MKVToolNix is needed to edit the MKV file.įFmpeg - *This program is not needed except if you want to also convert the the audio for any reason. Install MKVToolNix and point MKV Optimizer to the MKVToolNix folder directory. MKVToolNix - *Required for the program to function. FFmpeg is not required for MKV Optimizer to work but it's only function is to convert audio so unless you need that for some reason then FFmpeg is not required. MKV Optimizer uses MKVToolNix to some extent as well as FFmpeg together within a simple GUI so you'll need to point MKV Optimizer to the folder paths that contain those two programs. mkv file then select 'Convert' to finish. Once you have decided what embedded files and metatags that you want to remove from from the. Then click on the 'Optimize' tab and select 'Remove metatags'. In the settings tab in MKV Optimizer, you can also select the type of embedded metatags that you want to remove by ticking the boxes such as title names, attachments (cover images etc.), audio track names, tags etc. For example, if you have two subtitles in your video file that you want to remove labeled 'rus' (Russian) and 'und' (undefined) simply delete the text of those labels so the subtitle field box is empty and no longer contains any text because this tells the program to remove all remaining subtitles. To do this all you have to do is delete the text of the type of file or metatags that you no longer want.

Once the scanning has finished, select the embedded metatags/subtitles/audio tracks that you want to keep. mkv, open MKV Optimizer and point the search to the folder of the newly remuxed.

Once you've remuxed the video file/s into. mkv file format the simplest way to batch process the remuxing of multiple videos in MKVToolNix is to drag and drop all video files into MKVToolNix > select 'Create new multiplex setting for each file' > go to the file menu at the top and select 'Multiplexer' > select 'Actions for all tabs' > select 'Start multiplexing'. If you have multiple video files not in the.

Remuxing doesn't transcode the file in anyway so the quality will remain the same as you may already know. mkv using MKVToolNix since MKV Optimizer only works with. It can even search subfolders too if selected.įirst, remux the video file to. This program can also do batch processing if you have multiple video files. Use a program called MKV Optimizer in order to cleanup embedded metadata, subtitles and audio tracks from the video file.

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