Format conversion

[smeuning]

Hello

I'm taking daily recordings of cable and satellite transmissions (all .ts files) and during the weekend I edit the recordings to take out the parts I need via TS Doctor. The last step is to convert all extracts to mkv format via "Tools – TS Format Convertor".

I've a question/remark regarding this last step ie. the mkv conversion. Unless I overlooked something the GUI seems to  allow only one file at a time, so with 20 to 30 files and each file taking from approximately 30 seconds to a few minutes to convert it's a rather cumbersome process. Is there no way to improve this, ie. allow to select multiple files at once and process those all sequentially in one run or activate the conversion via the command line and use a kind of steer file that holds all the candidate files.   
I'm aware that there are many other utilities & tools that create mkv format but prefer to keep using just one tool. I believe it could be a useful addition.

Best Regards

[Cypheros]

Hi, TS-Doctor supports only file by file conversion, yet. I would recommend to convert TS to other container formats only if it's absolutely necessary.

The TS format is a error tolerant format, that will forgive missing packets. Other containers like MP4 or MKV are less tolerant and will skip damaged audio or video frames what can lead to asynchronous sound and picture on playback.

[smeuning]

Hi,

Thank you for the swift response.
I've chosen the mkv format because it's widely supported by media players and there are a lot of tools out there to manipulate it. I understand your argumentation regarding mkv being vulnerable to erroneous frames. In fact my recordings are rarely damaged but when it happens then, indeed as you state, the audio/video synching beyond the faulty frames is impacted after the container format is changed.
Anyway, still hope that one day it will be possible to batch process the conversion. 

Best Regards

[Cypheros]

Hi,

thanks for your feedback. We will keep it in mind for future development.