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by robpdotcom
Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:48 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: LPCM and MKV
Replies: 22
Views: 34184

Re: LPCM and MKV

@eNoize:

It sounds to me like Window's audio mixer is mixing up the channels. Use Reclock in WASAPI mode and you'll bypass Window's audio mixer - should fix your problem.
by robpdotcom
Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:25 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: LPCM and MKV
Replies: 22
Views: 34184

Re: LPCM and MKV

eac3to can downsample to 16-bit, but the default is to preserve the source's bit depth. It will also intelligently reduce the bit-depth to 16-bit if the source is 24-bit but doesn't use the least-significant 8 bits. I've found this on quite a few ostensibly 24-bit LPCM tracks. The empty 8 bits are ...
by robpdotcom
Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: LPCM and MKV
Replies: 22
Views: 34184

Re: LPCM and MKV

dpstjp wrote:Does this GUI downsample 24-bit PCM to 16-bit FLAC? I've tried Staxrip (which doesn't downsample) bit it's a bit of a pig to use, I think.
No. When possible, eac3to always does lossless conversions. I think it may be an option though.
by robpdotcom
Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:05 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: LPCM and MKV
Replies: 22
Views: 34184

Re: LPCM and MKV

RedBadger wrote:Does that eac3to do converting to FLAC? I wish it wasn't a DOS type program, I really hate that. It makes it more of a pain to use.
I use this: useac3to

Eac3to is probably the best for converting just about any type of audio, and with this gui you can just drag and drop the mkv.
by robpdotcom
Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:27 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: File Size?
Replies: 2
Views: 5812

Re: File Size?

MakeMKV does not and probably will never do any compressing. You need a program such as Handbrake, or better yet, a faster network.
by robpdotcom
Fri Jan 06, 2012 2:10 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Question About makemkv's subtitle flag setting....
Replies: 7
Views: 16615

Re: Question About makemkv's subtitle flag setting....

I have to manually run the output of makemkv through Mkvmerge and set the subtitle default track flag to "no" so that subutitles will not play by default. Is there an option in to to avoid this minor inconvenience. Use mmg's (mkvMergeGUI) Header Editor (in mmg, click File > Header Editor,...
by robpdotcom
Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:16 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Recommended Program to Transcode MKV's produced by MakeMKV
Replies: 3
Views: 7623

Re: Recommended Program to Transcode MKV's produced by MakeM

I have a purchased program called VideoReDo that can transcode these MakeMKV's to the required size but it removes any secondary audio and the chapter marks. After you use VideoRedo to transcode, you can use MKVmerge to re-add the secondary audio and chapters. Personally, I use Handbrake for progre...
by robpdotcom
Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:44 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: full disc back up or .mkv
Replies: 7
Views: 15506

Re: full disc back up or .mkv

Actually, using "backup" instead of "copy titles" could save a lot of space! For instance, the Avatar Collector's Edition 1st BD can show you 3 different versions of the full movie: 1 with no scenes deleted; 1 with *some* scenes deleted; the last with *more* scenes deleted (the ...
by robpdotcom
Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:10 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Friends with Benefits
Replies: 23
Views: 31189

Re: Friends with Benefits

I've seen this on a few discs lately. There are two playlists that contain the entire movie - one has the correct number of chapters, the other has 100+. The workaround I used is to use eac3to to demux the disc, and manually select the correct playlist.
by robpdotcom
Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:04 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Splitting MKV Files
Replies: 6
Views: 12184

Re: Splitting MKV Files

You can use MKVChaps to split by chapter:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JTN6XLGT
by robpdotcom
Sat Dec 10, 2011 9:51 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Is converting disc content to mkv files really necessary?
Replies: 20
Views: 30221

Re: Is converting disc content to mkv files really necessary

I don't already know, but I've found it before by using a web search. A Caviar Black may not be one you'll find though.
by robpdotcom
Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:00 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Is converting disc content to mkv files really necessary?
Replies: 20
Views: 30221

Re: Is converting disc content to mkv files really necessary

MilesAhead wrote:I don't buy externals. I use USB 3.0 docks with internal drives.
If you take the enclosure off an external drive, it's just a normal internal drive.

It's not too hard to find out which internal drive is sold in the different enclosures - if you're looking for a specific model.
by robpdotcom
Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:07 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Feature Request:Flac Audio Conversion
Replies: 22
Views: 31003

Re: Feature Request:Flac Audio Conversion

According to the author of eac3to, it's best to use eac3to to convert from the disc (or a disc saved to a hdd). I do it that way, and I've never had any issues.
by robpdotcom
Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:17 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: MakeMKV is changing the subtitle streams while muxing!
Replies: 11
Views: 17855

Re: MakeMKV is changing the subtitle streams while muxing!

Do subs muxed with MKVmerge show the same differences?
by robpdotcom
Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:16 pm
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: MakeMKV is changing the subtitle streams while muxing!
Replies: 11
Views: 17855

Re: MakeMKV is changing the subtitle streams while muxing!

eac3to might be able to extract the streams from both files.