mkv2vob: New App to Remux MKV x264/AC3 which play on PS3

[jamos]

I was reading around the net, so I can't take credit for this. However I got FF/RW working by using MKV2VOB then dragging the .VOB file into Xmuxer Pro. Remux to .TS then Use TSremux to remux the .TS to .M2TS
Tried with 4 720p sample clips 60-100MB, and they all played perfectly with 5.1AC3 audio. FF/RW and skipping around all worked in the resulting file. Try to do this for something bigger, but Xmuxer has really slowed down for me.

1) MKV2VOB ---> .vob
2) .vob to remux window in Xmuxer, click double arrows for video/audio remux to .TS
3) .TS into TSREMUX, set button to .M2TS and remux.
4) rename .M2ts to .M2TS.TS or .M2TS.MPG and stream to PS3

I tried a 1080p clip that won't play in .VOB - tried to remux to .TS and then .M2ts - all files vob, .ts, .m2ts play with audio and just a black screen, even though PS3 shows the AVC bitrate.

Also to note, the .TS will play without audio.. you need to remux a .TS to .M2ts for PS3 to play the audio.

Yes the 4.1 trick doesnt work for 1080p I think. so you would have to convert to mpeg2 anyways hence no need to use Xmuxer, but it should work ok for 720p.

[wabbster]

I tried 3 different 1080p files and I noticed something that happened in all of them. When the vob file was played back the first 2-4 secs of the video was studdering as if it was playing in slow motion. After a few secs it played at the proper speed. 720P files do not studder at all and audio sync is dead on.
Any ideas?

BTW, Love the tool! Great Job!! ;)



I have the same problem. Out of sync audio with 1080p files. 720 work flawless. it seems to be out of sync by about 1-2 secs. Any help on this? I can post a sample.

[puppydg68]

Yes Xmuxer has issues with big files it seems.

Bigger files will work, you just have to have immense patience. it could take days. I'll let you know when my 4 gig test finishes :)

Is there any other software we can use to mux a PS3 compatible M2TS, manzanita can make a working .TS file however since ps3 plays .TS with no audio, you need to convert to .M2TS and for some reason TSremuxing a manzanita mux doesn't work for PS3 - corrupted data. I also tried muxing direct to 192 byte count in manzanita it also didn't work. Tried various ways of null packet removing with null packet saver and also just running it through tsremux and I can't seem to get manzanita to play nicely with PS3.

[jamos]

Bigger files will work, you just have to have immense patience. it could take days. I'll let you know when my 4 gig test finishes :)


Why would I want to wait days when using mk2vob and converting it to mpeg2 takes a few hours and does the same thing (other than increase the size)?

[3r1c]

Here is a much faster way.

Open graphedit.
Input file is the vob.
Connect vob output pin to input of MainConcept MPEG Demuxer
Connect H264 pin to input 1 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect AC3 pin to input 2 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect MCMux out pin to Dump, select your ts file.
Play the graph

[jamos]

I tried 3 different 1080p files and I noticed something that happened in all of them. When the vob file was played back the first 2-4 secs of the video was studdering as if it was playing in slow motion. After a few secs it played at the proper speed. 720P files do not studder at all and audio sync is dead on.
Any ideas?

BTW, Love the tool! Great Job!! ;)


If you are using streaming the stuttering is because the 1080 files are much bigger and the network cannot keep up. If your talking about files playing off the ps3 hard drive I have not encountered any stutter with some 5 odd files i have tested.

[Quatre]

i know this is slight off topic but .ts was mentioned and some progs to make it .m2ts which would be ps3 compatible so...

What program would combine and convert .ts files into a file playable on the ps3? i guess whichever program was mentioned a few posts up that combines and converts .ts into .m2ts?

TSRemux? or does ps3 already play.ts so is just a matter of combining them.

[puppydg68]

i know this is slight off topic but .ts was mentioned and some progs to make it .m2ts which would be ps3 compatible so...

What program would combine and convert .ts files into a file playable on the ps3? i guess whichever program was mentioned a few posts up that combines and converts .ts into .m2ts?

TSRemux? or does ps3 already play.ts so is just a matter of combining them.

TSremux will convert .TS to .M2TS for PS3 playback with audio.
To join .TS files together get TSSPlitter make sure your original files are .TS join them together, then remux with TSRemux.

[puppydg68]

Why would I want to wait days when using mk2vob and converting it to mpeg2 takes a few hours and does the same thing (other than increase the size)?

Well the big difference is that it can degrade the quality as you are recompressing to mpeg2.. The other methods keep the video intact.

[Quatre]

TSremux will convert .TS to .M2TS for PS3 playback with audio.
To join .TS files together get TSSPlitter make sure your original files are .TS join them together, then remux with TSRemux.

so ps3 can't play .ts files in a row seamlessly? nor a combined .ts file at all?

maybe i'll check out TSsplitter but actually I found an easy way to combine .ts into one .ts file is:

open up your text editor, copy the following into it ...

copy /b *.ts merged.ts

then save it as merge_ts.bat into your .ts folder. Double click it and it will merge all the .ts files in that folder into a single merged.ts file.

Saves messing around in the dos prompt finding the right folders"

then use TSRemux i guess to remux the .ts into .m2ts that will play on ps3. will it have ff/rw?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Here is a much faster way.

Open graphedit.
Input file is the vob.
Connect vob output pin to input of MainConcept MPEG Demuxer
Connect H264 pin to input 1 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect AC3 pin to input 2 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect MCMux out pin to Dump, select your ts file.
Play the graph


Does MainConcept Reference (demo) contain those filters?

[Quatre]

success on the .ts file combined using the dos command from the .bat file method I mentioned, then tsremux to remux the merged .ts into a .m2ts. only thing weird was the ps3 wouldn't see the .m2ts until i renamed it .mpg. maybe because the file was seen by ps3 as a mpeg-2 as thats what it was maybe to do with checking the mpeg2 video stream box in tsremux under "select the elementary streams you want to keep"

i guess that means it was an mpeg-2 and i was just keeping it that way? where as if i didnt checkit would have made it an avc .m2ts? i guess better to keep the mpeg2 stream that it was unless i was trying to make it smaller? and i checked the dolby digital audio stream.

Anyway, the problem i'm having now and more on topic is a 720x400 mkv (dvd screener) i decided to force the transcode to mpeg-2 in mkv2vob so i have ff/rw and it made an unplayable file on ps3 and when i look at it , it has a weird resoution. I remember this happening when trying to make mpeg2's in Super.

shame too cus i already deleted the vob version and i had an avi of the same movie in slight lower res just in case we had to resume ff/rw the .vob.

sucks, so unpredictable this stuff.

[puppydg68]

Here is a much faster way.

Open graphedit.
Input file is the vob.
Connect vob output pin to input of MainConcept MPEG Demuxer
Connect H264 pin to input 1 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect AC3 pin to input 2 on MainConcept Multiplexer
Connect MCMux out pin to Dump, select your ts file.
Play the graph

Hey thanks for the tip, i did try it and it's much faster, however I get this jitter throughout in the video, which i didn't have in the VOB. Any suggestions? I don't mind this extra conversion step to get FF/RW from your great toold

I dragged the VOB to graphedit Out --> main concept mpeg demux, video and audio pins to mainconcept multiplexer, MCmux out to Dump and just named the file mux.ts (no other parameters). Is there a way to graphedit this mux with elementary streams also?

[puppydg68]

so ps3 can't play .ts files in a row seamlessly? nor a combined .ts file at all?

maybe i'll check out TSsplitter but actually I found an easy way to combine .ts into one .ts file is:

open up your text editor, copy the following into it ...

copy /b *.ts merged.ts

then save it as merge_ts.bat into your .ts folder. Double click it and it will merge all the .ts files in that folder into a single merged.ts file.

Saves messing around in the dos prompt finding the right folders"

then use TSRemux i guess to remux the .ts into .m2ts that will play on ps3. will it have ff/rw?

yes tssplitter does frame accurate joins, and allows you to sort the files. it's a preferred method as compared to copy /b
its a free download.

[3r1c]

The m2ts method with ff/rw does not work properly.

Yes the ff/rw works and is in sync, but the video does not play properly. If you look carefully it skips frames stutters instead of playing smoothly.

[3r1c]

yes tssplitter does frame accurate joins, and allows you to sort the files. it's a preferred method as compared to copy /b
its a free download.

copy /b is better.
Most likely the .ts files you have were not split frame accurate, they were just split in chunks of 100MB or whatever filesize without regard to frames, so the correct method of rejoining is a binary join with copy.

[puppydg68]

The m2ts method with ff/rw does not work properly.

Yes the ff/rw works and is in sync, but the video does not play properly. If you look carefully it skips frames stutters instead of playing smoothly.

so using your graphedit muxing method, we can not get smooth playback(jittering with mainconcept). Is there any other way to remux your vobs to .TS/.M2TS?

[jamos]

Well the big difference is that it can degrade the quality as you are recompressing to mpeg2.. The other methods keep the video intact.

I am using the -sameeq option on the extracted stream which uses the same quality as the original. I do not notice any difference playing the two side by side. But you are right remuxing alone guarentees that the quality is the same. I will try using the graph method to see if it is quicker in producing a ts but if it introduces frame skipping I will just stick with what works.

[wabbster]

The file size and network is not the problem. I have tested this with a 30 second mkv's at 1080p. The file is being played from a raid 0 quad core pc. It still studders after mkv2vob is done creating the vob. The same file in 720P and no studder or audio sync problems.
Does this make sense? I can post a sample on rapidshare if anyone wants to see it.

Thanks for any input.



If you are using streaming the stuttering is because the 1080 files are much bigger and the network cannot keep up. If your talking about files playing off the ps3 hard drive I have not encountered any stutter with some 5 odd files i have tested.

[jamos]

The file size and network is not the problem. I have tested this with a 30 second mkv's at 1080p. The file is being played from a raid 0 quad core pc. It still studders after mkv2vob is done creating the vob. The same file in 720P and no studder or audio sync problems.
Does this make sense? I can post a sample on rapidshare if anyone wants to see it.

Thanks for any input.

no it should not stutter playing on your pc. Does it stutter when you download it to the PS3. I am assuming you are reencoding it to mpeg2 as just the remux will not play on pcs.

[Quatre]

The m2ts method with ff/rw does not work properly.

Yes the ff/rw works and is in sync, but the video does not play properly. If you look carefully it skips frames stutters instead of playing smoothly.

you are right.
for some reason it doesn't play completely right on the ps3. It seems like it kind of skips or there are overlapping clips that flash on the screen now and then and sometimes it freezes which you can get out of by ff/rw but it kind of ruins it.

can't imagine the dos command used to merge the .ts files together is the problem nor tsremux remuxing it to a .m2ts. Strange thing was it doenst' show up on the ps3 as .m2ts. had to change it to .mpg and then it shows up and ps3 detects it as a mpeg-2.

the individual .ts files (before merging and remuxing to .m2ts) show up and play on the ps3 when renamed to .m2ts or mpg but both with no audio (no audio codec showing up in info of each file on ps3)

if there was audio, i think there is a way to play files in a row seamlessly on the ps3 because my avchd camcorder does it. Probably has to be in a certain folder or chain of folders like BDMV>Stream or wherever the clips are on the camcorder hdd.

so there must be a way by just putting the .ts files renamed to .mpg or .m2ts to play in a row seamlessly if they are in the right folder(s). not sure why there is no audio though from the raw .ts files renamed and played on ps3

Maybe the release itself has some flaws, who knows, but if not i'm sure there is a way to get this to play on ps3 with no picture/video errors and with the claimed dd 5.1 of the release/origial files.

The other option is the nl subbed 720p wmv which is old so may need reposted but i may skip both and try requesting this in a format that plays on either 360 or ps3 with no problems (audio or video) and just wait.

But its getting to be an older movie and if it hasn't been released in other formats yet it probably wont be. The 1080i 720p .ts is probably my best bet. just need to figure out what I need to do to it to get it to play on ps3 or 360 properly. Maybe super could just make a mp4 from the merged .ts?

for the 720p wmvhd, the nl subs are hard coded and they really get in the way and ruin a movie unless you speak dutch.

i thought .ts was quite compatible on ps3. What is recommended then to get .ts working on ps3? since the TSremux mux to .m2ts doesn't produce a properly playing/working video and 3r pointed out.

Again,what can one do to a movie which is in a series of .ts files to get it to play on ps3?

[Quatre]

copy /b is better.
Most likely the .ts files you have were not split frame accurate, they were just split in chunks of 100MB or whatever filesize without regard to frames, so the correct method of rejoining is a binary join with copy.

isn;t that what the dos command does? if not, how does one doa binary join with copy? and this will stop the stutter and creat a file from the merged .ts that plays properly on ps3?

[pjclay27]

Just a quick question about splitting? When I split mkv with mkvmerge do I need to check link files? I am trying to split mkv and then transcode to mpeg-2 with mkv2vob and I want to make sure it works ok when I burn on DVD-R.

[bmnot]

Hi guys, sorry if I'm really stupid or something but this is my first time working with HD stuff. Anyways, I have a 23 GB mkv of Transformers that I made from a ts file (which was joined from several ts files). Now, I'm trying to use mkv2vob to create a vob that's playable on the PS3. But everytime I input the mkv, it says "I was unable to automatically figure out the video/audio track numbers! Should I try to guess?"

If I choose yes, it says muxing failed and if I choose no, it says unsupported video codec. I tried it with a sample mkv that I have and it works fine. It makes a vob that I can stream to the PS3 with Tversity and play fine. What's wrong with the bigger mkv?

[Quatre]

MPEG-2 Transport
Format/Family : MPEG-2
File size : 7.35 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 24mn
Bit rate : 12 Mbps

Video #0
Codec : MPEG-2 Video
Codec profile : Main@High
Codec settings/Matrix : Custom
PlayTime : 1h 24mn
Bit rate : 18 Mbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 1080 pixels
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Frame rate : 29.970 fps
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Interlaced
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.290

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 640ms
Bit rate : 384 Kbps
Bit rate mode : CBR
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz


what can be done with a .ts file wit those specs. its already mpeg-2. shouldnt it work on ps3?

[Quatre]

Hi guys, sorry if I'm really stupid or something but this is my first time working with HD stuff. Anyways, I have a 23 GB mkv of Transformers that I made from a ts file (which was joined from several ts files). Now, I'm trying to use mkv2vob to create a vob that's playable on the PS3. But everytime I input the mkv, it says "I was unable to automatically figure out the video/audio track numbers! Should I try to guess?"

If I choose yes, it says muxing failed and if I choose no, it says unsupported video codec. I tried it with a sample mkv that I have and it works fine. It makes a vob that I can stream to the PS3 with Tversity and play fine. What's wrong with the bigger mkv?

how did you make an mkv out of the .ts which was made by merging all the .ts files/?

[bmnot]

I used the gdsmux.exe that came with Haali Matroska Splitter. And as far as I know, the PS3 can play the .ts files as long as you rename it to mpg but you don't get sound.

[Quatre]

I used the gdsmux.exe that came with Haali Matroska Splitter. And as far as I know, the PS3 can play the .ts files as long as you rename it to mpg but you don't get sound.

yeah i noticed that when trying to play individual .ts files renamed to .mpg or .m2ts. Why dont they get sound and how can we get it?

what is the quickest way to make a .ts file with mpeg-2 video codec (other info on my particular file posted above) play on ps3?

can't some type of quick mux be done just to get sound being it isalready mpeg-2.

tsremux used to remux the .ts to .m2ts and retain the mpeg-2 video codec resulted in a sometims jumpy video file and sometimes froze. why is this.

what would be another type to remux the .ts. Trying Source just to make an mpeg-2 out of it which i thought would be quick since it already is mpeg-2 but its taking forever like a full encode. probably another setting or something int eh audio changed which ismaking it like an all new encode to mpeg-2 even though the .ts was already mpeg-2 video codec.

[jamos]

yeah i noticed that when trying to play individual .ts files renamed to .mpg or .m2ts. Why dont they get sound and how can we get it?

what is the quickest way to make a .ts file with mpeg-2 video codec (other info on my particular file posted above) play on ps3?

can't some type of quick mux be done just to get sound being it isalready mpeg-2.

tsremux used to remux the .ts to .m2ts and retain the mpeg-2 video codec resulted in a sometims jumpy video file and sometimes froze. why is this.

what would be another type to remux the .ts. Trying Source just to make an mpeg-2 out of it which i thought would be quick since it already is mpeg-2 but its taking forever like a full encode. probably another setting or something int eh audio changed which ismaking it like an all new encode to mpeg-2 even though the .ts was already mpeg-2 video codec.


Lets just face it the PS3 firmware/software still has to mature a bit in handling video files. I have just settled on using mpeg2 recoding with my settings i lose very little if any video quality. The only sacrifice is time and size.

also tell me if I am wrong but remuxing with this 4.1 trick only works on 720p and 480p sources. 1080p has to be transcoded to mpeg2 to work.

[3r1c]

also tell me if I am wrong but remuxing with this 4.1 trick only works on 720p and 480p sources. 1080p has to be transcoded to mpeg2 to work.

The answer is "maybe".
1080p are playable without transcoding if encoded properly.
However most the people who are encoding these 1080p's are doing it wrong and not obeying the level limits.

[wabbster]

You are correct. I can stream it, copy it to the ps3 hd and it still studders and yes its mpeg2.
I can play the file on my pc in vob format using nero, but it studders in that as well. I just updated my nero recode to v3 and it converted the mkv file to mp4 with 5.1 audio that plays on the ps3 with no audio sync problems. Nero recode had a hard time with mkv's but maybe this new update works better. Anyone else try it?

Basically 1080p mkv to vob studder
720p mkv to vob no studder.
no matter what file size it is.

Weird.
Sample clips anyone?



no it should not stutter playing on your pc. Does it stutter when you download it to the PS3. I am assuming you are reencoding it to mpeg2 as just the remux will not play on pcs.

[jamos]

The answer is "maybe".
1080p are playable without transcoding if encoded properly.
However most the people who are encoding these 1080p's are doing it wrong and not obeying the level limits.

yes and I am sure that is also what is causing the video/audio sync issues. I personally make all my mkv files from various sources and I have no issues with video/audio sync or playback so I am sure its just crappy downloaded mkv files that these folks are using.

also 3r did you try the besweet option I listed in a above post? it really does help the dts conversions..they sound better then the ac3 original titles I have.

BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "f:\test.mux" -output "f:\test.ac3" -logfilea "F:\BeSweet.log" ) -boost( /b2=5 ) -ac3enc( -b 448 -6ch )

[Quatre]

You are correct. I can stream it, copy it to the ps3 hd and it still studders and yes its mpeg2.
I can play the file on my pc in vob format using nero, but it studders in that as well. I just updated my nero recode to v3 and it converted the mkv file to mp4 with 5.1 audio that plays on the ps3 with no audio sync problems. Nero recode had a hard time with mkv's but maybe this new update works better. Anyone else try it?

Basically 1080p mkv to vob studder
720p mkv to vob no studder.
no matter what file size it is.

Weird.
Sample clips anyone?

do 1080p mkv studder when transcoded to mpeg-2? as supposedly most need to be transcoded.or is it just the ones that can be muxed to vob.

[Quatre]

ok solution to .ts, i tried a few things, used tsremux to remux the .ts to bluray instead of .m2ts. it makes all the foldes like bdmv andt hen in that stream which is what my avchd camcorder uses.

so i'm thinking tht would be the way to have all the separate .ts files play seamlessly the way they do from avchd camcorder connected to ps3 via usb.

just use tsremux to remux each .ts file to bluray and all into the same Stream folder then you can use a fat32 ext. hdd and if it has the BDMV folder with allt he sub folders and then your .m2ts files in the stream folder, they should play seamlessly one after another without notice from a fat32 ext. hdd via usb to ps3.

for now i'm just going to try the already merged .ts file remuxed to bluray .m2ts

easiest way is probably just using HDTV2MPEG2 which supposedly takes the .ts mpeg-2 and makes it a .mpg mpeg-2 ps.

oops just realized i set HDTV2MPEG2 to do sep clips. so i'll try those on the fat32 ext hdd but will redo it to one clip.
so many options to try i hope i dont get mixed up and fine one works well.


edit:

I've resolved myself at using HDTV2MPEG2 to remux the .ts (mpeg-2 ts) to a .mpg (mpeg-2 ps) as it also gives the option to split the file. So that works for my fat32 ext. hdd and this way i save room on the ps3 internal for the mkv's that I dont want to have to split first before using mkv2vob on them.

I think its just not the best release with some glitches maybe but its the only hd version available (1080i and was wondering if Super's deinterlace option would make it 1080p but Super was taking to long to make an mpeg-2 .mpg from the .ts. Prob a not so great and apparently a tv cap, unless using the dos command .bat .ts merge method messed up the resulting .ts. 3r said that was the best method as opposed to a prog someoen else mentioned. I would think it would be teh cleanest method that doestn' touch the video at all.

there was a 720p wmvhd of this movie i was dealing with her but it had dutch subs which are very distracting and all but ruin the movie. It was made from an x264 mkv though so there was one out there at some point. rather then waiting for it to show back up (reposted or the like) I figured id just use the .ts muxed to 2 .mpg (mpeg-2 ps).

[morpheus0815]

You are correct. I can stream it, copy it to the ps3 hd and it still studders and yes its mpeg2.
I can play the file on my pc in vob format using nero, but it studders in that as well. I just updated my nero recode to v3 and it converted the mkv file to mp4 with 5.1 audio that plays on the ps3 with no audio sync problems. Nero recode had a hard time with mkv's but maybe this new update works better. Anyone else try it?

Basically 1080p mkv to vob studder
720p mkv to vob no studder.
no matter what file size it is.

Weird.
Sample clips anyone?

@wabbster
How did you get Recode3 to accept the mkv? When I try that I always crashes or tells me to make sure that my file is not DRM protected and plays on my computer. Well, I can say for sure that it's not DRM and it sure does play, at least in VLC...

[pjclay27]

What is the average time for muxing to vob with mkv2vob for 720p with 5.1 audio. The beginning post states a few minutes. On average, mine take anywhere from 30-45 minutes.

[jamos]

What is the average time for muxing to vob with mkv2vob for 720p with 5.1 audio. The beginning post states a few minutes. On average, mine take anywhere from 30-45 minutes.


just muxing and no reencoding for a 6 gig. file takes around 10 minutes with my core2duo.

[pjclay27]

I don't know what's taking so long. I only have a P4 2.4Ghz processor so I know it's not the fastest.

[jamos]

I don't know what's taking so long. I only have a P4 2.4Ghz processor so I know it's not the fastest.

sounds about right with a p4. my computer is very new and using sata2 4 gig ram etc.

[pjclay27]

I don't mind the wait though. Mkv2vob is a great program. One other question though. I am trying a mkv that is split into two. When I choose automatic it goes through the normal process and opens the h264 info windows, which from what I remember reading is it doesn't need transcoded. When I try the second mkv it automatically starts muxing. Is this normal?

I don't like to split mkv's but this mkv won't fit on DVD+R DL. I normally just burn on DL but this file is almost 9Gb.

[3r1c]

Because mpeg2 vobs are larger they require faster disc access and network to stream.
Especially 1080p can be 15mbit or more.

Are you sure your pc/network is fast enough?

Try copy it to the PS3 hdd and then play it.

[jamos]

I don't mind the wait though. Mkv2vob is a great program. One other question though. I am trying a mkv that is split into two. When I choose automatic it goes through the normal process and opens the h264 info windows, which from what I remember reading is it doesn't need transcoded. When I try the second mkv it automatically starts muxing. Is this normal?

I don't like to split mkv's but this mkv won't fit on DVD+R DL. I normally just burn on DL but this file is almost 9Gb.

I think when you spit, your second mkv doesnt have the correct header info that mkv2vob needs to determine to set the lvl to 4.1. best to use never transcode option I beleive for the second mkv. 3r could give you better info than I about splitting mkvs and using mkv2vob. Or just use the original full mkv and transfer it to your harddrive after it is muxed into a vob as there is no limit to size on the internal ps3 harddrive. Tversity hosted on your pc then you can see it on your ps3 then choose transfer from your ps3.

[pjclay27]

I tried using mkv2vob with second mkv and when I played on computer or streamed, it freezes at the beginning and then plays fine. The original mkv is over 8Gb so it won't fit on DL. Most mkv's I have will fit on DVD-R but the mkv is 3 hours. How long does it take to copy to PS3 HDD?

[jamos]

I tried using mkv2vob with second mkv and when I played on computer or streamed, it freezes at the beginning and then plays fine. The original mkv is over 8Gb so it won't fit on DL. Most mkv's I have will fit on DVD-R but the mkv is 3 hours. How long does it take to copy to PS3 HDD?

depends on your network speed. if you using wireless prolly around 2 hours for 8 gig.

[jamos]

yes and I am sure that is also what is causing the video/audio sync issues. I personally make all my mkv files from various sources and I have no issues with video/audio sync or playback so I am sure its just crappy downloaded mkv files that these folks are using.

also 3r did you try the besweet option I listed in a above post? it really does help the dts conversions..they sound better then the ac3 original titles I have.

BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "f:\test.mux" -output "f:\test.ac3" -logfilea "F:\BeSweet.log" ) -boost( /b2=5 ) -ac3enc( -b 448 -6ch )


Actually i do not like the boost effect on my receiver. yes it is louder but almost distorted on center channel. So for dts sources this is what I currently use to reencode to ac3.

BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "f:\test.mux" -output "f:\test.ac3" -logfilea "F:\BeSweet.log" ) -ac3enc( -b 448 -6ch )

[3r1c]

BeSweet.exe" -core( -input "f:\test.mux" -output "f:\test.ac3" -logfilea "F:\BeSweet.log" ) -boost( /b2=5 ) -ac3enc( -b 448 -6ch )

The purpose of mkv2vob is to convert and make and make the files playable, not to modify or "enhance" it.

The professional sound engineers at the movie studios produce the DTS and set the channels to give the best sound, if your sound system isnt good enough that it needs a boost you should probably buy a better one.

[3r1c]

I don't know what's taking so long. I only have a P4 2.4Ghz processor so I know it's not the fastest.

For remuxing without transcoding the main bottleneck is your disc read/write, speed not processor.

The best thing you can do to increase speed is to defragment your hard drive.

[3r1c]

I don't mind the wait though. Mkv2vob is a great program. One other question though. I am trying a mkv that is split into two. When I choose automatic it goes through the normal process and opens the h264 info windows, which from what I remember reading is it doesn't need transcoded. When I try the second mkv it automatically starts muxing. Is this normal?

You are correct that if the h264info window opens it does not need transcoding, so the correct thing to do is to select "never transcode" on the second half.

[pjclay27]

3r1c, do you stream your mkv's or do you copy them to PS3 HDD.

[margaan]

Thx for the great tool. I have 2 questions tho:

I just used the tool to make a vob out of a 720p mkv. It plays well on my computer (VLC) but somehow it plays "fast" on my PS3. Its like fast forward *2. Any idea what might be wrong?

And I have loaded a 1080p mkv with the tool which - now as vob - studders on the PS3. Is that normal? Without transcoding I dont get any picture at all.

Thxy