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Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 8:43 am
by psymeuh
Hey o/

Is there a way to set the default destination folder to be the same as source ?

Anyone ?

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2024 4:37 pm
by Woodstock
Generally, the "source" is a plastic disk... Why would you want to set the output to be a read-only place?

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:41 pm
by psymeuh
My "source" is my NAS, I have 200+ ISO files to convert to MKV preserving their location.

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 4:47 pm
by Woodstock
Preferences->Video, you can set the output destination. As "SemiAuto", you can set the directory to be where your ISO files are stored, but leave the option to create directories for each disk's contents.

I use "Z:" as the destination, and this offers to create (and does if I tell it to rip) "Z:\disk_name", where "disk_name" comes from the contents of the rip. It can be edited if MakeMKV grabbed the wrong name.

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 5:17 pm
by psymeuh
I know that, but that's not what I need, my directory structure is more complex than that...
I need the MKV to be in the exact same folder as the ISO file

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 6:16 pm
by Woodstock
Then you're stuck with waiting for Mike to say what's possible. Best I can determine, the program assumes that the source is separate, and not something you can jump around much to, so the output is more tied down. It's possible that you can do something with the command level (rather than the menu) though - which would make sense for batch processing.

Re: Output folder same as source ?

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:01 pm
by Ezatoka
Try using the command line makemkvcon.exe / makemkvcon64.exe