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MKS is just a Matroska containter for subtitles (only). It allows the inclusion of multiple subtitles, custom fonts, and the appropriate names/labels/etc without having to mux it all into the video. It works particularly well for ASS subs that make use of custom fonts. It works fine in VLC, but Kodi doesn't appear capable to even see the file type when manually searching.
I tried searching for something in advancedsettings, but found nothing for subtitle file types.
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It may be a bit confusing, as MKS is a container that is already supported showing in your supported formats link under "Container formats: MKV/MKA (Matroska)". MKS is part of the standard Matroska spec (MKV - video, MKA - audio, MKS - subtitle), it is all the same Matroska container. What it contains is simply standard subtitle codecs (i.e. SRT, ASS/SSA, SUB/IDX, etc.) with the standard array of Matroska options/labels/etc.
Yes, I understand that the items may be muxed into the video file using MKVToolNix, as that is the same method used to create the MKS file. However, altering the original file can ofterrn be less than ideal, for varoius reasons, which would then necessitat multiple copies. In the same way as any and all subs may be muxed into an MKV, frequently they are kept separate, particularly in dealing with other containers (i.e. MP4, AVI, etc.).
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I'm just wondering... What is the benefit of having .mks files instead .srt files?
Subtitles would have to be properly tagged with the correct language, with .srt file you simply add the language suffix.
Standalone subtitle files can be edited easily. With .mks you need MKVtoolnix to export/import a new version.
.mks files need extra functionality to be able to process them, a .srt file is ready to go.
Or is it that you simply have matching .mkv/.mka/.mks file extensions..?
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I would GREATLY appreciate this feature as well. It really helps me because I don't want to Remux the source, I wish to leave it untouched for "purposes"... mks helps me avoid having 20 different SRTs and dealing with things commentary & SDH tags ect. The Mastroka container makes things way cleaner. MPC-BE supports this, If any developer can integrate this into KODI thank you!