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

[DaMaven]

Great program, just wondering if there's any chance of having a cancel function?

[azyd]

Originally Posted by MrSTI

Hi again. I have a slight problem.

So far ALL my encodes with mk2vob have woked flawlessly except when i tried to do Equilibrium. For some reason it encodes it fine and gives me a proper sized output file (about 4,836,252kb against original 4,583,920, seems normal so far). It shows up on the PS3 with the MP2 sign next to it, click Play/Enter and it just dosnt start for some reason.

Allsettings are the same in mkv2vob as every other movie so far (BTW the smaple of the above movie worked though ?).

Below are the original specs of the RIP.

RELEASE.NAME..: Equilibrium.2002.720p.HDDVD.x264
RELEASE.DATE..: 26.01.2007

RUNTiME.......: 1:47:04
SiZE..........: 4.37 GB
ViDEO.CODEC...: x264
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976
BiTRATE.......: 5397kbps
RESOLUTiON....: 1280x544 OAR
AUDiO.........: English AC3 5.1 448kbps
SUBTiTLES.....:
SOURCE........: Equilibrium.HD-DVD.1080p.H264.DDPlus.5.1.EVO

MK3VOb is set to
Pre' Lang = English
File Split = None
Video Transoding = Auto
Output File Extension = mpg
Pre' Subtitle = None
Trnascoding = MPEG-2(FAST)

So far the above has worked for all movies and like i said even the sample for Equilibrium. Also just worked on Gone In Sixty Seconds. Just not sure why it isnt playing on the PS3. I'm using Vista SP1, streaming straight to the PS3 with no tversity or anything else in between.

Below is the output details using Mdeia Info

General #0
ID : 1
Complete name : G:\To Burn\Hi-Def Movies\Equilibrium.2002.720p.HDDVD.x264-ESiR.mpg
Format : BluRay Video
Format/Family : MPEG-2
File size : 4.61 GiB
PlayTime : 32ms

Video #0
ID : 4113 (0x1011)
MenuID : 1 (0x1)
Codec : AVC
Codec/Family : AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec profile : High@L4.1
Codec settings, CABAC : Yes
Bit rate : 5395 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 5395 Kbps
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Writing library : x264 - core 54 svn-620M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=5395 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.3

Audio #0
ID : 4352 (0x1100)
MenuID : 1 (0x1)
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 32ms
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

This is the Unconverted look from MediaInfo

General #0
Complete name : D:\To Convert\Equilibrium.2002.720p.HDDVD.x264-ESiR\Equilibrium.2002.720p.HDDVD.x264-ESiR.mkv
Format : Matroska
File size : 4.37 GiB
PlayTime : 1h 47mn
Bit rate : 5845 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2007-01-27 00:43:20
Writing application : mkvmerge v1.8.1 ('Little By Little') built on Nov 25 2006 16:14:30
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.0

Video #0
Codec : AVC
Codec/Family : AVC
Codec/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Codec profile : High@L5.1
Codec settings, CABAC : Yes
PlayTime : 1h 46mn
Bit rate : 5157 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 5395 Kbps
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display Aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Chroma : 4:2:0
Interlacement : Progressive
Writing library : x264 - core 54 svn-620M
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-3 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=7 / brdo=1 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=2 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=2 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / bime=1 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40(pre) / rc=2pass / bitrate=5395 / ratetol=1.0 / rceq='blurCplx^(1-qComp)' / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30
Language : English

Audio #0
Codec : AC3
PlayTime : 1h 47mn
Bit rate mode : CBR
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Title : English
Language : English

Hopefully someone can help, as i'm not sure what is up. I've tried mpg, mts and vob under Output and none of them work. So any ideas would be great.

Off to work now.

Regards,

MrSTI

you should search this thread...... the prob with that movie has been solved by me. and a solution was posted.

[lez]

Originally Posted by serum1911

heya there,

i tried to install mkv2vob but the installer always fails with:



i tried install on a vista ultimate x86 system and on a vista enterprise x64 system - both fail with same error.

i tried running as admin - tried compatibility mode - i tried to just exract the content from the exe and run the mkv2vob.exe but then it says "error getting mkv info"

pls help - i really need this cool prog up n running thx in advance

i have one more question - since the new version doesnt work for me i am still running an older one which uses h264info for level changing to 4.1. this takes an awful amount of time. i didnt get why the prog did not just change one byte - my own tool did the level change in like 20ms. or does h264info do a compliance check?

and last: excuse my bad english - not a native speaker here.

serum

i have the same problem,been looking for answers but nothing yet

[yigal33]

in the last update 2.30 the ds-hd are suprooted now the program do not neet to convert to ac3?


thanks

yigal33

[lazarusbf]

hello
i've just muxed some tv episodes back into avi x264 files, output is excellent..except size exceeds by just a few megas to stand on one dvdr, is there an app' allowing the cutting of this kind of ouput video ? (i just need to cut 30 seconds off)
neither mkv toolnix nor VDub work on this

[mmace]

Originally Posted by yigal33

in the last update 2.30 the ds-hd are suprooted now the program do not neet to convert to ac3?


thanks

yigal33

DTS has always been supported but only from a Blu-ray (BDMV or AVCHD) or DVD, this is still the case

[kmitalian]

I got some VOB's with DTS, i shall give it a go but i got a feeling it wont work.

[burro08]

Hi guy

i keep getting a cant parse mkv file error any ideas?????? cuz im stumped

thanks

oh im using the latest version

[JayDK]

Hi all
I am really glad about your program 3r1c, the 2.2.2 version fixed some issues for me!
But I still have a movie that when I transcode it in x264 the output file is very small (2,4 MB).
You can dowload the small (15 MB) mkv here and try it yourself:
http://www.laessoe.dk/mkv2vob/sample.mkv

Looking forward to hear your comment

[xvibe]

I did a conversion of a movie that it doesn't work.
I think it was a older mkv2vob version.
Anyone knows how to get the h264 file from the vob file to do the reencode again?

[3r1c]

if you cant use the installer download this file
http://www.3r1c.eu/mkv2vob/update/loader.exe
put it in a new directory and run it, you wont see anything on your screen but it will download all the other files and popup a message after its done, then run loader.exe again to start.
always start the program with loader.exe not mkv2vob.exe

however the reason that the installer does not work would suggest there is something very wrong with your pc, so you should fix this.
mkv2vob installs fine on xp/vista both 32 and 64bit versions and all service packs.

[Dirtyshubb]

Originally Posted by evilmonkeys

Just adding my 2 cents...

Love the program! I've used it extensively for a while now and want to send thanks for the great app!

I came across a problem when trying to convert an .mkv of Wrestlemania XXIV. mkv2vob shows an error message of "Unsupported Audio Codec: MPEG/L2" If this is something fixable in the future, I'd love to see it implemented.

I haven't followed this thread regularly, so if this has already been addressed, I apologize.

I also have this file and cant convert it to play on ps3, does anyone know yet of a way to get this converted because i tried gotsent and mkv2vob but neither would convert it.

Any help would be great!

[lez]

Originally Posted by 3r1c

if you cant use the installer download this file
http://www.3r1c.eu/mkv2vob/update/loader.exe
put it in a new directory and run it, you wont see anything on your screen but it will download all the other files and popup a message after its done, then run loader.exe again to start.
always start the program with loader.exe not mkv2vob.exe

however the reason that the installer does not work would suggest there is something very wrong with your pc, so you should fix this.
mkv2vob installs fine on xp/vista both 32 and 64bit versions and all service packs.

thanks working now
now you have me worried,what could be wrong?

[kmitalian]

Ok i have tested DTS out in VOB form from an MPEG-2 file and it shows that DTS hasent enabled DTS in File form either.

[djhazardous]

Will MKV2VOB ever be updated to make the output file the same size as the source?

I ask because most 720p MKV rips are 4.37GB - perfect for DVD but MKV2VOB always adds around 200mb more to the output file making it too large for DVD.

[Thunder2001]

@djhazardous

Read the Thread. converted files in m2ts format (vob) have an overhead by 5%. Cut your movie before. Best know the credits and converted now.

[3r1c]

Originally Posted by lez

thanks working now
now you have me worried,what could be wrong?

Possibly your windows installer is corrupted.
Try reinstall it from microsoft (i posted the link 1 or 2 pages back).

[mezzo]

Hello!

I used mkv2vob for some videos and it works very very good, thanks for that nice program

But I have still some problems with a few videos.
I have a few 720p videos in .avi and .mpg which are both with two languages, can I use those somehow with mkv2vob too? The PS3 seems to play the mpg but with the wrong language.

[FOSI]

yah, i would apreciate one invite too. Please...

[MrSTI]

Hi again all.

I finally got around to fixing the issue with my "The Day After Tomorrow" encode. What seemed to be happening is whenever i encoded it, all seemed fine. Showed up on the PS3, played back on the PC etc. The problem was the PS3 would only see 40odd minutes of it or about 2.2gig. At first i cut the movie in half and re did it that way and that worked, except it was quite choppy/jumpy in a lot of places. I then changed the output format to MPG4 (only one i hadn't tried yet) and placed it on Forced Transcoding and it now is 100% perfect.

I just found that a bit strange, that all other movies so far 720P/1080P, different Sound Codecs etc. all worked under MPG (Output Format and Auto Transcoding) but Day After didn't. Hopefully this might help someone out or possibly get a fix maybe in the program (if it's the program).

Now a problem i cant get around is related to Transporter 2. I encoded it with standard settings and it appears to work. When i goto play back on the PS3 95% of the movie is fine. Although in some parts it has that Jumpy/Skipping/Speed Up look, problem about it (lasts for 5-20secs each tme). It doesn't loose sync with voices at all just does the above and then goes back to normal. It looks like it happened about 4-5 times in the same place through out the movie.

I though it might have been the network doing something funny so i copied it to DVD and also straight onto the PS3 and the same problem persists, in all the same parts f the movie. Though when i play it back on the PC all is fine, with complete smooth playback and no Jumpy/Skipping playback issues at all. So that leads me to believe it's something to do with the PS3 reading the Codecs/Container and having little hissy fits.

Any ideas on the Transporter 2 problem or even why Day After Tomorrow did what it did. Just to try and help others out also.

Thanks again goes out to 3r1c for the program.