Multiple videos in a Matroska MKV container with Ordered Chapters / Segment Linking?

WingmanNZ · 2010-11-30 01:46

lloydsmart Wrote:I don't know weather xbmc supports it, but that sounds pretty cool. Never knew you could do that!

Do you have any examples of commercial Blurays that use seamless branching? Does MakeMKV detect and translate this feature correctly? I wonder if it's possible to arrange this yourself using two or more different releases combined into one? Some examples where this could be useful that come to mind are Lord Of The Rings, and Avatar. Both of these have at least two versions out there, and it would be great to be able to select between them without having to store several copies of each movie.

I know that the new Harry Potter 1 & 2 Ultimate Editions have Seemless Branching where both the Theatrical and Extended versions are on one disc. I will have to investigate this further.. Wink

YodaEXE · 2010-11-30 02:12

I remember a conversation in another thread a week ago or so where they were discussing this. From what I can recall, at this point XBMC has no support for this, and I don't remember if it was planned or not.

avus m3 · 2010-11-30 08:53

Umm...usually MakeMKV display 2 separate titles when there is an extended and theatrical version?

**elupus** · 2010-11-30 18:09

we need ffmpeg (ffmpeg.org) to support it. before they do we won't

WingmanNZ · 2010-11-30 22:33

elupus Wrote:we need ffmpeg (ffmpeg.org) to support it. before they do we won't

thanks for the heads up. Ill hold fire on and testing until ffmpeg support it Smile

SoCol · 2010-12-08 14:12

WingmanNZ Wrote:until ffmpeg support it

Well, some of ffmpeg forks already do (ex. http://repo.or.cz/w/FFMpeg-mirror/ordered_chapters.git ) I wonder why won't the ffmpeg developers include this if it's already been done.

**jmarshall** · 2010-12-09 03:56

Take a look at the ffmpeg mailing list when said patches are submitted.

Zodler · 2010-12-10 04:43

It's possible to have two versions of a movie in a single MKV file. It's becoming more common this method. Are the XBMC developers considering to support this soon?

waldo22 · 2010-12-10 17:13

Zodler Wrote:It's possible to have two versions of a movie in a single MKV file. It's becoming more common this method. Are the XBMC developers considering to support this soon?

Do a search for "MKV ordered chapters", there's a thread on this.

Hasn't been done yet, though.

EGOvoruhk · 2010-12-16 06:57

Thanks to stuff like Xin1Generator, having MKVs with multiple tracks is becoming more popular. I haven't seen anything in my regular browsing, so hopefully a developer can chime in it

Is there anything in planning? Because I would love to be able to open a movie, and have it ask me what version to watch. As it is now, it just plays the default track

YodaEXE Fan Posts: 454 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-11-30 02:12 Post: #22 I remember a conversation in another thread a week ago or so where they were discussing this. From what I can recall, at this point XBMC has no support for this, and I don't remember if it was planned or not.
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avus m3 Senior Member Posts: 247 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-11-30 08:53 Post: #23 Umm...usually MakeMKV display 2 separate titles when there is an extended and theatrical version?
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elupus Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 3,764 Joined: Mar 2004 Reputation: 2	2010-11-30 18:09 Post: #24 we need ffmpeg (ffmpeg.org) to support it. before they do we won't Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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WingmanNZ Senior Member Posts: 153 Joined: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0	2010-11-30 22:33 Post: #25 elupus Wrote:we need ffmpeg (ffmpeg.org) to support it. before they do we won't thanks for the heads up. Ill hold fire on and testing until ffmpeg support it
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SoCol Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-12-08 14:12 Post: #26 WingmanNZ Wrote:until ffmpeg support it Well, some of ffmpeg forks already do (ex. http://repo.or.cz/w/FFMpeg-mirror/ordered_chapters.git ) I wonder why won't the ffmpeg developers include this if it's already been done. (This post was last modified: 2010-12-08 14:31 by SoCol.)
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jmarshall Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 24,523 Joined: Oct 2003 Reputation: 138	2010-12-09 03:56 Post: #27 Take a look at the ffmpeg mailing list when said patches are submitted. Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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Zodler Senior Member Posts: 114 Joined: Apr 2010 Reputation: 0	2010-12-10 04:43 Post: #28 It's possible to have two versions of a movie in a single MKV file. It's becoming more common this method. Are the XBMC developers considering to support this soon?
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waldo22 Donor Posts: 764 Joined: Sep 2007 Reputation: 2 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA	2010-12-10 17:13 Post: #29 Zodler Wrote:It's possible to have two versions of a movie in a single MKV file. It's becoming more common this method. Are the XBMC developers considering to support this soon? Do a search for "MKV ordered chapters", there's a thread on this. Hasn't been done yet, though.
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EGOvoruhk Member Posts: 61 Joined: May 2006 Reputation: 0	2010-12-16 06:57 Post: #30 Thanks to stuff like Xin1Generator, having MKVs with multiple tracks is becoming more popular. I haven't seen anything in my regular browsing, so hopefully a developer can chime in it Is there anything in planning? Because I would love to be able to open a movie, and have it ask me what version to watch. As it is now, it just plays the default track
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