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[email protected] Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:17:06 +0300 (MSK)
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Author: christian
Date: 2007-01-02 16:16:56 +0300 (Tue, 02 Jan 2007)
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<title>Matroska to DVD conversion Guide : DVD Santa</title>
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-<h2 id=3D"pagetitle">MKV to DVD Conversion Guide, using DVD Santa 4.0</h=
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- <tr>=20
- <td><p><strong>IMPORTANT !! Our users brought to our attention=
, that=20
- this conversion method will not work for those MKV files c=
ontaining<br />
- </strong><strong>- video streams with resolution higher th=
an DVD=20
- resolution, like HD-TV captures. This is definitely a prob=
lem in=20
- DVD Santa, as its resizing filter seems not to be capable =
for input=20
- resolutions higher than DVD, being a very trivial task ove=
rall<br />
- </strong><strong>- audio streams containing more than 2 ch=
annels=20
- (Stereo), like for example 5.1 Dolby Surround audio in HE-=
AAC compression=20
- (widely used these days unfortunately, for high quality DV=
D backups=20
- in MKV). A simple audio downmixing filter, converting the =
6 channel=20
- 5.1 Dolby Surround audio stream to a Stereo stream, could =
help here=20
- nicely, but unfortunately the DVD Santa people are still n=
ot talking=20
- to us about improving their tool, to accomodate it for MKV=
input=20
- officially</strong></p></td>
- </tr>
- </table>
+ <div align=3D"center"> =20
+ <p>by using the following DVD conversion /MPEG Encoding programs :=
</p>
+ <p><span class=3D"Stil2"><a href=3D"XtoDVD/index.html">Convert X-t=
o-DVD</a> <br />
+ (<a href=3D"http://www.dvd-guides.com/content/view/158/59/">Mirror=
link to original page from dvd-guides.com</a>) </span></p>
+ <p><strong><a href=3D"DVDSanta/index.html">DVD Santa 4.0 </a></str=
ong></p>
+ <p><strong><a href=3D"VLC/index.html">VLC</a></strong></p>
</div>
<p>As the matroska container is being widely used for content distri=
bution=20
today, especially for anime, but as there are still no standalone =
hardware=20
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huge variety of different audio, video and subtitles formats in a =
single=20
MKV file. As VCDs are limited to MPEG1 compression only, and S-VCD=
s and=20
DVDs require MPEG2 compression at least for the video tracks, this=
conversion=20
- is only possible with a MPEG encoder.</p>
- <p>While there are many MPEG encoders out there, the most well known=
probably being TMPG Encoder, most of them do not offer a suitable interf=
ace to read in MKV files, but are limited to AVI files. The tool being us=
ed here, DVD Santa 4.0, is however offering the possibility to read all k=
inds of video and audio files in, by using a powerful DirectShow reader p=
lugin. DirectShow is a part of every modern Windows OS, and the underlyin=
g platform for video and audio playback in Windows Mediaplayer. In other =
words, the creators of DVD Santa have found a way to read all media files=
into their encoder, if they will play in Windows Mediaplayer. If you are=
being familiar with matroska already, and have read our Guide section a =
little bit, you may know already that we are offering a splitter filter f=
or Microsoft DirectShow, allowing playback of matroska video and audio fi=
les (.mkv/.mka) in Windows Mediaplayer, as well as any other DirectShow b=
ased player (see our Windows Playback Gu!
ide section to learn which alternative players we are recommending). As =
the success of the conversion process is depending on playability of the =
MKV files in WMP, let do this first :</p>
-
-<h3>Step 1 : Installation of the matroska playback pack, to enable MKV/M=
KA playback in WMP</h3>
-<p>Goto <a href=3D"http://www.cccp-project.net/">http://www.cccp-project=
.net/</a> and download and install one of the playback packs. If you are =
having any video codec pack installed already, you may try the lite versi=
on of the matroska pack first, to avoid conflicts (unlikely, but possible=
). Only if your MKV file does still not play after installation of the li=
te pack, or if you dont have any other codec packs installed, go for the =
full pack instead. </p>
-<p>Now open an Explorer window (not Internet Explorer, just Explorer) an=
d search for the file 'mplayer2.exe' on your Windows drive (normally C:\\=
). By double clicking on the .exe file, you will start a very old, stable=
and lean version of Windows Mediaplayer, WMP 6.4. Most Pro's prefer to u=
se this older version of Microsoft's player, as the more modern versions =
are typically overloaded with a lot of features, and are causing conflict=
s and other problems in many cases, especially with multimedia software t=
hat has not been developed by Microsoft themselves ;) ....</p>
-<p>If the player is launched, goto 'file' 'open' and use the 'browse' fu=
nction to point the player to your matroska file. It should play fine now=
, and we can proceed to the next step. If not, read the matroska playback=
Guides <a href=3D"http://www.matroska.org/technical/guides/playback/wind=
ows/index.html">here</a> and try to locate what the problem is. </p>
-<div align=3D"center"></div>
-<div align=3D"center">
- <table width=3D"754" height=3D"59" border=3D"3">
- <tr>
- <td width=3D"740"> <div align=3D"center"><strong>Important :</stro=
ng> Please note that the files MUST play in Windows Mediaplayer or other =
DirectShow based players ! Mediaplayers like Videolan (VLC), Xine or Mpla=
yer are <strong>NOT</strong> based on DirectShow, but will support matros=
ka files by their own code. However, as DVD Santa is relying on matroska =
support in DirectShow, you have to make sure that your matroska files do =
play in Windows Mediaplayer. Just the fact that your files do play on you=
r computer, using any of the above mentioned players, will not allow DVD =
Santa to read in the matroska files for DVD conversion ! </div></td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-</div>
-
-<h3>Step 2 - Loading your matroska file into DVD Santa 4.0 </h3>
-<p>After downloading and installing the free trial version of <a href=3D=
"http://www.dvdsanta.com/download/dvdsanta.exe">DVD Santa</a>, you will s=
ee an opening dialogue like this :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_1.png" width=3D"644" height=3D=
"505"/></p>
-<p>But before we get started here, please take a moment to have a look a=
t the <a href=3D"http://dvdsanta.com/howtocreatedvd.htm">DVD Santa short =
Guide</a> on their <a href=3D"http://www.dvdsanta.com">homepage</a>.<br/>
-The right option to select is the one on the very left, named 'Video Fil=
es' . After pressing the button, here is what you will see :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_2.png" width=3D"806" height=3D=
"576"/></p>
-<p>The problem with current version of DVD Santa is still, that it has n=
o clue what matroska files actually are, and so it will not recognize the=
ir extension, .mkv or .mka . This will become more than obvious to you wh=
en you will press the 'Add Media' button and the file opening dialogue wi=
ll pop up :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_3.png" width=3D"800" height=3D=
"570"/></p>
-<p>By standard this dialogue is set to 'All Video and Audio files' and a=
s DVD Santa does not recognize your .mkv/.mka files as what they are, aud=
io and video files, they are not visible in the file list. To overcome th=
is problem, set the 'file type' to 'All files "*.*" ' and voil&=
aacute; ...... here are your MKV files :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_4.png" width=3D"800" height=3D=
"569"/></p>
-<p>After clicking the file you like to convert and pressing 'open' (in t=
he screenshot it's the German version of it, 'Öffnen'), here is how =
DVD Santa will look alike, with your MKV file ready for conversion : </p>
-
-<h3>Step 3 - The conversion process : </h3>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_5.png" width=3D"800" height=3D=
"569"/></p>
-<p>Now depending on where you like, you have to select the right Video S=
tandard for your TV and DVD Player, typically NTSC for the US and PAL for=
most of the rest of the world. As most MKV files are of high video quali=
ty and resolution, i recommend to select 'High Resolution', as shown abov=
e. I haven't read the DVD Santa docs completely, so i don't know what wil=
l happen if you select 'Medium' or 'Low', but i expect that the result wi=
ll then not be a DVD, but maybe a S-VCD (Medium : 352x576 PAL, 352 x 480 =
NTSC) or a VCD ( Low : 352 x 288 PAL, 352 x 240 NTSC). Therefore you will=
also have to go to 'Advanced Settings' and select a CD instead of a DVD =
as the target medium. Please note that some older DVD players can not pla=
y S-VCDs, while almost all will play VCDs also. For the aspect ratio sett=
ing, 'Wide Screen' is recommended for most cinema movies, while TV captur=
es may work better in 'Full Screen' mode. </p>
-<p>Then press 'Create DVD' and you will need some patience, because this=
is when the conversion process will start. Depending on your CPU power, =
the resolution of the picture (higher takes longer) and the length of the=
movie, this process can take up to 24 hours !After this rather long wait=
ing, you'll see this screen :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_6.png" width=3D"798" height=3D=
"569"/></p>
-<p>and then, shortly after that, this screen :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_7.png" width=3D"795" height=3D=
"569"/></p>
-<p>The DVD is now ready to be burned, and you are not so far off from be=
ing able to watch your converted MKV file in the living room, with your D=
VD and TV. There is only the burning process to be made still :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_8.png" width=3D"796" height=3D=
"572"/></p>
-<h2 align=3D"center">This is it !!! Well done !!</h2>
-
-<h2>Some more comments and suggestions :</h2>
-
-<h3>DVD Santa Trial Version</h3>
-<p>The DVD Santa guys will offer a free version of their tool for free. =
However, the final DVD will have the very annoying words 'Demo Version' s=
hown over the picture. There is probably no other way to get rid of this =
than by buying the full version of their software. However, in our opinio=
n it is definitely worth the money (29,99- US$). The steps above should b=
e done with the free Demo version, to make sure your MKV files can be con=
verted into DVDs without problems.</p>
-
-<h3>matroska and the DVD Santa team - communication problems </h3>
-<p>Support for MKV files in DVD Santa is still far from being perfect. T=
he most annoying thing is certainly the problem that MKV and MKA files do=
n't show in the file opening dialogue, because their extensions are not i=
n the list of 'Audio and Video files'. We tried several times now to make=
contact with the guys, but in vain. Personally i beleive our emails get =
stuck at some helper person who believes opensource is about bad hackers =
and world domination, but hopefully we will soon be able to talk to the r=
ight people. </p>
-<p>There is still a lot of room for improvement, like support for embedd=
ed subtitles in MKV files and the possibility to select the right audio t=
rack, if the MKV file has more than one. Hopefully the matroska users wil=
l bring them some additonal bussiness, helping them to change their mind =
here, and making them work together with us for better matroska file supp=
ort in their nice app. </p>
-
-<h3>More than one audio track in the MKV file </h3>
-<p>matroska is a very advanced container, and as such will offer support=
for an unlimited number of video, audio and subtitle tracks in a single =
file. In this case, if your preferred audio track is not the first and as=
long as there is no way to select the right audio track from the DVD San=
ta file opening dialogue, we have to use a little trick to make sure the =
final DVD will have the language we want it to have :</p>
-<p>Goto <a href=3D"http://mkvmerge.matroska.org/">http://mkvmerge.matros=
ka.org</a> and download and install the win32 Version of <a href=3D"http:=
//mkvtoolnix.matroska.org/">MKVtoolnix</a>. Run the .exe file and the MKV=
toolnix package will be installed on your computer. It will contain mkvme=
rge.exe, the most used MKV creation tool, and its GUI for Windows users, =
called mmg.exe. When you start the GUI, here is what you see :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"mmg_1.png" width=3D"601" height=3D"333"/=
></p>
-<p>mkvmerge has analyzed the MKV file, and will show you all the audio, =
video and subtitles tracks in it. Video tracks start with 'V_xxxx' , audi=
o tracks (you guessed it) start with 'A_xxxx' and subtitles (what a surpr=
ise) with 'S_xxxx' . We will now untick all the unwanted audio and subtit=
les tracks, so for this example here we assume the audio we want is the t=
rack nr. 3 :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"mmg_2.png" width=3D"600" height=3D"358"/=
></p>
-<p>Now, you have to specify a new name for the file, and press 'Start Mu=
xing' :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"mmg_3.png" width=3D"599" height=3D"214"/=
></p>
-<p>The result of the process, which is normally not taking longer than 2=
minutes, will be a new MKV file, but with only the one audio track you w=
ant to hear in your DVD, after conversion in DVD Santa. Needless to say, =
this process has to be done BEFORE you start the conversion in DVD Santa.=
After you have removed the unwanted tracks, just load the new file into =
DVD Santa, just like described above.</p>
-
-<h3>Subtitles in DVD Santa</h3>
-<p>Many matroska files do contain subtitle tracks, or also called 'soft =
subs'. Unlike many AVI files floating around, when the subtitles were enc=
oded with the main video and therefore became a fixed part of the movie, =
soft subs can be switched on or off, depending on if you like them or not=
, and you can also add subtitles for many different languages and then se=
lect the correct one for you on playback.</p>
-<p>DVD Santa will allow you to burn your subs into the DVD, but only if =
those are available in SRT or SUB format (so-called text subtitles). matr=
oska has support for SRT, but not for SUB. However, chances are high that=
the subs you will find in your MKV file are in SRT format. If they are i=
n SSA/ASS or vobsub format, google for conversion tool into SRT format.</=
p>
-<p>But first, we have to extract the subtitles track from the MKV file, =
so that you can load it into DVD Santa. The tool to do that is mkvextract=
.exe, and it is coming with the above mentioned MKVtoolnix package. As it=
is normally a CLI (command line) tool and we are lazy bastards and used =
to work with GUIs, we get the nice <a href=3D"http://corecodec.org/projec=
ts/mkvextractgui/">MKVextract GUI</a> from our Spanish support team. Down=
load the latest version <a href=3D"http://corecodec.org/frs/?group_id=3D5=
5&release_id=3D141#r141">here</a> , extract the CONTENT of the ZIP file i=
nto the MKVtoolnix folder (mkvectractgui.exe will need a lot of apps and =
libraries from the mkvtoolnix folder, so it HAS to be in the same folder)=
and start the .exe file. The GUI will show : </p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"mmg_4.png" width=3D"662" height=3D"492"/=
></p>
-<p>Select the subtitles track you want to convert with your DVD, specify=
a name and the right output folder (typically the 'Source Folder' ) and =
press 'Extract'. The following process is very quick, typically less than=
1 minute. The result will be a subtitles file with the extension .SRT (b=
est case), .SSA or you will have two files even, a .SUB and a .IDX file. =
The latter two are DVD style picture type subtitles called 'vobsub' . Unf=
ortunately DVD Santa can't handle them (DVD Maestro can, but cant read MK=
V files), so you have to convert them into text based SRT subtitles with =
tools like <a href=3D"http://www.divx-digest.com/software/vobsub.html">vo=
bsub</a> . <strong>Make sure that when you install vobsub, DO NOT install=
the DVobSub subtitle filter with it !! </strong>Deinstall the tick box i=
n the install configuration window in any case, as this filter is old and=
will conflict with newer versions of vsfilter (its successor). For SSA f=
iles, i dont know which tool could be used!
to convert them to SRT, try <a href=3D"http://www.videohelp.com/tools?t=
ool=3DSub_Station_Alpha">Sub Station Alpha</a> or <a href=3D"http://corec=
odec.org/projects/u96">U96</a>. </p>
-<p>Once you have a SRT file, you have to load it right after Step 2 abov=
e, before the actual conversion will start :</p>
-<p align=3D"center"><img src=3D"DVD_Santa_9.png" width=3D"798" height=3D=
"570"/></p>
-<p>Then, after you can see the subtitles track in the list, proceed with=
the conversion (Step 3) just like above. If all is right, the subtitles =
should become visible with the final VCD/S-VCD/DVD.</p>
-
-<h3>Do us a favour</h3>
-<p>This method described above works fine for a big number of files. How=
ever, if it doesnt work for you, help us to improve on it. To do so, do t=
he following :</p>
-<ul>
- <li>run matroskadiag.exe , the matroska file diagnostics program, on y=
our MKV file</li>
- <li>send the log file of the diagnosis run via email to matroska-users=
@lists.matroska.org and describe your problem with DVD Santa</li>
-</ul>
-<p>If you like DVD Santa and use it a lot for converting your MKV files,=
<strong>please tell it to the DVD Santa people ! </strong>The email is</=
p>
-<p><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><strong>[email protected]=
m</strong></a></p>
-<p>please use the following text :</p>
-
-<div align=3D"center">
- <table width=3D"737" height=3D"125" border=3D"3">
- <tr>
- <td><p>Subject : <strong>Missing matroska support in DVD Santa</st=
rong></p>
- <p>Body : Hi, i was using your tool to convert my collection of =
matroska (MKV) files into DVDs, so i could watch them on my DVD player. T=
his worked fine for me a number of times, however i suggest that you shou=
ld further improve support for matroska files in your great program :</p>
- <ul>
- <li>add .mkv and .mka extensions to the list of Audio and =
Video=20
- files</li>
- <li>allow selection of the preferred audio track in the MK=
V file,=20
- from your file open window</li>
- <li>add support for subtitle track embedded in the MKV fil=
e</li>
- <li>allow for video streams with resolution higher than DV=
D (like=20
- HD-TV captures)</li>
- <li>allow for audio streams with more than 2 channels, add=
ing a=20
- downmixing filter</li>
- </ul>
- <p>Thanks <user> </p></td>
- </tr>
- </table>
-</div>
-
-</div>
+ is only possible with a MPEG encoder. While there are many MPEG en=
coders out there, the most well known probably being TMPG Encoder, most o=
f them do not offer a suitable interface to read in MKV files, but are li=
mited to AVI files or other MPEG files. </p>
+ <p>The programs listed above will offer the comfort of reading (mos=
t) MKV files directly, and will allow to convert them either directly int=
o DVDs (X-to-DVD, DVD Santa) or into DVD compatible MPEG2 program streams=
(VLC) which can then be processed into DVDs by using suitable DVD editor=
programs, such as Ahead Nero and others. This will spare you the time co=
nsuming and in most cases unsuccessful process of trying to convert MKV f=
iles into AVI files first, for converting your favourite movies into DVDs=
. Bear in mind, many MKVs today <strong>CAN NOT</strong> be converted int=
o AVI files without substantially altering the audio and video informatio=
n in the container, as MKV has been invented to overcome most of AVIs lim=
itations and can thus hold audio and video streams which are simply <stro=
ng>incompatible</strong> with good old AVI container. </p>
+ <p><strong>Notes :</strong></p>
+ <p>This page is about to be changed a lot, as right now more and mor=
e DVD conversion programs will finally add MKV reading capabilities to th=
eir products. However, as our team is more than busy to further develop M=
KV and to add more and more features to the creation and playback tools, =
it should be clear that our focus can not be on developing means to conve=
rt MKV files into other, in some way competing, video and audio formats. =
These pages must therefore be seen as a 'service' to all the MKV users ou=
t there, also for those of them who didn't deliberately decide to use our=
container, but were given a MKV file from somebody else, and without not=
es on how to convert these files into a DVD or any other video format.</p=
>
+ <p>For this very reason, we are always more than happy if we get app=
roached from makers or supporters of MKV-to-DVD conversion programs, or i=
ndependant video support sites, offering us guides in HTML or (preferred)=
X-HTML format which we can link to or upload to our website. Please emai=
l me to chris AT matroska DOT org if you would like to get listed here, i=
ncluding a link to your preliminary Guide for checking. </p>
+ <p> </p>
+ </div>
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