MKVToolNix is a small collection of tools (mkvmerge, mkvinfo,
mkvextract, mkvpropedit and mmg) that allows you to manipulate Matroska
(MKV) files in several ways. You can use MKVToolNix to create, split,
edit, mux, demux, merge, extract or inspect Matroska files. The program
will also work with other video formats (AVI, MPEG, MP4, MPEG, Ogg/OGM,
RealVideo, MPEG1/2, h264/AVC, Dirac, VC1) including some video codecs
(such as VP9 video codec support - reading from IVF/Matroska/WebM files,
extract to IVF files), audio (AAC, FLAC, MP2, MP3, (E)AC3, DTS/DTS-HD,
Vorbis, RealAudio) and also most subtitle formats (SRT, PGS/SUP, VobSub,
ASS, SSA etc.).
MKVToolNix Review
Note: I tested MKVToolNix on Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit using mkvmerge
GUI and several other tools opened from the Command Prompt such as
mkvinfo. Therefore, if you're looking for more information on how to
compile MKVToolNix yourself, check the README file (online). I wanted to
test two things: the mkvmerge GUI (software interface) and see how easy
or hard is to use the command line for all the other tools such as
"mkvinfo".
The software interface (mkvmerge GUI)
As soon as the setup finished, I opened the "mkvmerge GUI" shortcut from
my desktop. At a first look, the interface looks quite intuitive so my
first action was to open an MKV file, select an option and see the
result. I went to program interface at the "Input" tab and used the
"Add" button (it also works using the "drag and drop" method. I selected
a 710 MB MKV file and I wanted to split this (from "Global" tab -
select "Split Mode" - "split after size" and then I specified the size -
in this case 50M = 50MB) in smaller files with a size of 50 MB for
each. Finally I clicked on "Start Muxing" button. The program required
just 45 seconds for this operation and the result was 14 smaller MKV
files. After this, I wanted to mux the content of an AVI file in MKV
format. Again, I went to "Input" tab and used the "Add" button, I
selected an AVI file from my computer and I noticed that the program
displayed the Output filename automatically with the name of the same
file but this time in MKV (Matroska) format. Again, the same button
named "Start Muxing" was doing all the magic. This time the process was
even faster - at the end I could read the following message "Muxing took
34 seconds".
Other command line tools (example: mkvinfo)
To use all the other command line tools in Windows, open a Command
Prompt window. Just hit the "Start" button, click on "Search programs
and files" (Windows 7 and Vista) or "Run" (Windows XP and others) and
type either "cmd" or "command prompt" (without the quotes). In the
command prompt you can try each program (mkvmerge, mkvinfo, mkvextract,
mkvpropedit) by typing it's name and the usage parameters. An example
would be: "mkvinfo --help" that will display a list with all the
commands available. I tried mkvinfo using this command: "mkvinfo -g" and
the result was a small interface that allowed me to open an MKV file
and see all kind of technical details about it. I was also able to save
the results in the TXT format.
Tips
You can launch an instance of mkvmerge GUI (software interface) directly
from the command prompt. Just type "mmg" and hit "Enter".
Final Conclusion
You can learn how to use several main features in minutes but to master
the program, it does require more time. Your best bet is to experiment
all of his options and whenever you need some help, check the FAQ
section (filled with great answers to common issues), start with the
guide of mkvmerge GUI here and check the documentation for all the other
tools - here (provided once again). This is a "must-have" software if
you work with MKV files. It has an incredible amount of features that
are not even listed on the homepage. Ultimately, if you appreciate this
tool, please consider a DONATION to support the work of Mr. Moritz
Bunkus, the author of MKVToolNix.
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MKVToolNix 9.2.0 Final + Portable
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