Originally posted by nsta:

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1) How can i re-encode a 1080P MKV file to PS3 format without losing any picture quality (ie maintaining the same file size)....when using the bit-rate calculator,do i just put in the total time, and then change the file-size to the actual time of the movie (so it calculates a average bit-rate)?, and then use ryu77's 264 profile for a 2pass encode?

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Originally posted by nsta:

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2) When using the AVS script editor to create my .avs script, do i need to specify the screen size????, and is there any other options i need to check off....again i just want the same video quality as source...when i look at the .avs script created, it has lancoz resize etc etc....do i need all of this, do most just leave it as it is?

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Originally posted by nsta:

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3) last question:), if my source is a AVC high 5.1 profile...do i need to change anything during the re-encode so its compatible with the PS3???

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Originally posted by nsta:

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Thanks Odin, slight problem, i couldn't get my test re-encode to play on the PS3....i now have a few questions...

1) Can the source .MKV h264 AVC 5.1 Profile video(which is not ps3-compliant) be opened in MeGUI without having to mux to M2ts first via TsMuxer....also does the AVC level need to be changed to 4.1 from 5.1 via tsmuxer before adding to MeGUI???YES (SOURCE MKV), and NO (tsMuxeR 5.1 to 4.1)

2) When opening the video in the MeGUI script editor, it asks whether to load ffdsshow? which option do i choose???.....YES.

To make my video ps3 compliant, do i need to change the Resize option (i only want to create an .m2ts file which i can stream to the PS3)....i wan't to display the stream as it were on the source - untouched basically...DISABLE THIS OPTION, UNCHECK IT.

3) When creating the AVS Script in MeGUI, is it good to keep all the additional settings in the script (ie. when i open the created script in wordpad after been created with default settings, there are additional entries underneath "directshowSource" like "lancos Resize" etc etc....are these all necessary, is it best to leave it alone?YOU CAN LEAVE EVERYTHING AS/IS, ITEMS WITH A # PRECEDING THEM ARE IGNORED BY AVISYNTH.

4) I should set MeGUI to RAWAVC right?, once it completes i get a .h264 file which i mux in TsMuxer to a m2ts file....this is correct right?CORRECT.

5) How do i play these files back on my Ps3?, ive only tried Streaming...INSTEAD OF STREAMING, COPY THE FILE TO THE PS3 HDD VIA YOUR HOME NETWORK.

Basically, i'd like to know anything that may not be letting me create a ps3 compliant stream....YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

Thanks:)

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Originally posted by nsta:

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Hey Odin, thanks alot for your help, much appreciated....

So i'm guessing my problem is that i'm trying to stream the .m2ts file which is never going to work....will i need to create a BD disk structure with AVCHD?or do i just need to play the .m2ts of an external hdd as opposed to streaming?...The only way you can stream a m2ts file is if it consists of only h264 video and AC3 audio. If you want DTS or subs you need to go AVCHD.

How do i copy the movie to ps3 HDD??Just like you would stream, find the file in the PS3 XMB, from your streaming application, press Triangle, then choose copy. It will then transfer from your PC to the PS3's HDD. The good thing about this is there is no file size restriction.

Last question: Will splitting the source .mkv using tsmuxer so i can test the reencode with megui on a smaller file size be ok? if so do i need to make sure to deselct all in TsMuxer (ie insert pps/ etc etc..?)Use the Split/Cut feature in tsMuxeR to so this, set the start time to whatever, then the end to two minutes later. If your mkv download comes with a sample test with that.

Thanks!

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