Chapter maker with ability to export XML chapter file and insert them into MKV file.
This script was created based entirely on mpv-createchapter thanks to the XML export that I preferred. At first I just wanted to make some small private changes, then reading chapter-make-read.lua and chapters_for_mpv I decided to implement some useful features and changed it to be more customizable for users.
- chapter numbering corrected and changed to 2-digit numbering
- prevented the creation of an empty chapter file
- standardized the xml output according to matroskachapters.dtd and uniformed the spacing
- added chapter remove function
- added chapter rename function (mp.input)
- added function to insert chapter file into mkv file (mkvpropedit)
- added config file to customize:
- chapters name
- chapters language
- xml file suffix
- keybinds
- (...)
Place the createchapter_mod.lua file into mpv scripts folder and the createchapter_mod.conf file into mpv script-opts folder.
Shift-c - Mark chapters
Shift-x - Remove chapters
Shift-e - Rename chapter
Shift-b - Export xml file
Shift-n - Insert xml into mkv
Depending on the chapter name you use, mpv may not show the 2-digit numbering, but it would still be written correctly in the export file.
The matroska_format option uses the format down to nanoseconds (as per mkv standard) but does not calculate it, only fills it.
The insert_matroska function uses mkvpropedit (MKVToolNix tool) to insert chapters only into mkv files (without remuxing), without this it cannot work.
The script is limited to the current session/file, if it is reloaded it will not be able to access the written file or it will not load the previous chapters not inserted.