I have folder with five sub-folders, and each sub-folder contains 10 mkv files. My media player has decided to use the "Track Name" tag from Track 2 of each file for the title displayed in the file browser.
For some reason every one of the files have the value "Surround 5.1" as this "Track Name"
$ exiftool -a Filename\ S02E01.mkv
ExifTool Version Number : 12.40
File Name : Filename S02E01.mkv
Directory : .
File Size : 1614 MiB
File Modification Date/Time : 2024:02:15 10:37:10+00:00
File Access Date/Time : 2024:02:15 14:20:09+00:00
File Inode Change Date/Time : 2024:02:15 14:20:09+00:00
File Permissions : -rw-r--r--
File Type : MKV
File Type Extension : mkv
MIME Type : video/x-matroska
EBML Version : 1
EBML Read Version : 1
Doc Type : matroska
Doc Type Version : 4
Doc Type Read Version : 2
Timecode Scale : 1 ms
Muxing App : libebml v1.4.2 + libmatroska v1.6.4
Writing App : mkvmerge v56.1.0 ('My Friend') 64-bit
Duration : 0:43:35
Date/Time Original : 2021:05:19 13:42:53Z
Track Number : 1
Track Type : Video
Video Codec ID : V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVC
Video Frame Rate : 23.976
Track Language : und
Image Width : 1920
Image Height : 1080
Display Width : 1920
Display Height : 1080
Track Number : 2
Track Type : Audio
Audio Codec ID : A_EAC3
Default Duration : 32 ms
Track Name : Surround 5.1
Audio Sample Rate : 48000
Audio Channels : 6
Track Number : 3
Track Type : Subtitle
Track Default : No
Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS
Chapter Time Start : 0 s
Chapter Time End : 0:01:26
Chapter String : Chapter 01
Chapter Time Start : 0:01:26
Chapter Time End : 0:07:20
Chapter String : Chapter 02
Chapter Time Start : 0:07:20
Chapter Time End : 0:15:12
Chapter String : Chapter 03
Chapter Time Start : 0:15:12
Chapter Time End : 0:22:56
Chapter String : Chapter 04
Chapter Time Start : 0:22:56
Chapter Time End : 0:32:26
Chapter String : Chapter 05
Chapter Time Start : 0:32:26
Chapter Time End : 0:39:21
Chapter String : Chapter 06
Chapter Time Start : 0:39:21
Chapter Time End : 0:42:32
Chapter String : Chapter 07
Chapter Time Start : 0:42:32
Chapter Time End : 0:43:03
Chapter String : Chapter 08
Chapter Time Start : 0:43:03
Chapter Time End : 0:43:35
Chapter String : Chapter 09
Image Size : 1920x1080
Megapixels : 2.1
exiftool -G1 -a -s -*track* Filename\ S02E01.mkv
[Track1] TrackNumber : 1
[Track1] TrackType : Video
[Track1] TrackLanguage : und
[Track2] TrackNumber : 2
[Track2] TrackType : Audio
[Track2] TrackName : Surround 5.1
[Track3] TrackNumber : 3
[Track3] TrackType : Subtitle
[Track3] TrackDefault : No
What would the command be to write each filename into the track name tag in one go?
Exiftool cannot edit MKV files. You'll have to use ffmpeg or MKVToolNix. I'd suggest the latter, as it has always seemed easier to me. MKVToolNix has a GUI or if you need the command line, you would use its mkvpropedit command.
Thank you.