[multimedia/kid3] doc/en: Update documentation about Matroka write mode, MP4 chapters
Urs Fleisch
null at kde.org
Wed May 6 14:11:04 BST 2026
Git commit 14b25db17f59cf09ada941e678ec1f7b788a86da by Urs Fleisch.
Committed on 06/05/2026 at 13:10.
Pushed by ufleisch into branch 'master'.
Update documentation about Matroka write mode, MP4 chapters
M +21 -6 doc/en/index.docbook
https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kid3/-/commit/14b25db17f59cf09ada941e678ec1f7b788a86da
diff --git a/doc/en/index.docbook b/doc/en/index.docbook
index a89fa38d..bc386a83 100644
--- a/doc/en/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/en/index.docbook
@@ -1033,12 +1033,8 @@ MP4 audiobooks typically have a <filename class="extension">.m4b</filename>
extension and are rather large because they contain all chapters in a single
file. To navigate in such files, they can contain chapter marks, which can be
edited in &kid3; in a pseudo "Chapters" frame using the same editor which is
-used for <link linkend="synchronized-lyrics">synchronized lyrics</link>. Note,
-however, that this feature is only available with the
-<guilabel>Mp4v2Metadata</guilabel> plugin, so make sure that it is activated
-and above the <guilabel>TaglibMetadata</guilabel> plugin in the
-<guilabel>Plugins</guilabel> tab of the settings if you have to edit MP4
-chapters.
+used for <link linkend="synchronized-lyrics">synchronized lyrics</link>.
+There are two types of chapters in MP4 files: "Nero" and "QuickTime (QT)".
</para>
<para>
The chapter information in MP3 audiobooks is stored in multiple "Chapter"
@@ -2352,6 +2348,25 @@ tags. "<literal>COVERART</literal>" is an earlier unofficial way to include
pictures in Vorbis comments. It can be used for compatibility with legacy players.
</para>
<para>
+The mode used when saving <guilabel>Matroska</guilabel> files can be selected
+with <guilabel>Write mode</guilabel>. It controls the trade-off between file
+size and write speed when saving tags, attachments and chapters to the file.
+For very large files and/or slow (network) filesystems, using
+<guilabel>Avoid insert</guilabel> will reduce write time significantly.
+There are three possible modes:
+</para>
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Compact: Write tags, attachments and chapters as compact as
+possible. This is the default mode.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Do not shrink: Do not shrink blocks when writing, add padding
+when content gets smaller. Allow inserts when content gets larger.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Avoid insert: Like <guilabel>Do not shrink</guilabel> but also
+avoid inserts for blocks which are not at the end of the file: Replace a growing
+non-last block with padding of the old size and append a new block at the end of
+the file.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+<para>
If the <guilabel>Mark if larger than (bytes)</guilabel> check box is activated,
files containing embedded album cover art exceeding the given size in bytes
are marked red. This can be used to find files containing oversized pictures
More information about the kde-doc-english
mailing list