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Converting MKV files to something watchable on both my Xbox 360 and Macbook.

MC MysteryMC Mystery Registered User regular
edited May 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I have a bunch of MKV files, but I have no idea what to do with them. WHAT ARE SOME SOLUTIONS? Is there any free software I can use? Also, how do I use it?? Any help would be appreciated. I'm new to macs, AND I'm new to MKV.

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Sony Vegas trial might have some answers for you.

    Their starter addition is also reasonably affordable if you need to use it a lot.

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  • Desert_Eagle25Desert_Eagle25 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    .mkv are blue-ray movies. Download VLC Player to play them.

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  • MC MysteryMC Mystery Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    They are? I knew these files were HD but I don't think they're available on Blu-Ray anywhere. Is there a way to convert these to a format playable on Xbox 360?

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  • Desert_Eagle25Desert_Eagle25 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    MC Mystery wrote: »
    They are? I knew these files were HD but I don't think they're available on Blu-Ray anywhere. Is there a way to convert these to a format playable on Xbox 360?

    Well, not exactly blu-ray, but HD quality comparable to blu-ray.

    Oh, and for conversion:

    Check out Riverpast Converter.

    Be prepared, though. Conversion times run high.

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  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    edited May 2009
    Desert_Eagle25 wrote: »
    .mkv are blue-ray movies. Download VLC Player to play them.

    Wrong. It's Matroska files. Container format just like .avi. Very common for anime since it can hold multiple audio tracks and subtitles in one file.

    edit: just get VLC to play them on a Mac.

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  • BrotherVoodooBrotherVoodoo Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    I'm assuming your 360 is hooked up to a Network from which you could stream the files from a computer. If so, I think I've heard Tversity does something like this. Haven't used it myself but you might want to look into it.

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  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Echo wrote: »
    Desert_Eagle25 wrote: »
    .mkv are blue-ray movies. Download VLC Player to play them.

    Wrong. It's Matroska files. Container format just like .avi. Very common for anime since it can hold multiple audio tracks and subtitles in one file.

    Also nice because forcing Xvid or h264 codecs into an AVI container (which is a huge hack as it is) keeps you from using features like B-frames in your encoded videos. AVI also doesn't support VBR audio so that means codecs like Vorbis are out.

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  • Desert_Eagle25Desert_Eagle25 Registered User regular
    edited May 2009
    Echo wrote: »
    Desert_Eagle25 wrote: »
    .mkv are blue-ray movies. Download VLC Player to play them.

    Wrong. It's Matroska files. Container format just like .avi. Very common for anime since it can hold multiple audio tracks and subtitles in one file.

    edit: just get VLC to play them on a Mac.

    I already corrected myself. Good, albeit late, call.

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