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--- how-to:combine_mkv_files_with_ffmpeg [2016/11/07 13:37] – created curry_searle
+++ how-to:combine_mkv_files_with_ffmpeg [2016/11/07 13:41] (current) – curry_searle
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 ==== Combine MKV with ffmpeg ====
-Create your input file; name it ''InputFiles.list''. The format is like:
+This tutorial assumes you have a series of .MKV files you want to combine into a single file. They can be in a single location or various places on the file system.
+Create your input text file; name it ''InputFiles.list''. The format is like:
 <code>
 file './path/to/file1.mkv'
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 ffmpeg -f concat -i InputFiles.list -c copy CombinedOutputVideoFile.mkv
 </code>
+The resulting file ''CombinedOutputVideoFile.mkv'' is the single file comprised of the individual pieces.
 === Resources ===
   * [[https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Concatenate|ffmpeg Concatenate]]