mkvtomp4

Gavin Beatty [email protected]

Uses existing tools to convert troublesome mkv files to mp4. The conversion does not re-encode the video and only re-encodes the audio if it doesn't use AAC codec (one can override this behaviour using --audio-codec). The resulting mp4 will be playable on the Sony PS3.

We depend on: mkvtoolnix, mpeg4ip or GPAC's MP4Box for the conversion. ffmpeg is optional but required for audio transcoding.

Check the manual in doc/mkvtomp4.1.txt.

Dependencies

Tools:

• mkvtoolnix
• mpeg4ip or GPAC's MP4Box
• ffmpeg

To install these tools:

• On Linux, use your package manager.
• On Mac OS X, use MacPorts or homebrew.
• On Windows, go to each tools' individual websites.

Everything else is written using only fully cross-platform python, except:

• pipes module. This means we depend on POSIX /bin/sh for the time being.

If you want to help eliminate this dependency, help solve issue 0001.

Install

Install code and documentation using setup.py in the standard way.

Install only code using codesetup.py.