I use Subler to convert MKVs into MP4s.
My flow is dragging the MKV into Subler, which causes its tracks to pop up and populate a new file using the [Add] button.
From there, I can use either the "Save" or "Send to Queue" function. At that point, it pulls up the "Save As" dialogue box.
The "Save As" dialogue box populates the filename with the name of the MKV (minus the extension). So, for example, if I import a file named like:
Canadian Hockey Game.mkv
... the "Save As" box will suggest:
Canadian Hockey Game.mp4
... as the new filename.
This is as expected, and works great!
However, it does NOT work if the filename has a period in its name:
Canada vs. USA Hockey Game.mkv
In this case, the "Save As" dialogue box pops up the filename as empty, because of the period in "vs."
This is particularly problematic if I'm trying to batch-convert files, because if I drag and drop a bunch of files that have periods:
USA vs. Canada Game 1.mkv
USA vs. Canada Game 2.mkv
USA vs. Canada Game 3.mkv
... I have no way of knowing what file is being converted, because the file loses its name association when it's imported this way into Subler, and Mac batch selection doesn't seem to load files in any consistent order.
I'm hoping this is an easy fix . . . maybe it's getting confused thinking that everything to the right of the period is an extension? Regardless, I've noticed this quirk for quite some time now (of new filenames sometimes not populating), and I just finally figured out the exact cause.
Thanks!
I use Subler to convert MKVs into MP4s.
My flow is dragging the MKV into Subler, which causes its tracks to pop up and populate a new file using the [Add] button.
From there, I can use either the "Save" or "Send to Queue" function. At that point, it pulls up the "Save As" dialogue box.
The "Save As" dialogue box populates the filename with the name of the MKV (minus the extension). So, for example, if I import a file named like:
... the "Save As" box will suggest:
... as the new filename.
This is as expected, and works great!
However, it does NOT work if the filename has a period in its name:
In this case, the "Save As" dialogue box pops up the filename as empty, because of the period in "vs."
This is particularly problematic if I'm trying to batch-convert files, because if I drag and drop a bunch of files that have periods:
USA vs. Canada Game 1.mkv
USA vs. Canada Game 2.mkv
USA vs. Canada Game 3.mkv
... I have no way of knowing what file is being converted, because the file loses its name association when it's imported this way into Subler, and Mac batch selection doesn't seem to load files in any consistent order.
I'm hoping this is an easy fix . . . maybe it's getting confused thinking that everything to the right of the period is an extension? Regardless, I've noticed this quirk for quite some time now (of new filenames sometimes not populating), and I just finally figured out the exact cause.
Thanks!