Latent Quiet
Media Encoding
Many formats have been created for the distribution of media. They serve different purposes
and are appropriate to different means of playback. Some are convenient for portable applications,
some for more formal listening, some for stereo reproduction and others for surround sound setups.
A new format for distribution has been formulated to act as a container for various media, all
representing the same original composition.
This ‘container’ format is an open standard called Matroska and files distributed using it
will have an extension .mkv or .mka.
It can incorporate almost unlimited media formats, but in my compositions, I have structured them as follows:
| Track 0: |
Video |
|
Codec: |
MP4/JPG |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
[Track Title] |
|
Resolution: |
1280X720 |
|
Frame Rate: |
24fps |
| Track 1: |
Audio |
|
Codec: |
FLAC |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
Video Soundtrack |
|
Sample Rate: |
48kHz |
|
Bits per sample: |
16 |
| Track 2: |
Audio |
|
Codec: |
FLAC |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
Hi-Res Stereo |
|
Sample Rate: |
96kHz |
|
Bits per sample: |
24 |
| Track 3: |
Surround |
|
Codec: |
FLAC |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
Hi-Res 5.1 Surround |
|
Sample Rate: |
96kHz |
|
Bits per sample: |
24 |
| Track 4: |
7.1.4 Mix |
|
Codec: |
WAV |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
Hi-Res 7.1.4 Surround |
|
Sample Rate: |
96kHz |
|
Bits per sample: |
24 |
| Track 5: |
mp3 HD |
|
Codec: |
WAV |
|
Language: |
English |
|
Description: |
320kbits/s mp3 stereo |
|
Sample Rate: |
48kHz |
|
Bits per sample: |
16 |
The compositions which are currently available in this format are (Note files are large):
How to Play These .mkv files
The best way to play the .mkv files is to use the
VLC Player on your PC connected to a surround cinema system. It will identify the various
tracks in the container, allow you to play the video while selecting the audio track to go with it.
