Hello, I'm a newbee in video and in using tsMuxeR... I hope you can help me with a small problem!
Recently I downloaded a MKV file of about 12 GB. I converted it to AVCHD with the purpose to burn this file to a DVD9. Unfortunately the files do not fit. I assumed that the created AVCHD file would be smaller than the original MKV file, because of the strong compression of AVCHD. But I think I am mistaken and that the MKV file is already strongly compressed.
Is is possible to enable the "cutting" function of tsMuxeR to cut the MKV file (and the film) into two peaces? E.g. first part cut after 85 minutes and burn on AVCHD (DVD9) and the rest of the film burned on another AVCHD disk (DVD5). Are all set up options which are available in the film (subtitles, sound, etc.) also available on the second disc?
I'm looking forward to your response! Thanks for your help.
Originally posted by Onnem: Hello, I'm a newbee in video and in using tsMuxeR... I hope you can help me with a small problem!
Recently I downloaded a MKV file of about 12 GB. I converted it to AVCHD with the purpose to burn this file to a DVD9. Unfortunately the files do not fit. I assumed that the created AVCHD file would be smaller than the original MKV file, because of the strong compression of AVCHD. But I think I am mistaken and that the MKV file is already strongly compressed.
Is is possible to enable the "cutting" function of tsMuxeR to cut the MKV file (and the film) into two peaces? E.g. first part cut after 85 minutes and burn on AVCHD (DVD9) and the rest of the film burned on another AVCHD disk (DVD5). Are all set up options which are available in the film (subtitles, sound, etc.) also available on the second disc?
I'm looking forward to your response! Thanks for your help.
Greetz,
Menno
Onnem, to maybe make a little more sense of things for you..
AVCHD is a format. As are DVD and Bluray. It is merely a file structure for the most part.
Whereas MKV is a container. It stores streams of data.(audio/video/etc)
When you ran your file thru tsmuxer it read the streams from your MKV (container), put them into a m2ts (container) and built a file structure AVCHD.
tsmuxer is not compressing anything for you its merely moving data streams around into different containers, and building a file structure if you ask to make one.
When people refer to running a file thru tsmuxer to make it smaller, they are removing excess data streams they dont need from the container. For example a ripped bluray can contain 15+ streams of data. Multiple video, audio, and subtitles. By removing the excess they don't want/need and just keeping the ones they do. Results in a smaller file. But it is not shrinking anything.
In order to get a smaller file. You would have to re-encode your actual streams in your container and compress them with a tool like bd-rebuilder, ripbot, megui etc.
I personally felt the muxer took a very long time to do the project!
I myself use another FREE software caled MKVMerge.
after installation add the original video file, go to the global tab and there are various options for splitting the file (time/size etc.) once you have decided what size you need or where you would like to split (removing credits etc.) then you will end up with axtra files with the same name but ending 001/002 et.c to highlight the different sections you selected!
