#1 2008-08-23 01:15:01
mkv to avi
Hey,
I have a freecom mediaplayer which doesn't support mkv (x264) files.
Super is about the first program I found that can convert it in a decent way to avi.
It takes a lot of time to convert it so I would like to know what are the best parameters for the best quality (output video codec, audio codec, options, etc) no matter what size.
The MKV files are HD quality so the resolution is very important.
Since I have to wait a LONG time I want it to be done in a right way.
Any Help is welcome,
gertsolo
Last edited by gertsolo (2008-08-23 01:15:54)
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#2 2008-09-01 14:45:06
Re: mkv to avi
This seems to be the problem:
If the audio codec is Vorbis, Super C can't seem to handle it
1. I used six mkv files from as many sources. I wanted Super C to convert them to DivX or Xvid files. The only setting I changed were: Video Scale: 320:240/Aspect Ration 4:3/frame rate 23.976; other than the frame rate I probably didn't have to change any of them.
2. Four converted just fine; two did not. The only thing the two had exclusively in common was the Vorbis Codec.
Ok, it looks like I may have figured out what the problem is - now what's the solution?
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#3 2008-09-02 10:41:52
Re: mkv to avi
Thanks for the reply Chinaboat.
I did a lot of searching on the net and it seems that a high resolution mkv just can't be converted to an avi.
I found this on their site:
http://www.matroska.org/technical/guides/dvd/index.html
Sad but true...
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#4 2008-09-02 11:13:05
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Re: mkv to avi
gertsolo wrote:
high resolution mkv just can't be converted to an avi.
mkv is a container, like mp4, mov, avi, mpg, vob, wmv, flv etc..
any high resolution content requires lot of memory, a fast CPU, a minimum of
7200 rpm HardDisk with high access time: whether for decoding or encoding.
We have carried out many tests on various mkv formats, they all encode great on
our systems.
as we have installed various ActiveX decoders, we often keep "DirectShow Decode" checked.
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#5 2008-09-02 20:17:47
Re: mkv to avi
I agree with 96c about high res content and my machine is more than adequate but is the fact that Super only converts 25-35% of certain mkv's due to the vorbis audio codec? And if not what causes it to quit after encoding 55mb or less of a 192mb file? I assume it does so because it senses the file as been totally encoded.
Whether vorbis is the culprit or not I still think that Super is great (I'm encoding 6 files as I type this) and think my donation was well placed.
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#6 2008-09-03 08:20:02
Re: mkv to avi
96crypt_mod wrote:
gertsolo wrote:
high resolution mkv just can't be converted to an avi.
mkv is a container, like mp4, mov, avi, mpg, vob, wmv, flv etc..
any high resolution content requires lot of memory, a fast CPU, a minimum of
7200 rpm HardDisk with high access time: whether for decoding or encoding.
We have carried out many tests on various mkv formats, they all encode great on
our systems.
as we have installed various ActiveX decoders, we often keep "DirectShow Decode" checked.
Okidoki
If I have this kind of file, what would be the settings for the best result to avi
Format : Mk
File size : 4.37 GiB
PlayTime : 2h 14mn
Bit rate : 4662 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-07-31 19:32:47
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Video #1
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 2h 14mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Language : English
Audio #2
Codec : AC3
Codec/Info : Dolby AC3
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Language : English
Text #3
Codec : UTF-8
Codec/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Language : English
thx
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#7 2008-09-07 00:26:10
Re: mkv to avi
@ 96crypt_mod
You're right, it worked, but the audio is out of sync.
At the moment I'm using:
Avi as container
DivX (D50) as video codec
mp3 as audio codec
no video scale change
fps 25
Bitrate 8352
audio 48000, 128 kbps
any idea???
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