[MEncoder-users] mkv to hard sub avi to m4v command line options and sync problems

[v4r4n]

When I open the .mkv file with Handbrake it doesn't detect any subtitles and
I haven't been able to successfully load any sort of subtitle file with
Handbrake.  I haven't posted anything to the Handbrake forums because I
thought MEncoder would address the problem more directly.

For the record
$> mencoder inputfile -ovc copy -oac copy -audiofile audio.aac -o output.avi
doesn't work or do anything.

$> mencoder -ovc copy -oac copy -audiofile audio.aac -o output.avi
<filename>.mkv
results in an .avi file that is 1MB greater than the audio.aac file and is
blank/silent/broken when played with Ubuntu's Movie Player.

$> mencoder -ovc copy -oac pcm -audiofile audio.aac -o output.avi
<filename>.mkv
results in an .avi file that is twice the MB of the audio.aac file.

What are the correct AAC options for MEncoder?

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:44 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl> wrote:

> v4r4n wrote:
>
>> Ya.. it would be if Handbrake properly recognized the subtitles in the
>> .mkv
>> files.  Handbrake also doesn't support hard/baked subtitles, so that is
>> why
>> I've been trying to learn more about how to use MEncoder.
>>
> I think Handbrake hardbakes the vobsub from a dvd to a file with
> ipod-profile. You source-mkv seems to have vobsubs as well. So I would think
> by choosing the right vobsub subtitle that it would work. Did you ask on the
> handbrake forum?
>
>
>> I've actually already successfully converted some media files, but for
>> some
>> reason I've come across one in particular that requires me to completely
>> break it down and resync all the audio/video/subtitles together again.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:32 PM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl> wrote:
>>
>>  v4r4n wrote:
>>>
>>>  As far as what I want to achieve, I tried to keep the question simple,
>>>> but
>>>> I'm re-encoding a bunch of .mkv files to .m4v files for better iPod/PS3
>>>> compatibility.
>>>>
>>>> This container format requires that I pick a single audio track and
>>>> 'bake'
>>>> permanent subtitles into the video frame.  It would be nice if I could
>>>> keep
>>>> the video/audio/subtitles all in sync with each other.
>>>>
>>>> I find it easiest to use mencoder to breakdown the .mkv files into
>>>> simple
>>>> elements, put them back the way I want them, and re-encode the raw .avi
>>>> into
>>>> an .m4v using Handbrake settings profiles.
>>>>
>>>>  Using Handbrake with the iPod/PS3 profiles will be the simplest way I
>>> think
>>> to achieve what you want.
>>>
>>>
>>>  There are methods of real-time transcoding, etc., but I find that
>>>> they're
>>>> currently too buggy and fragile.  I'd rather do the calculations once
>>>> and
>>>> play media locally.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:57 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  v4r4n wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  I've been having trouble finding out how to properly re-encode an mkv
>>>>>
>>>>>> file
>>>>>> with multiple audio tracks and subtitles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $> mkvmerge -i <filename>.mkv
>>>>>>
>>>>>> give me this information:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> File '<filename>.mkv': container: Matroska
>>>>>> Track ID 1: video (V_MS/VFW/FOURCC, DX50)
>>>>>> Track ID 2: audio (A_AAC/MPEG4/LC/SBR)
>>>>>> Track ID 3: audio (A_AAC/MPEG4/LC/SBR)
>>>>>> Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8)
>>>>>> Track ID 5: subtitles (S_VOBSUB)
>>>>>> Track ID 6: subtitles (S_VOBSUB)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $> mkvextract tracks <filename>.mkv 1:video.avi 2:audio.aac
>>>>>> 4:subtitles.srt
>>>>>>
>>>>>> gives me the streams of data I'd like to combine into a single .avi or
>>>>>> .m4v
>>>>>> file.  The problem is when I try to do something like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $> mencoder -ovc copy -faac -oac -audiofile audio.aac -o test.avi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The audio no longer matches the video?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  What do you want to achieve ? What do you think the avi can do what
>>>>>> the
>>>>>>
>>>>> mkv
>>>>> file can't do ?
>>>>> You have a file where audio/video sync is OK. You even have subtitles.
>>>>> What
>>>>> more could one want ?
>>>>>
>>>>>  What am I doing wrong?  How do I use mencoder to combine a divx video
>>>>>
>>>>>> file
>>>>>> and acc audio file?  I thought this would be simple, but I can't find
>>>>>> any
>>>>>> examples/tutorials that work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If this is the wrong place to ask for help, please point me in the
>>>>>> right
>>>>>> direction.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
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