Body: <p>In some <code>.mkv</code> files with multiple different audio streams I removed all the ones I don't need with ffmpeg and only kept the desired audio stream along with the video and possibly subtitles.
  The result works fine in VLC, but in Windows Media Player I don't have any sound after the repacking. I do wonder what the issue is. Anything incorrect with the process? How could I achieve that it still works with WMP after the removal of certain audio streams.
  Note: The audio works well in WMP with the original file.</p>
  
  <p>Here's what I use to remove the unneeded streams. Let's say I have a file with three audio streams and I only want to keep the second one:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Edit:</strong>
  <code>ffmpgeg -i &lt;file&gt;</code> output before and after removing.</p>
  
  <p>I notice that the encoder changes, maybe that causes issues for WMP?</p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i in.mkv
  
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'in.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
      creation_time   : 2011-09-25T09:17:25.000000Z
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 13668 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 448 kb/s (default)
      Metadata:
        title           : MVO
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
      Stream #0:3(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : Mihalev
      Stream #0:4(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
      Stream #0:5(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
  
  
  
  
  ffmpeg -i out.mkv
  
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'out.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      ENCODER         : Lavf58.42.100
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 12842 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Metadata:
        DURATION        : 01:31:44.828000000
      Stream #0:1(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
      Metadata:
        DURATION        : 01:26:07.385000000
      Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
        DURATION        : 01:31:44.273000000
  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT 2:</strong>
  Log output of <code>ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv</code></p>
  
  <pre><code>ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy out.mkv
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'inputfile.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
      creation_time   : 2011-09-25T09:17:25.000000Z
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 13668 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 448 kb/s (default)
      Metadata:
        title           : MVO
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
      Stream #0:3(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : Mihalev
      Stream #0:4(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
      Stream #0:5(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
  Output #0, matroska, to 'out.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : Lavf58.42.100
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
  Stream mapping:
    Stream #0:0 -&gt; #0:0 (copy)
    Stream #0:5 -&gt; #0:1 (copy)
    Stream #0:2 -&gt; #0:2 (copy)
  Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
  frame=131984 fps=941 q=-1.0 Lsize= 7741970kB time=01:31:44.70 bitrate=11521.5kbits/s speed=39.3x
  video:7611378kB audio:128246kB subtitle:66kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.029470%
  </code></pre>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-23T06:33:07.547Z
Comments.Text: Share the full log of `ffmpeg -i file` for both input and output.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Gyan
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-23T08:36:40.983Z
Comments.Text: @Gyan I added the outputs. I see that the encoder changes, maybe that might be the culprit...?
Comments.UserDisplayName: su_li
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-23T18:33:17.177Z
Comments.Text: The log from `ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv` may be more informative.
Comments.UserDisplayName: llogan
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2020-04-26T19:48:30.553Z
Comments.Text: @llogan See second edit above for the requested log output.
Comments.UserDisplayName: su_li
Tags: <ffmpeg><mkv><vlc>
Title: No sound on Windows Media Player after removing unneeded audio streams with ffmpeg
UserDisplayName: su_li
ThreadText: # No sound on Windows Media Player after removing unneeded audio streams with ffmpeg
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-22)
  
  In some `.mkv` files with multiple different audio streams I removed all the ones I don't need with ffmpeg and only kept the desired audio stream along with the video and possibly subtitles.
  The result works fine in VLC, but in Windows Media Player I don't have any sound after the repacking. I do wonder what the issue is. Anything incorrect with the process? How could I achieve that it still works with WMP after the removal of certain audio streams.
  Note: The audio works well in WMP with the original file.
  
  Here's what I use to remove the unneeded streams. Let's say I have a file with three audio streams and I only want to keep the second one:
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv
  
  ```
  
  **Edit:**
  `ffmpgeg -i <file>` output before and after removing.
  
  I notice that the encoder changes, maybe that causes issues for WMP?
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i in.mkv
  
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'in.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
      creation_time   : 2011-09-25T09:17:25.000000Z
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 13668 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 448 kb/s (default)
      Metadata:
        title           : MVO
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
      Stream #0:3(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : Mihalev
      Stream #0:4(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
      Stream #0:5(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
  
  ffmpeg -i out.mkv
  
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'out.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      ENCODER         : Lavf58.42.100
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 12842 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Metadata:
        DURATION        : 01:31:44.828000000
      Stream #0:1(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
      Metadata:
        DURATION        : 01:26:07.385000000
      Stream #0:2(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
        DURATION        : 01:31:44.273000000
  
  ```
  
  **EDIT 2:**
  Log output of `ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv`
  
  ```
  ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy out.mkv
  ffmpeg version git-2020-04-17-889ad93 Copyright (c) 2000-2020 the FFmpeg developers
    built with gcc 9.3.1 (GCC) 20200328
    configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-sdl2 --enable-fontconfig --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libdav1d --enable-libbluray --enable-libfreetype --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libsrt --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libzimg --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-gmp --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libmysofa --enable-libspeex --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --disable-w32threads --enable-libmfx --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-d3d11va --enable-nvenc --enable-nvdec --enable-dxva2 --enable-avisynth --enable-libopenmpt --enable-amf
    libavutil      56. 42.102 / 56. 42.102
    libavcodec     58. 80.100 / 58. 80.100
    libavformat    58. 42.100 / 58. 42.100
    libavdevice    58.  9.103 / 58.  9.103
    libavfilter     7. 77.101 /  7. 77.101
    libswscale      5.  6.101 /  5.  6.101
    libswresample   3.  6.100 /  3.  6.100
    libpostproc    55.  6.100 / 55.  6.100
  Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'inputfile.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
      creation_time   : 2011-09-25T09:17:25.000000Z
    Duration: 01:31:44.83, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 13668 kb/s
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080, SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 47.95 tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 448 kb/s (default)
      Metadata:
        title           : MVO
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
      Stream #0:3(rus): Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : Mihalev
      Stream #0:4(eng): Audio: dts (DTS), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 1536 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DTSHD core5.1 1536k
      Stream #0:5(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
  Output #0, matroska, to 'out.mkv':
    Metadata:
      title           : test
      encoder         : Lavf58.42.100
      Stream #0:0(eng): Video: h264 (High) (H264 / 0x34363248), yuv420p(progressive), 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 23.98 fps, 23.98 tbr, 1k tbn, 1k tbc (default)
      Stream #0:1(rus): Subtitle: subrip (default)
      Stream #0:2(rus): Audio: ac3 ([0] [0][0] / 0x2000), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s
      Metadata:
        title           : DUB
  Stream mapping:
    Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
    Stream #0:5 -> #0:1 (copy)
    Stream #0:2 -> #0:2 (copy)
  Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
  frame=131984 fps=941 q=-1.0 Lsize= 7741970kB time=01:31:44.70 bitrate=11521.5kbits/s speed=39.3x
  video:7611378kB audio:128246kB subtitle:66kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 0.029470%
  
  ```
  
  **Tags:** ffmpeg, mkv, vlc
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Share the full log of `ffmpeg -i file` for both input and output.  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 I added the outputs. I see that the encoder changes, maybe that might be the culprit...?  
  > **username_2**: The log from `ffmpeg -i inputfile.mkv -map 0:v -map 0:s -map 0:a:1 -c copy outputfile.mkv` may be more informative.  
  > **username_0**: @username_2 See second edit above for the requested log output.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 0 answers
  
  