Q: convert MKV to DVD using DVD-RB

[shreeit]

Hi:

Is it possible to convert mkv file to DVD using DVD-RB. I would like to use CCE in the conversion process.

Thanks,

shreeit

[six13]

I believe DVD-RB needs DVD files ie VIDEO_TS and all the files in there ie VOB, IFO,

your would need to take the .mkv which is a .mp4 file and author the DVD files then load that in DVD-RB and use CCE to make the compressed the mpeg2 output. You might be able to take the .mkv and rename it to .avi and use a pgm called VSOdivxtoDVD I have used the free version on .mpg files to author the VIDEO_TS folder with the dvd files. This free program will work with avi even if they aren't divx and .mpg also. It is the free version and it is pretty fast.

format factory will also take the .mkv and convet it to .avi. Format Factory can also make the output DVD files ready for burning but you would need to limit it to about 4.32GB, so you could skip DVD-RB all together.

I love to use DVD-RB with CCE, great ouput and fast.

[MilesAhead]

Hi:

Is it possible to convert mkv file to DVD using DVD-RB. I would like to use CCE in the conversion process.

Thanks,

shreeit

I haven't used CCE but I've converted several .mkv to dvd using HCgui. The same method should work with most encoders that accept AviSynth scripts(.avs) as input. Also you need to have DirectShow .mkv support on the PC.

If the audio is OK as is, then basically you would demux the audio stream and save it(.ac3 as example.) Your .avs script would only require 2 lines. Load the .mkv and resize the frame to standard DVD, such as NTSC.

Typically I use this script:

DirectShowSource("movie.mkv",audio=false)
Spline16Resize(720,480)

Of course this example has no subtitles or other filters to keep it simple. Also Spline16Resize() may not be the best with the particular encoder you are using. I find it works well with HC Enc 2 pass "best" profile. You'll have to experiment with your encoder. Once you have the .m2v video file as output just use an authoring program to put together the .ac3 and .m2v file and author your DVD. I use DVDAuthorGui because it's free and easy and I don't care about motion menus and other frills. But your mileage may vary.
:cool:

edit: oh, the other thing I forgot to mention.. if your movie is longer than 2 hours you should use a bitrate calculator to determine the average bitrate setting for HCgui. Less than 2 hours 8660 kbit works well. In any case the max bitrate should be set to 9000 kbit. Also it's a good idea to enable pulldown since many BluRay sourced .mkv will have 23.976 frame rate that needs to be adjusted. For the rest you should be able to use HCgui defaults.