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Inspiring
January 24, 2023
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[Now released] Restore MKV Format Support

  • January 24, 2023
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Removing MKV Format support has a negative impact on the workflow of people that work with broadcasting software like OBS. Restore MKV support. Having native support for MKVs, even if they don't edit well without generating proxies, saves me a ton of time that I'd otherwise have to spend remuxing/transcoding files.

297 replies

Inspiring
January 24, 2023
si es verdad
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Yes please
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
Please support mkv files
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
What parameters do you need ? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/FFV1
What are you going to do with the file ?

I could add this into https://autokroma.com/AfterCodecs/
but I need more information
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
What parameters do you need ? https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/FFV1

What are you going to do with the file ?
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
> What others codecs do you need inside .MKV besides FFv1 and FLAC ?

LPCM audio is a must have for archival users. H.264, H.265, and AAC would be useful for general use. The list could go on but that would be a good start.
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
What others codecs do you need inside .MKV besides FFv1 and FLAC ?
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
I agree with this opinions.

Please support mkv files
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
What codec do you need in .MKV ?
Inspiring
January 24, 2023
With support for for MKV container format should come support for the FFv1 video format and FLAC audio format. This combination is undergoing standardization by the IETF CELLAR working group for use in digital audiovisual preservation. Unlike ProRes and DNxHD, FFv1 is a truly lossless and open format. Due to its flexibility and technically superiority it is used in-house at my production firm as a lossless intermediate and archival format.

Due to the limitations for Premiere/AME, for now users can losslessly re-mux MKV into the ancient AVI or MOV formats using the free, open-source ffmpeg tool:

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -c copy output.mov

Results may vary depending on the input formats and Premiere's support for such formats.