On 12/3/2022 6:03 AM, MyCraigs List via ffmpeg-user wrote:
makeMkV is working pretty well. It certainly is going to save a lot of time in taking the old DVDs and separating them into titles. I've been suspicious of the name Matroska as I thought it was a format not worth considering.
Because it's a Russian name, and you were thus worried about possible connections to the Russian government? No, it's an open format, meaning "(nested) Russian doll", alluding to its flexibility as a container format, and it's supported by a non-profit organization in France. It's gradually overtaking .mp4 for storing AVC and HEVC videos, due to this flexibility, and because it's not patent-encumbered like .mp4.
If it bothered you, you could always use ffmpeg after MakeMKV to repackage your MPEG-2 MKVs into .mpg files without quality loss, since your DVD home videos presumably don't need to take advantage of the more flexible container.
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