How to Split MKV Files
MKV files are used with HD content and can sometimes be very large. Depending on what medium you are using, they may or may not be permitted to be over a certain size. The very useful program, mkv2vob, helps you manipulate those files to be whatever size you choose.
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Things You'll Need
- Windows based PC running XP or Vista
- MKV file to split
- Mkv2vob (http://www.videohelp.com/download/mkv2vob246.exe)
Instructions
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Splitting Files
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Download and install mkv2vob. Start the program by double clicking on it. At the top of the program, there are three tabs "Add File," "Add Directory" and "Configuration." Click onto the "Configuration" tab. In the image provided, circled in red are the options you want to notice. Click the "Always Transcode DTS" option. At the file splitting drop-down menu, select which split you would like. There are 7 different options when splitting. Choose automatic for the "Output File Extension." This will change the video/audio container without losing any quality. Most of the time it is changed into an MPG which is much more used in the computing world.
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Go to the "Add File" tab. Circled in red in the image provided, go to the "Source File" browse button and find your MKV file that you would like to split. Select it. Go to the "Destination Directory" browse button to select where you would like the split files to be saved.
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Click the "Add File" button, circled in red in image provided. This will begin the process. This will split the MKV into whichever size segments you went with in the "Configuration" tab, and it will also change the video/audio container into whichever one you choose it to. Once the process completes, your file will be split into your custom size, enabling you to move it onto whichever medium you want.
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Tips & Warnings
Have fun with program, as it has many options worth tweaking. You can add subtitles to the video by selecting 'Load Subtitles from File'
This will change the file container. If you select 'Delete source file after conversion' your original MKV will be deleted after the process completes.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA022257/matroska/mkv.jpg
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Comments
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I am looking to do the same thing, was your question answered?
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I need to split mkv file to have 2 or 3 files in the same container as original file, with exactly the same bitrate and so on just like the original, only in 3 files. In order them to play as original from my usb stick on my LCD TV. NEiter vobsub nor mkvmerge are not doing things right.
