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by BlueMagician
Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:53 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Using MKVmerge to 'tidy' MakeMKV output
Replies: 8
Views: 17707

Re: Using MKVmerge to 'tidy' MakeMKV output

Thank you for your reply. It's good to know that using MKVmerge as a final stage shouldn't ruin anything. I wasn't looking to re-encode anything - indeed this is precisely what I want to avoid, as preservation of original source is of utmost importance to me. Hard drive space is cheap, time is preci...
by BlueMagician
Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:16 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Using MKVmerge to 'tidy' MakeMKV output
Replies: 8
Views: 17707

Using MKVmerge to 'tidy' MakeMKV output

Dear all, I've noticed that whenever I use MKVmerge to post- process an MKV file produced by MakeMKV, the resultant file is appreciably smaller. I've read one or two posts that suggest that MKVmerge does not alter quality or lose at data as such; it is simply better/more efficient at muxing. I heard...