# MKV to MP4 (if video codec compatible) ffmpeg -i "The.White.Lotus.S01E04.mkv" -c copy -map 0 "output.mp4" ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0:v:0 -map 0:a:lang:eng -c copy "cleaned.mkv" Remove a specific audio track (e.g., track 2) ffmpeg -i input.mkv -map 0 -map -0:a:1 -c copy "no_track2.mkv" 3. Re-encode to smaller size (H.265/HEVC) Reduce file size while keeping good quality (ideal for archiving).
ffmpeg -i "The.White.Lotus.S01E04.mkv" \ -c:v libx264 -crf 24 -preset medium \ -c:a aac -b:a 128k -ac 2 \ -vf "subtitles=The.White.Lotus.S01E04.mkv:si=0" \ -movflags +faststart \ "S01E04_ready.mp4" the white lotus s01e04 ffmpeg