Problem muxing vobsub (idx) in to exisiting mkv

[whoelse37]

I have an mkv, idx, and a sub file all in the same directory with a consistant naming convention. The mkv plays perfectly and I can access chapter listings, multiple audio tracks, and multiple subtitle tracks.

What I want to do is mux the subtitle files (.idx & .sub) in to the mkv. I am using MKVtoolnix to do this, but everytime I do it, the subtitles do not work. I have read conflicting information, some saying that vobsub works with mkvs and some saying that only .srts and other subtitle files (not vobsub) work with mkvs. I have searched everywhere for a program that could convert my idx and sub files to another type of subtitle file, but I have had no luck.

I am pretty new to ripping movies with multiple media streams such as mvk and ogm files. So far I have figured it all out, but I am really stuck on this. If anyone has any helpful information to share, I would appreciate it.

Thank you,
Whoelse37

[blutach]

Have you had a look at StaxRip? http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=58681 I haven't used this, but it might be worth looking at.

Regards

[celtic_druid]

mkv works fine with vobsubs. They even get compressed to save some space. Perhaps it is a playback issue?

[whoelse37]

Have you had a look at StaxRip? http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=58681 I haven't used this, but it might be worth looking at.

I just tried it out now, it seems like a good program to have, but it appears to only allow one stream of forced subtitles. I want to be able to have multiple tracks of subtitles, so it won't work for me.

Thanks for the info though

[whoelse37]

mkv works fine with vobsubs. They even get compressed to save some space. Perhaps it is a playback issue?

I am glad to hear that mkv works with vobsubs. I hope it is only a playback issue, but what makes me think that it might not be that is as long as the files are seperate it works perfect. It is only when I mux them together that I have problems. I see the subtitle tracks, but no subtitles show up. I really dont know what to do next.

Thanks for the info

[ChristianHJW]

I believe you are using a very old version of DirectVobSub (vsfilter) to play the vobsub tracks inside the MKV, after having muxed it with mkvmerge.

Make sure to

- deinstall 'vobsub', should you have that installed, a program for vobsub to SRT conversion (using an OCR engine). Its safe to reinstall it, should you still need it, but then please deactivate the installation of the old DVobSub version coming with it, to avoid conflicts

- install the latest matroska lite pack from http://packs.matroska.org to get the newest vsfilter

If this doesnt help, run 'matroskadiag.exe' on your MKV file (its coming with the matroska full pack, but can also be downloaded from matroska.org) to see where the rendering process is actually failing for the file

Christian
matroska project admin

http://www.matroska.org