Guides and notes on CueID, Kanji Detective and other kirigoe apps.https://kirigoe.uk/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/does-kanji-stroke-order-matter/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/does-kanji-stroke-order-matter/Stroke order can feel like something only calligraphers need. It isn’t. Here’s why it matters even if you rarely write by hand, and the handful of rules that cover most kanji.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-dolby-vision-to-an-hdr10-plus-file/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-dolby-vision-to-an-hdr10-plus-file/An HDR10+ file can gain Dolby Vision profile 8.1 made from its own HDR10+ metadata. Here’s how that works, what it is and isn’t, and how to do it on a Mac.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-out-what-a-dj-is-playing-live/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-out-what-a-dj-is-playing-live/Shazaming a club set one track at a time misses half of it. Here’s how to build a timestamped tracklist of a live DJ set as it happens, with nothing recorded.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-youtube-chapters-to-a-dj-mix/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-youtube-chapters-to-a-dj-mix/Chapters turn a long mix video into something people can find their way around. Here’s what YouTube needs before chapters appear, and how to make the timestamps for a whole set without scrubbing through it by hand.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-the-bpm-and-key-of-tracks-in-a-dj-mix/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-the-bpm-and-key-of-tracks-in-a-dj-mix/Want the tempo and key of each track in a mix, to see how it was built or to plan your own sets? Here’s how to get them for a whole recording, what Camelot keys mean, and how far to trust the numbers.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-remove-dolby-vision-and-keep-hdr10/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-remove-dolby-vision-and-keep-hdr10/Why some people strip Dolby Vision out of a 4K remux, what’s left afterwards, which files it works on, and how to do it on a Mac without re-encoding.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/kanji-that-look-alike-and-how-to-tell-them-apart/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/kanji-that-look-alike-and-how-to-tell-them-apart/未 and 末, 土 and 士, 待 and 持. Some kanji differ by a single stroke. Here are the pairs that trip learners up most, and exactly what to look at to tell them apart.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-remove-commentary-and-unwanted-tracks-from-an-mkv-on-mac/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-remove-commentary-and-unwanted-tracks-from-an-mkv-on-mac/A disc remux carries every audio and subtitle track on the disc. Here’s how to keep only the languages you want, drop the commentary, and set the default audio and forced subtitles, without re-encoding.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/onyomi-and-kunyomi-explained/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/onyomi-and-kunyomi-explained/Most kanji have a Chinese-derived on reading and a native Japanese kun reading. Here’s where they come from, a rule of thumb for which one a word uses, and the exceptions worth knowing.Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-a-dolby-digital-plus-track-to-a-truehd-remux/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-add-a-dolby-digital-plus-track-to-a-truehd-remux/Why you might want a Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) track alongside lossless TrueHD or DTS-HD audio in a 4K remux, and how to add one on a Mac while keeping the original.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-convert-dolby-vision-profile-7-to-8-1-on-mac/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-convert-dolby-vision-profile-7-to-8-1-on-mac/A lossless way to turn dual-layer Dolby Vision profile 7 remuxes into single-layer profile 8.1 on macOS, and when you shouldn’t.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-convert-pgs-subtitles-to-text-on-mac/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-convert-pgs-subtitles-to-text-on-mac/Blu-ray subtitles are pictures, not text. Here’s why that causes problems in a remux, and how to turn PGS subtitles into text subtitles on macOS.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-songs-in-a-radio-show-or-podcast/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-find-songs-in-a-radio-show-or-podcast/Radio shows and music podcasts rarely publish full tracklists. Here’s how to identify every song in an episode, with the time it was played.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-split-a-dj-mix-into-tracks-or-make-a-cue-sheet/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-split-a-dj-mix-into-tracks-or-make-a-cue-sheet/Two ways to make a long mix recording easy to navigate — split it into one file per track, or keep it whole with a CUE sheet. Here’s how to do both on a Mac, iPhone or iPad.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-tell-dolby-vision-profile-7-or-8-fel-mel/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-tell-dolby-vision-profile-7-or-8-fel-mel/What Dolby Vision profiles 7 and 8 mean, how to read them in MediaInfo, and how to find out whether a profile 7 remux has a full or minimal enhancement layer.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-turn-a-dj-mix-into-an-apple-music-playlist/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-turn-a-dj-mix-into-an-apple-music-playlist/Heard a mix you love and want every track in your library? Here’s how to go from one long recording to an Apple Music playlist in the right order.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-work-out-a-kanji-you-dont-know/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-work-out-a-kanji-you-dont-know/Most kanji are built from smaller components that hint at their meaning or reading. Here’s how to read those clues, with examples, so unfamiliar characters stop being a wall.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-learn-kanji-for-the-jlpt-a-few-minutes-a-day/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-learn-kanji-for-the-jlpt-a-few-minutes-a-day/Cramming kanji rarely sticks. Here’s a short daily routine for JLPT N5 to N3 kanji that builds recognition, readings and real usage, without hours of flashcards.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/why-i-built-remux-doctor/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/why-i-built-remux-doctor/Physical media is having a moment, and owning your films in full quality is worth it. Making sense of the files shouldn’t take a dozen command-line tools and a forum thread, so I built a fast, native Mac app for it.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-get-a-tracklist-for-a-dj-mix/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-to-get-a-tracklist-for-a-dj-mix/Found a mix you love but there’s no tracklist? Here’s how to identify every song in a long recording and get the start time for each one.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/export-dj-mix-tracklist-rekordbox-traktor-youtube-chapters/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/export-dj-mix-tracklist-rekordbox-traktor-youtube-chapters/Which export format to pick for a DJ mix tracklist, and what each one is good for — from YouTube chapters to Rekordbox XML.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-kanji-detective-clues-work/https://kirigoe.uk/blog/how-kanji-detective-clues-work/Kanji Detective turns every wrong answer into a new clue. Here’s what each clue reveals, how cases are graded, and how to use the daily case to learn kanji.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT