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mkv to avi?
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wcanas
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23. January 2008 @ 12:48 |
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what easy programs to use are there to convert mkv to avi???
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HG27
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23. January 2008 @ 13:40 |
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Here is a list of some programs to use.
My preference is alltoavi.
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wcanas
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23. January 2008 @ 15:05 |
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when its converted to avi does it keep the same quality without making it way too big of a file cause thats what i experienced with river past video cleaner,it made it bigger than 1 gb for only 36 seconds of video
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HG27
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23. January 2008 @ 16:19 |
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Whoa, 1GB for 36 seconds!
The conversions I've done have ended up with the .avi being about 15-20 MB bigger than the original .mkv
An example would be one episode of an anime (232 MB original .mkv), converted comes out as a 248MB .avi
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23. January 2008 @ 16:48 |
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25. January 2008 @ 10:07 |
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 Piss me off, and I Will ignore You!This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. January 2008 @ 10:10
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25. January 2008 @ 10:29 |
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Originally posted by Ripper: Just use ConvertXToDVD.
ConvertxtoDVD will not convert to AVI.
Lol, how retarded am I, evidently I lost the ability to read/think when posting that.
I thought it was mkv to vob, heh.
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25. January 2008 @ 11:07 |
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LOL!
You should see my wall of shame, full of brain farts!
For converting to DVD, yes, ConvertxtoDVD and DVD Flick are the best choices.
Not really sure why he/she wants to change to AVI.
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HG27
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25. January 2008 @ 13:08 |
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I often need to convert .mkv to .avi in order to watch certain anime on my divx player. Converting to dvd just takes up to much space for me.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. January 2008 @ 13:09
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Dyno210
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26. February 2008 @ 13:17 |
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i thought when you convert MKV to DVD, there's some quality loss ?
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26. February 2008 @ 19:33 |
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I always use MKVtoolnix / MKVextract etc,etc.
Anytime there a conversion (ie. a re-encode) there's always some quality
loss.
Good luck -
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Dyno210
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27. February 2008 @ 07:45 |
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i heard when you convert MKV to AVI there isn't ?
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27. February 2008 @ 09:29 |
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Originally posted by Dyno210:
i thought when you convert MKV to DVD, there's some quality loss ?
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i heard when you convert MKV to AVI there isn't
Depends what you mean by conversion. If you just change the container from MKV to AVI, without reencoding/re-compressing, there will be No quality loss.
If you re-compress the video, there will always be some quality loss.
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Sqwerly
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6. April 2008 @ 01:45 |
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How?! I am trying to do the same. I have an .mkv file and I have ConvertXtoDVD. Now how do I convert to AVI? I just want a file that I can burn to disc with Nero.
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varnull
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6. April 2008 @ 02:13 |
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MKV is just a container like avi. It is being used for higher end video.. often x264, but in theory you can put anything at all in a MKV container, even mjpeg slideshows.
Open the file with vlc and look at what you actually have. It might be just divx/xvid in which case you can just rip with avidemux to a different file name.
It may be something exotic tho, like some of the experimental 3480x2100 100fps x264 that are around for testing purposes.. you can tell those because 25 mins of video is 5 gigs.. I think they are possibly a cinema format to replace cans of film.
So do what davexnet suggests, use the right tools for the job.
Now sqwurly.. have you tried adding your file to convertX or are you posting before trying.
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Sqwerly
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6. April 2008 @ 19:40 |
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Yes, I have tried in ConvertX but I can't seem to figure out how to get the output to avi and not dvd, although from this thread, I can't tell whether it converts mkv or not. Now I'm using mkv to avi converter but it just hangs everytime and will not work. The mkv file is a movie file. I will try avidemux but it looks a little complex for my understanding.
I have a 10.7 GB movie in mkv that I'd like to convert to a 10.7 GB avi file so that I can burn it to DL disc in Nero. That's my goal. If someone can help me out with that, it'd be awesome.
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6. April 2008 @ 20:14 |
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ConvertxtoDVD does not convert to AVI ot anything else but DVD.
First, load the MKV file in GSpot and see what kind of video/audio you have inside the MKV container.
Second, where do you wanr to play that movie? A standalone Divx player, PS#, XBOX...?
Depending on what you have inside the container, you might or might not have to re-encode it(which means loss of quality). If no re-encoding necessary, you just change the container.
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Sqwerly
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6. April 2008 @ 20:33 |
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There is no information displayed in Gspot when I open the file in it (other than it is a Matroksa media file, under Container section). I know it is a working movie because it plays in VLC. I tried to convert it in Avidemux but I got a bunch of messages:
"If the file is using bframe as reference, it can lead to crash or stutteting. Avidemux can use another mode which is safed but YOU WILL LOOSE FRAME ACCURACY."
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"No audio decoder found for this file. Save (A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work."
I proceeded and the resulting file was unrecognizable to any program. I'd like watch this on any regular DVD player. I expect a little quality loss because I plan to burn to dual layer disc but that shouldn't be a huge deal because it is a Blu Ray rip. Right?
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6. April 2008 @ 20:38 |
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I'd like watch this on any regular DVD player
Then you have to convert to DVD, not to avi. ConvertXtoDVD should work.
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Sqwerly
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6. April 2008 @ 22:31 |
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Thanks
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Sqwerly
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6. April 2008 @ 22:48 |
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Ok, converted with ConvertX but now another issue. File was originally 10.7 GB, now it is 7.84 GB. Does this mean I'm losing video quality? If so, why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
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6. April 2008 @ 22:59 |
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No matter what you convert to and from, re-encoding will always have some loss of quality. Even when converting to the same format(not your case)
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I have a 10.7 GB movie in mkv that I'd like to convert to a 10.7 GB avi file so that I can burn it to DL disc in Nero.
How were you planing to accomplish that? How do you make 10.7 GB fit onto a DL disc(7.9 Gb?) without compression->some reduced quality?
I know some people go nuts about the quality loss, but don't do it just yet. Yes the loss is on paper when you add all things up, but just look on your TV and see if you notice it first.
I converted 1 GB divx videosto DVD, and they look great. Can't tell the difference from a regular DVD.
However, if you expect to convert that MKV to DVD and have HD picture, NOT possible,but a SD great quality it is possible.
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TheLionet
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3. June 2008 @ 06:59 |
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Hello all,
I've got an MKV file that's really rackin' my brain and I could really use some help. I used MKVExtractGUI to separate the video, audio, and idx/sub files, which work out just fine but when I combined the video and audio in VirtualDubMod it went outta sync. The video file 20 min 52 sec and the audio file is 25 min 48 sec. I adjusted the frame rate and even chose the option to have the two files match but no luck on getting the entire file right. Does anyone know how I can get the files to match time and length wise?
I initially used AllToAVI but I'm not happy with the lose of quality - from 253 MB to 186 MB. In the original mkv file the animation flows nicely but once AllToAVI does its thing, at high quality settings, the file is reduced and the animation gets coppy and has motion blurs. Me no like.
All I wanna do is get the video and audio files to mesh. Once that's done I can slap on the revised subtitles. Please help.
Cheers
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Sqwerly
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3. June 2008 @ 14:00 |
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If it helps, I ended up just using ConvertXtoDVD. Works fine with audio sync and the quality still looks great though it does end up losing some size.
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29. June 2008 @ 20:04 |
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Okay, I don't have any problems buring MKV to DVD since I can just use ConvertXtoDVD. However, when I watched it on my HDTV, the subtitles are a bit cropped. It is annoying coz when I watch it on VLC, the subtitles were perfectly fine.
I have a seperate sub file (.srt) for the movie but the MKV file has soft subs in it. How do I adust it? Or atleast remove those 'soft subs' on the MKV and use my seperate SRT sub file?
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