID : 43
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #19
ID : 45
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #20
ID : 47
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #21
ID : 49
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #22
ID : 51
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Menu
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01:03:59.627 : en:Chapter 16
01:08:23.557 : en:Chapter 17
01:10:48.327 : en:Chapter 18
01:14:24.918 : en:Chapter 19
01:18:05.639 : en:Chapter 20
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01:30:48.443 : en:Chapter 23
01:34:04.972 : en:Chapter 24
01:39:57.783 : en:Chapter 25
01:42:05.494 : en:Chapter 26
01:44:59.918 : en:Chapter 27
01:47:00.872 : en:Chapter 28
01:51:09.913 : en:Chapter 29
01:54:14.639 : en:Chapter 30
01:57:04.017 : en:Chapter 31
02:00:14.248 : en:Chapter 32
02:03:37.576 : en:Chapter 33
02:09:07.614 : en:Chapter 34
02:12:27.314 : en:Chapter 35
02:15:22.781 : en:Chapter 36
02:19:58.681 : en:Chapter 37
02:24:26.658 : en:Chapter 38

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General
Complete name : /Volumes/WD 1Tb/Blu-rays/Movies/Ocean's Eleven.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 19.1 GiB
Duration : 1h 56mn
Overall bit rate : 23.4 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-06-29 23:16:16
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.5.7 beta darwin(x86-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.5.7 beta (0.7.7/0.8.1) darwin(x86-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate : 18.5 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.372
Stream size : 15.0 GiB (79%)

Audio #1
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : English

Audio #2
ID : 3
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : French

Audio #3
ID : 4
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : French

Audio #4
ID : 5
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : German

Audio #5
ID : 6
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Italian

Audio #6
ID : 7
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Spanish

Audio #7
ID : 8
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 56mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 640 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Stream size : 534 MiB (3%)
Title : 3/2+1
Language : Japanese

Text #1
ID : 9
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English

Text #2
ID : 11
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : English

Text #3
ID : 13
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : French

Text #4
ID : 15
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #5
ID : 17
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : German

Text #6
ID : 19
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #7
ID : 21
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Italian

Text #8
ID : 23
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #9
ID : 25
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Dutch

Text #10
ID : 27
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Japanese

Text #11
ID : 29
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Spanish

Text #12
ID : 31
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Danish

Text #13
ID : 33
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Finnish

Text #14
ID : 35
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Norwegian

Text #15
ID : 37
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Portuguese

Text #16
ID : 39
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Swedish

Text #17
ID : 41
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Japanese

Text #18
ID : 43
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Japanese

Text #19
ID : 45
Format : PGS
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Codec ID/Info : The same subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs
Language : Japanese

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Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:09 pm
by skittle
Hi, im not sure if its still true but handbrake used to have this issue with pgs subtitles in the mkv. can you re-rip or remux the file excluding all subtitles then test again with handbrake? Gladiator at least should definitely work. The other two are VC-1 which unless its interlaced should work too.

You should also update to makemkv 1.5.8 too ;)

btw plex uses ffmpeg to read files just like handbrake, so its likely just a handbrake issue.

Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:12 am
by Vingt
Success! :D

I've re-ripped Gladiator using 1.5.8 with all subtitles switched off. I haven't yet done the actual encode with handbrake, but it successfully finds and scans the one title returning the correct duration. I've usually found if I can get this far then all will turn out okay.

I'll re-rip some of my other problem BDs this evening and set handbake going overnight on all. I'll let you know if I have any issues.

Thanks for your help skittle.

Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:25 pm
by Vingt
All progressing well now - Gladiator and a number of other 'problem' BDs now successfully encoded to MP4. So thanks again for the help.

Having a problem with the following: -

The rip goes fine, but Plex doesn't seem to recognize it as a video and only plays the audio track. It hangs handbrake's scan.

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Complete name : /Users/Vingt/Movies/PERSUASION/Persuasion.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 19.7 GiB
Duration : 1h 32mn
Overall bit rate : 30.4 Mbps
Encoded date : UTC 2010-08-08 14:28:09
Writing application : MakeMKV v1.5.8 darwin(x86-release)
Writing library : libmakemkv v1.5.8 (0.7.7/0.8.1) darwin(x86-release)

Video
ID : 1
Format : VC-1
Format profile : AP@L3
Codec ID : WVC1
Codec ID/Hint : Microsoft
Duration : 1h 32mn
Bit rate : 28.3 Mbps
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Interlaced
Scan order : Top Field First
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.546
Stream size : 18.3 GiB (93%)

Audio
ID : 2
Format : DTS
Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems
Codec ID : A_DTS
Duration : 1h 32mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 1 002 MiB (5%)
Title : 2/0
Language : English

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Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:05 pm
by skittle
Not much outside of windows proprietary codecs can play interlaced VC-1 streams.
read this: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p ... ost1344481

Re: Converting from MKV to MP4

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:12 pm
by Vingt
That's a shame, but thanks again for the feedback skittle.