MKV to DVD

[Davie_GLA]

Evening all.

I have ripped a blu-ray movie to MKV and want to watch it on a DVD player.

is there a way to get the MKV to DVD?

I could move the PS3 through but that's a pain and will lose surround sound.

Thoughts?

David.

[Blue Meanie]

Well, presumably you'll have tyo convert the mkv to something the DVD player will play. Handbrake will convert.

[Davie_GLA]

Thanks, that lets me output to MP4 - will this go to DVD OK? And if so what other program do i need to make it DVD'able?

Sorry for the questions..

[Blue Meanie]

http://www.afterdawn.com/tech_support/answer.cfm/h...

http://www.effectmatrix.com/Free-MKV-DVD/index.htm

You'll have to check whether any of the software is good, or safe, I don;t know as I tend not to bother with DVD's. You're best googling to find software similar to the ones above.

[Davie_GLA]

I found that after a quick google but it says the DVD isn't blank when it is.

I'm converting the MKV now to MP4, just need to figure out how to get that onto a DVD.

[Blue Meanie]

I'm not sure mp4 will play on dvd player, hence the suggestion for find a mkv to DVD links.

[Davie_GLA]

But that's all that Handbrake converts to that i can see....

[Blue Meanie]

Davie_GLA said:

But that's all that Handbrake converts to that i can see....

Yes, which is why I gave you some links to mkv to dvd software...

[Davie_GLA]

Right, i thought by you suggesting that handbrake will convert that you meant it will convert to something i can stick on a DVD.

[Blue Meanie]

Davie_GLA said:

Right, i thought by you suggesting that handbrake will convert that you meant it will convert to something i can stick on a DVD.

Handbrake used to convert to .avi, but recently changed. Hence the other links.

[Davie_GLA]

I see.

[RizzoTheRat]

www.doom9.org is usually pretty good for this kind of thing.

Not 100% sure how much of the sound is lost, but I have my PS3 connected to my AV reciever via optical and MKV files sound bloody good to me. You need to run something like PS3 media server on a reasonable spec PC though as the PS3 can't play MKV itself and so it'll be decoded on the fly by the PC, which does make fast forward and rewind a little hit an miss on my 3.4Ghz Phenom X4

[Oakey]

What was the point of this?

Why would you rip a Blu-Ray, convert to MKV, then convert again to MPEG2 to stick on DVD?

Would it not have been easier to just download the film in a format that was suitable (either Xvid or a DVD img)?

[Blue Meanie]

Oakey said:

What was the point of this?

Why would you rip a Blu-Ray, convert to MKV, then convert again to MPEG2 to stick on DVD?

Would it not have been easier to just download the film in a format that was suitable (either Xvid or a DVD img)?

Who knows how the mind of a weirdo works...

[Davie_GLA]

Excuse me?

The point as i stated before is that i have the film on Blue Ray ripped to MKV, i wanted to play it on a standard DVD player.

David.

Blue Meanie said:

Oakey said:

What was the point of this?

Why would you rip a Blu-Ray, convert to MKV, then convert again to MPEG2 to stick on DVD?

Would it not have been easier to just download the film in a format that was suitable (either Xvid or a DVD img)?

Who knows how the mind of a weirdo works...

[Blue Meanie]

It was a joke, Davie.

[Davie_GLA]

Smilies - use them god dammit. Us Scots don't have a sense of homour that we're aware of!