Show used additional command lines options for an mkv?

hi,

in which tool i can check which options are used?
i want to know, if an MKV was muxed with this options:
–engage no_cue_duration --engage no_cue_relative_position --engage no_simpleblocks

in mediainfo and infotool i was not able to find it or i am blind…

thx in advance,
ray

Welcome!

In general you cannot actually get that kind of information easily. For these three it is possible to analyze the output of running mkvinfo over the whole file. If none of the elements that are turned off by the options are present in the file, then these options might have been used — however, it’s also possible that a different program other than mkvmerge was used that simply doesn’t write those elements at all.

I don’t know of a tool that automates the process.

hello,

ok… didnt expect it is so hrd to get the information.
well, i`ve created a MKV with the three options an run mkvinfo -a and output saved to a txt file but how to the hell i can find any hint for the options in the file?

thx for any hint,
ray

Note that you need to run mkvinfo with at least the options -v -v; otherwise it won’t process the whole file by default.

That being said:

  • For no_cue_duration you won’t find elements called Cue duration in mkvinfo’s output.
  • For no_cue_relative_position you won’t find elements called Cue relative position in mkvinfo’s output.
  • For no_simpleblocks you won’t find elements called Simple block in mkvinfo’s output.

thx for the hint but my result is bad…
created a mkv with and one without the three options and checked the output files and in both i cant find one or all three elements.
even in the mkv wihout additioanl commands, thats weired.

i see it is not possible to get the information und its okay for me.

If those elements are present, the options weren’t used during the creation of the file.

mhm, so for you it works?
then i must do something wrong :frowning: