h264 to mpeg2 question

[Hockey Man]

How can I convert my mkv files with h.264 encoded video to mpeg2 so I can make them into a dvd. I already know how to make a dvd-video disc as long as the files were encoded with divx or xvid, its the h.264 files that are giving me trouble. When I go to load the mkv file into tmpgenc, it just gives me an error saying it cannot load the file, and extracting the contents does not help either. The files were encoded with nero digital I believe, and I can play them just fine.

Is it even possible to convert a h.264 files to mpeg2 or is it impossible? If anyone can help I would very much appreciate it.

[berrinam]

How can I convert my mkv files with h.264 encoded video to mpeg2 so I can make them into a dvd.Why recompress already compressed videos? Don't you have the original DVD?

The files were encoded with nero digital I believe, and I can play them just fine.

You aren't sure what they were encoded with? Where did you get these files from? It sounds suspiciously like forum rule 6 to me.

[Hockey Man]

They're recorded hockey games. I dont know why they're mkv, my friend who gave them to me does everything in mkv and usually divx, but he recently switched to h.264. I'm about 90% sure they were encoded with nero digital, because thats what I use to decode them.

[bond]

i dunno if good mpeg-2 encoders allow .avs input, but if yes, you should do the avc decoding via an .avs script with directshowsource()

best would be if you would install the haali media splitter and coreavc and let those do the decoding of the file as coreavc is the fastest decoder around

[dfarm]

I read the forum page from the link you provided, but I'm a little confused. Do I need both Haali and coreavc? Coreavc has not registered it yet in the "Trove Software Map" on their site.

Thanks.

[bond]

for using directshowsource() the file has to be playable in a directshow player (like mpc or wmp)

for that you need a splitter filter (eg haali) and a decoder filter (eg coreavc)

if you have other filters doing the job its also ok, i just mentioned the ones i would use