$ ffmpeg -i "schöne Bescherung.mpg" "schöne Bescherung1.mkv" ffmpeg version 4.1.4-1~deb10u1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 8 (Debian 8.3.0-6) configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1~deb10u1' --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100 libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100 libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100 libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100 libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101 libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0 libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100 libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100 libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100 [mpeg @ 0x563b3902b800] Could not find codec parameters for stream 1 (Video: mpeg2video, none): unspecified size Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options Input #0, mpeg, from 'schöne Bescherung.mpg': Duration: 01:33:05.30, start: 19438.060333, bitrate: 5187 kb/s Stream #0:0[0x80]: Audio: ac3, 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 192 kb/s Stream #0:1[0x1e0]: Video: mpeg2video, none, 90k tbn Stream mapping: Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (ac3 (native) -> vorbis (libvorbis)) Press [q] to stop, [?] for help Output #0, matroska, to 'schöne Bescherung1.mkv': Metadata: encoder : Lavf58.20.100 Stream #0:0: Audio: vorbis (libvorbis) (oV[0][0] / 0x566F), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp Metadata: encoder : Lavc58.35.100 libvorbis size= 65913kB time=01:33:05.39 bitrate= 96.7kbits/s speed=20.2x video:0kB audio:63595kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:4kB muxing overhead: 3.644614%