[mahjong]

Dear Users,
I'm looking for an encoder like xvid4psp to linux. The main feature that i'm looking for:

- mkv to avi convert
- can handle h264 (x264) video without desyncing it from audio
- would burn the subtitle with all of formatting.

I already tried avidemux (which quite easily desyncs audio from video) and mencoder. I don't know of any other program that can burn subtitle on linux, and this two cannot handle formattings/formatted subtitles, at least i never accomplished the same effects as they were on the mkv.

Please if you know some working editor that runs on linux (debian or ubuntu) write it here.

Also: i don't want to use wine, so please refrain from posting windows programs.

Thank you for all the helpful answers!

[EagleRed]

#!/usr/bin/python
# Little script to depack Matroska file, and repack them
# in a AVI + subtitle format.

import sys
import os

def message(msg):
print "=" * 78
print "= %s" % msg
print "=" * 78

def usage():
print "Mastroka repacker script"
print " Usage: "+sys.argv[0]+ " filename"

if __name__ == "__main__":
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
usage()
else:
filename = sys.argv[1]
basename = filename[:-4]
message("Unpacking file: %s" % filename)
os.system("mkvextract tracks %s 1:temp_video.avi 2:temp_audio.ogg 3:%s.srt" % (filename,basename) )

message("Repacking file: %s.avi" % basename)
os.system("ffmpeg -i temp_audio.ogg -i temp_video.avi -vcodec copy %s.avi" % (basename) )

message("Cleaning files")
os.system("rm temp_video.avi temp_audio.ogg")

You might have seen this before.
It works.
If it doesn't, then learn python. It's easy

EDIT: You need mkvtoolnix for it to work and I'm not getting out any of my machines to check the repos for it. Still hope this helps.

[mahjong]

hi!
It would be good, but it doesn't burn subtitles in the video. Thanks for triing to help!

[asiandj]

Try HandBrake, link below.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

The windows version can burn subtitles in the video, the Linux version should have the same functionality.

[mahjong]

Hi!
Thanks for it, i'm already testing it although somehow i can't burn subtitles, can't even add ssa or ass to the subtitle track. Srt-s can't be burned although thats not a problem as converting an srt to ass/ssa is not a big deal.

Also noticed that avidemux has improved quite a lot and tried a few x264 video recoding and the audio stayed in sync. So maybe that's going to be the best choice.

[commanderA]

Use mplayer and x264 for Linux. Linux isn't a very good option for encoding though. You'll have to go through a lot to simply hardsub anything. I'd suggest you make a virtual machine and run a windows on it. It's quite easy and efficient to do it with avisynth.

[EagleRed]

Originally Posted by commanderA

Use mplayer and [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. Linux isn't a very good option for encoding though. You'll have to go through a lot to simply hardsub anything. I'd suggest you make a virtual machine and run a windows on it. It's quite easy and efficient to do it with avisynth.

Do this instead of compiling python Mr. OP.

Also keep an eye out for the10 bit binaries for mplayer. Damned if I remember where I got mine.

[mahjong]

thanks for the help!
I will try with mplayer/mencoder + x264.
I know it's harder on linux, but i simply don't like windows. Linux needs less resources and out of the box installation is more secure, also it is free.