Instead of multiple large files for the different versions of a movie I now have only one slightly bigger file that contains all versions which saves a lot of space.
Creating these files is significantly more work since you have to extract all segments separately, mux them together in mkvtoolnix and sync the segment chapters with the original chapters.
Which brings me to the problem. You need to know the order in which the segments must be linked together.
Some discs consist of many segments and the order is sometimes all over the place, especially for alternate versions where segments get swapped with alternate ones. So you can't be sure that segment 800 is followed by segment 801 etc.
And if the segment map is too long MakeMKV shortens it and adds three dots at the end:
Example:
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Segment count: 57
Segment map: 875/1042,936/1099,877/1044,938/1100,879/1046,940/1101,881/1048,942/1102,883/1050,944/1103,885/1052,946/1104,888/1054,948/1105,890/1056,950/1106,894/1058,952/1107,896/1060,954/1108,898/1062,956/1109,900/1064,958/1110,902/1066,960/1111,904/1068,962/1112,906/1070,964/1113,908/1072,966/1114,910/1074,968/1115,912/1076,970/1116,914/1078,972/1117,916/1080,974/1118,918/1082,976/1119,...And the possibility to add the segment number to the filename (which is currently not possible if I'm not mistaken: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=18313)
That would make the process of creating seamless branching mkvs a little bit easier.
Thx for the tip.