[mythtv-users] Mythvideo and two-part movies

[jedi]

On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 09:10:41PM +0000, Alex Tomlins wrote:
> 
> On 05/02/13 22:52, Ian Evans wrote:
> >Just curious how any of you handle two-part movies, i.e. long movies
> >that a director has spread over two discs because they didn't want to
> >compromise quality. Is there any way to make it play seamlessly? Also,
> >what is the file naming protocol for one film cut in two?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> I use Handbrake to rip them to 2 mkv files, then use the append
> option in mkvmerge to combine them into a single file.
> 
> Only gotcha, you have to ensure that you rip both files to the same
> resolution (i.e. use the same crop settings in Handbrake).

    This is also a nice trick to do with raw video files too (vob,m2ts).
This works very well for Bluray disks where the main title isn't in a
single m2ts file.