mkvmerge add stream (e.g. subtitles) without copying entire file / in place merge
The title says it all. I frequently add subtitle .srt files to .mkv files and every time I use mkvtoolnix / mkvmerge, the entire input .mkv is copied to the otput file. Is there a way to do the merge in place, i.e. write the .srt file into an additional stream in the existing file?
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The title says it all. I frequently add subtitle .srt files to .mkv files and every time I use mkvtoolnix / mkvmerge, the entire input .mkv is copied to the otput file. Is there a way to do the merge in place, i.e. write the .srt file into an additional stream in the existing file?
video matroska
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The title says it all. I frequently add subtitle .srt files to .mkv files and every time I use mkvtoolnix / mkvmerge, the entire input .mkv is copied to the otput file. Is there a way to do the merge in place, i.e. write the .srt file into an additional stream in the existing file?
video matroska
asked Jan 14 at 21:58
XaserXaser
391316
The title says it all. I frequently add subtitle .srt files to .mkv files and every time I use mkvtoolnix / mkvmerge, the entire input .mkv is copied to the otput file. Is there a way to do the merge in place, i.e. write the .srt file into an additional stream in the existing file?
video matroska
video matroska
asked Jan 14 at 21:58
XaserXaser
391316
asked Jan 14 at 21:58
XaserXaser
391316
asked Jan 14 at 21:58
XaserXaser
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asked Jan 14 at 21:58
XaserXaser
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asked Jan 14 at 21:58
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No, there is not. Adding of new streams increases the size of the file, even if it is something small as a subtitle. This has to be done by muxing/demuxing the file(ie, opening the mkv container and closing it after adding the stream). It has many other reasons too, few are fault tolerance and buffer optimization(optimize the file size after adding the stream).
Whereas you can add/change meta-data in-place as the mkv container allocates/consumes space for them whether or not it is present.
In general no tool can do what you require in place as it goes against the mkv container specifications.
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No, there is not. Adding of new streams increases the size of the file, even if it is something small as a subtitle. This has to be done by muxing/demuxing the file(ie, opening the mkv container and closing it after adding the stream). It has many other reasons too, few are fault tolerance and buffer optimization(optimize the file size after adding the stream).
Whereas you can add/change meta-data in-place as the mkv container allocates/consumes space for them whether or not it is present.
In general no tool can do what you require in place as it goes against the mkv container specifications.
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No, there is not. Adding of new streams increases the size of the file, even if it is something small as a subtitle. This has to be done by muxing/demuxing the file(ie, opening the mkv container and closing it after adding the stream). It has many other reasons too, few are fault tolerance and buffer optimization(optimize the file size after adding the stream).
Whereas you can add/change meta-data in-place as the mkv container allocates/consumes space for them whether or not it is present.
In general no tool can do what you require in place as it goes against the mkv container specifications.
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No, there is not. Adding of new streams increases the size of the file, even if it is something small as a subtitle. This has to be done by muxing/demuxing the file(ie, opening the mkv container and closing it after adding the stream). It has many other reasons too, few are fault tolerance and buffer optimization(optimize the file size after adding the stream).
Whereas you can add/change meta-data in-place as the mkv container allocates/consumes space for them whether or not it is present.
In general no tool can do what you require in place as it goes against the mkv container specifications.
answered Feb 11 at 8:26
M. KnightM. Knight
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No, there is not. Adding of new streams increases the size of the file, even if it is something small as a subtitle. This has to be done by muxing/demuxing the file(ie, opening the mkv container and closing it after adding the stream). It has many other reasons too, few are fault tolerance and buffer optimization(optimize the file size after adding the stream).
Whereas you can add/change meta-data in-place as the mkv container allocates/consumes space for them whether or not it is present.
In general no tool can do what you require in place as it goes against the mkv container specifications.
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M. KnightM. Knight
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