MKV, subtitles and audios

[Paul]

yes its transcoded by mezzmo i deleted all audio sources with the tool which is located few post earlier, this works know but its not a solution. i have to choose my audioline in mezzmo or at the tv...

We understand this also, so that's why the next major version of Mezzmo that we're developing now will let you specify what video, audio and subtitle channels within a media file you wish to stream to particular devices. No release dates as yet - we are still developing this now.

[Gus]

We understand this also, so that's why the next major version of Mezzmo that we're developing now will let you specify what video, audio and subtitle channels within a media file you wish to stream to particular devices. No release dates as yet - we are still developing this now.

Great! thanks Paul. This sounds like a great feature. I've had quite a few MKVs where the default track is not English so have to use mkvtools etc to remove the non English audio tracks.

If Mezzmo can be set to default to track tag:[EN] or similar that would be great.

looking forward to this
cheers

Gus

[alvesricardo]

how does transcoding work?

does mezzmo transcode the file automatically if tv doesn't recognize it? or it must be done manually before watching the file?

[Paul]

If Mezzmo can be set to default to track tag:[EN] or similar that would be great.

That is the plan. You will be able to set your global preferences (e.g. EN) or set preferences per file.

[Paul]

how does transcoding work?

Mezzmo contains two methods of transcoding - automatic on-the-fly transcoding and pre-transcoding.

1. Automatic on-the-fly transcoding

Automatic on-the-fly transcoding means Mezzmo will transcode any file that is not compatible with your device when you go to play it on your device. Mezzmo knows to transcode a file based on the device profile that you have selected for your device in Mezzmo (see Media devices dialog). Typically, automatic on-the-fly transcoding is the preferred method of transcoding.

2. Pre-transcoding

There are times that you may want to pre-transcode a file before playing it on a device. Reasons for pre-transcoding are:

• If your computer's CPU and RAM is not powerful enough to transcode on-the-fly fast enough. For transcoding HD 1080 video, you will typically need as a minimum a quad-core CPU with 4GB RAM or higher. You will notice this problem if your vidoes start to stutter or become choppy or even stop midway during playback on your device. You can go to the Transcoding pane and a warning message is displayed if transcoding is not fast enough. Pre-transcoding will fix this problem since your file will be fully transcoded before you play it.
• Some devices don't let you FF/REW or seek whilst a file is being transcoded and streamed to your device. So pre-transcoding a file before streaming it fixes this issue and lets you FF/REW and seek through the file.
• Some devices only accept MP4 video (e.g. iPhone, iPad, Android devices) and will not play them until the file is complete (i.e. fully transcoded). So pre-transcoding will let you play your files on these devices.

To pre-transcode a file, right-click on a file in Mezzmo and click 'Pre-transcode File'. To pre-transcode a folder or playlist, right-click on the folder/playlist and click 'Pre-transcode Playlist'. To pre-transcode your entire Mezzmo library, click Tools/Pre-transcode Library. Be aware that pre-transcoding your entire Mezzmo library may take some time depending how many files you have and your computer's CPU and RAM.

All transcoding activity can be seen in the Transcoding pane in Mezzmo.

Mezzmo transcodes all media types - video, music and photos.

[klarmacker]

so when will be the ralize of the plan to chose the language of a video file? i only get english voice no other is avaidable

[Paul]

so when will be the ralize of the plan to chose the language of a video file? i only get english voice no other is avaidable

We're hoping to have this feature in Mezzmo v3.0 that is due for release in the coming months.

[kraksen]

We're hoping to have this feature in Mezzmo v3.0 that is due for release in the coming months.

Is this release going to include the "subtitle engine" allowing to bake-in/hardcode subtitles to transcoded files ?

I have been waiting for this feature ever since i buyed Mezzmo.

The problem is, that my Panasonic TV is making problems with more and more files, and unfortunately it doesn't support subtitles with mkv files.

So the solution for me, would just be transcoding all my files = never have to worry about how my tv handles the different files natively.

Really hope the subtitle engine is coming soon. I really feel less and less happy about using Mezzmo, since it's a hit-n-miss game (even though it's my TV that is the problem, and not Mezzmo. But still, a problem for me anyway).

You guys have mentioned this feauture to "be coming" for almost 2 years now, so about time m8s..

Please

[Paul]

Is this release going to include the "subtitle engine" allowing to bake-in/hardcode subtitles to transcoded files ?

Yes - Mezzmo v3.0 will have the full subtitling engine, including burning in subtitles into videos so you can see them on devices that do not support external or embedded subtitles. Thanks for your patience.

[kraksen]

Great !