Merging two *.MKV files but retaining audio and subtitles
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 3:25 am
I routinely use MakeMKV to turn my DVDs and Blu Rays into streamable video files in my Plex library. This works great, and I have had much success with this.
I recently acquired the Lord Of The Rings trilogy (Extended Edition) on Blu Ray. I already had this in my library sourced from DVD. The DVD source was also the extended edition. For those who are unaware, each of the three movies in extended edition form are on 2 separate discs. I was able to use video editing software to merge the 2 ripped movies into 1 movie that has no gap or pause between the 2 parts.
Since I was upgrading my source from DVD to Blu Ray, I also wanted to upgrade how they were stored in the library from a *.mp4 container to *.mkv containers. The primary motivation for this was to retain the original DTS-HD surround sound. I use MakeMKV to rip each movie to the *mkv container, and then use Wondershare Filmoria to edit, splice, and export the final *.mkv product. The problem is that the Filmoria export process strips away the DTS-HD formatting and subtitles from the final output file. The video output is perfect at 1920x1080 20000 Kbps and 30 frames/second, but like I said, the DTS-HD and subtitles are gone. There is basic 5.1 surround sound, but the whole point was to retain the original formatting.
Has anyone dealt with a problem like this? Any ideas or suggestions would be very appreciated. I am still new to the MKV world, but I am gradually replacing Important movies that are currently in the Mp4 format with an MKV version.
Thanks!
I recently acquired the Lord Of The Rings trilogy (Extended Edition) on Blu Ray. I already had this in my library sourced from DVD. The DVD source was also the extended edition. For those who are unaware, each of the three movies in extended edition form are on 2 separate discs. I was able to use video editing software to merge the 2 ripped movies into 1 movie that has no gap or pause between the 2 parts.
Since I was upgrading my source from DVD to Blu Ray, I also wanted to upgrade how they were stored in the library from a *.mp4 container to *.mkv containers. The primary motivation for this was to retain the original DTS-HD surround sound. I use MakeMKV to rip each movie to the *mkv container, and then use Wondershare Filmoria to edit, splice, and export the final *.mkv product. The problem is that the Filmoria export process strips away the DTS-HD formatting and subtitles from the final output file. The video output is perfect at 1920x1080 20000 Kbps and 30 frames/second, but like I said, the DTS-HD and subtitles are gone. There is basic 5.1 surround sound, but the whole point was to retain the original formatting.
Has anyone dealt with a problem like this? Any ideas or suggestions would be very appreciated. I am still new to the MKV world, but I am gradually replacing Important movies that are currently in the Mp4 format with an MKV version.
Thanks!