Here is a quick and easy way to convert an MKV to an MP4 for the 360...
1. Using MKVmerge demux the video and audio from your MKV file.
2. Using whichever software you choose, convert the audio to MP4 (remember it has to be 2 channel AAC LC). This can be done with a number of different programs.... choose whichever one you are most familiar with (ie. meGUI, foobar2000 (with the proper plugins), etc.)
3. Using h264info change the level of the video (the .h264 file) to 4.1 (This will not re-encode the video so it will only take a few minutes to re-write). Make sure that the output filename is different than the input or it will fail.
4. Using MP4Box or YAMB (to avoid command lines) remux the video and audio.
That's it! You are now ready to play the new file without suffering though a lengthy re-encoding process!
Remember that this only works if your video bitrate is already below the max of 10 Mbps (with resolutions of 1920x1080 and a framerate of 30fps).
Hope this saves some of you lots of time!
Full Version: Easy Mkv To Mp4 For Xbox 360
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Sounds good. You can't play 5.1 channel audio with the 360 though? That kinda sucks. I didn't know that. Just bought a huge 750gb hard drive though. Time to start experiment with some HD movies.
Only WMV-HD can do 5.1 audio; mp4 is limited to 2ch.
Thanks mate. This worked like a charm form my mkv files. No re-encode needed. Now, if only we could somehow integrate this into Videora's Converter that would be the greatest.
QUOTE(Pitbull_Raven @ Sep 28 2007, 08:15 AM) 
Thanks mate. This worked like a charm form my mkv files. No re-encode needed. Now, if only we could somehow integrate this into Videora's Converter that would be the greatest.
Glad to see someone is getting some use out of my little tutorial! I haven't converted anything since coming up with this nice little method. Be ready to watch something in 20 minutes or 3-4 hours.... hmmmmm I think I know what I'm picking! haha
one.
but no 5.1 surround sound 
whats the point of having some great quality with low quality sound!
whats the point of having some great quality with low quality sound!
QUOTE(zerolimit21 @ Sep 29 2007, 12:21 AM)
but no 5.1 surround sound
whats the point of having some great quality with low quality sound!it isnt low quality..... just not 5.1.... and seeing as how I don't have a surround sound set up (disconnected last system as it wasn't that good) I can live with 2.0.
one.
QUOTE(J^^ @ Sep 29 2007, 04:30 AM)
it isnt low quality..... just not 5.1.... and seeing as how I don't have a surround sound set up (disconnected last system as it wasn't that good) I can live with 2.0.
one.
And then one day you will get surround sound, and your media archive will be (in my opinion) useless. On the other hand, you could build a future-ready media library that will let you enjoy the new hardware that you'll most likely purchase down the road.
QUOTE(impimpin206 @ Sep 29 2007, 04:33 PM)
And then one day you will get surround sound, and your media archive will be (in my opinion) useless. On the other hand, you could build a future-ready media library that will let you enjoy the new hardware that you'll most likely purchase down the road.
I wouldn't say useless.... yes 2.0 isn't as good as 5.1 (obviously) but I can live with 2.0 even with a surround sound system. If I was going to go with 5.1 then I would use WMNicEnc. It keeps 5.1 and completes the conversion in almost real-time as opposed to using such programs as TMPGEnc.
one.
QUOTE(J^^ @ Sep 3 2007, 10:08 PM)
Here is a quick and easy way to convert an MKV to an MP4 for the 360...
1. Using MKVmerge demux the video and audio from your MKV file.
2. Using whichever software you choose, convert the audio to MP4 (remember it has to be 2 channel AAC LC). This can be done with a number of different programs.... choose whichever one you are most familiar with (ie. meGUI, foobar2000 (with the proper plugins), etc.)
3. Using h264info change the level of the video (the .h264 file) to 4.1 (This will not re-encode the video so it will only take a few minutes to re-write). Make sure that the output filename is different than the input or it will fail.
4. Using MP4Box or YAMB (to avoid command lines) remux the video and audio.
That's it! You are now ready to play the new file without suffering though a lengthy re-encoding process!
Remember that this only works if your video bitrate is already below the max of 10 Mbps (with resolutions of 1920x1080 and a framerate of 30fps).
Hope this saves some of you lots of time!
Thanks for this tutorial, just what I need to get my MKV's streaming to the 360, I've done step 1, opened the mkv up in MKVmerge and emuxed the file with a different file name (episode1.mkv was original file, called this episode1b.mkv)
Installed megui but I am stuck now, I load up the MKV so i can convert to MP4 but now joy, says file 'Problem with video filename: The path is not of a legal form' so can;t get any further.
Bit of a newbie at conversions so excuse me if I am being a bit thick here.
Any help most welcome, cheers
QUOTE(wozwebs @ Oct 5 2007, 08:35 PM)
Thanks for this tutorial, just what I need to get my MKV's streaming to the 360, I've done step 1, opened the mkv up in MKVmerge and emuxed the file with a different file name (episode1.mkv was original file, called this episode1b.mkv)
Installed megui but I am stuck now, I load up the MKV so i can convert to MP4 but now joy, says file 'Problem with video filename: The path is not of a legal form' so can;t get any further.
Bit of a newbie at conversions so excuse me if I am being a bit thick here.
Any help most welcome, cheers
Hope this helps!
one.
I just wanted to leave a quick comment to thank you for coming up with this technique! What a time saver. For me, this is perfect for the TV shows I download in x264/mkv format I that just want to watch once and then delete.
To convert the AC3 to AAC, I like using BeLight 0.2.2.0 beta 9 with BeSweet 1.5 beta 31. I couldn't get the RC1 of BeLight to work. You can grab them here:
http://coreforge.org/frs/download.php/4/Be...-0.22_beta9.zip
http://download.videohelp.com/download/BeS...eSweetGUIv0.zip
Of the different options available, I could only get it to work with Nero Digital™ Audio+ 1.1.34.2:
http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/down-ndaudio.php
Thanks again!
To convert the AC3 to AAC, I like using BeLight 0.2.2.0 beta 9 with BeSweet 1.5 beta 31. I couldn't get the RC1 of BeLight to work. You can grab them here:
http://coreforge.org/frs/download.php/4/Be...-0.22_beta9.zip
http://download.videohelp.com/download/BeS...eSweetGUIv0.zip
Of the different options available, I could only get it to work with Nero Digital™ Audio+ 1.1.34.2:
http://www.nero.com/nerodigital/eng/down-ndaudio.php
Thanks again!
I got everything merged fine (althought the mp4 file won't read in the zune player). but after I burn't it to a disc and played it on the 360, it worked fine. Then all the sudden, the video and audio starts going out of sync. I don't know what could make it do that halfway through the episode.
QUOTE(Manhunt545 @ Oct 15 2007, 11:27 PM)
I got everything merged fine (althought the mp4 file won't read in the zune player). but after I burn't it to a disc and played it on the 360, it worked fine. Then all the sudden, the video and audio starts going out of sync. I don't know what could make it do that halfway through the episode.
If Zune won't read it rename to .wmv and then you can add it to the library. Or do just like you did and burn the file to a disc and it will play fine. As for the out of sync it may be a problem with the original file itself. If not just try to renencode the audio again.
QUOTE(J^^ @ Oct 16 2007, 12:04 PM)
If Zune won't read it rename to .wmv and then you can add it to the library. Or do just like you did and burn the file to a disc and it will play fine. As for the out of sync it may be a problem with the original file itself. If not just try to renencode the audio again.
Even better. Install WMP11 and share via that and all your problems will magically dissapear. I did that and now I can even play files that Zune Software wouldn't touch even though they had been correctly converted.
Will I have 2 separate files after the initial demuxing? I'm lost...I think...PLEASE HELP
I found what the problem was. I didn't match up the frame-rate correctly, I was just a tiny bit, but that is why it sounded worse near the completion of the video.
As for WMP11 or Zune, it wouldn't accept the MP4 file, but it did accept the wmv.
Thanks for the help, and excellent tutorial.
Here's a good converter for AC3 to WAV
http://www.mediafire.com/?b2fcnz1dmvm
As for WMP11 or Zune, it wouldn't accept the MP4 file, but it did accept the wmv.
Thanks for the help, and excellent tutorial.
Here's a good converter for AC3 to WAV
http://www.mediafire.com/?b2fcnz1dmvm
QUOTE(pullum @ Oct 16 2007, 06:30 PM)
Will I have 2 separate files after the initial demuxing? I'm lost...I think...PLEASE HELP
If you have two files after a demux then one should be video and one should be audio.
QUOTE(J^^ @ Oct 16 2007, 09:33 PM)
If you have two files after a demux then one should be video and one should be audio.
Well, I'm only getting 1 file afterwards, is there a special way to select DEmuxing as opposed to just "start Muxing"
Thanks for the response.
Can one of you guys edit the tutorial using images from the programs during each step? I would be eternally grateful...
QUOTE(pullum @ Oct 18 2007, 12:12 AM)
Well, I'm only getting 1 file afterwards, is there a special way to select DEmuxing as opposed to just "start Muxing"
Thanks for the response.
Can one of you guys edit the tutorial using images from the programs during each step? I would be eternally grateful...
"Start Muxing" would be used to mux the files together (put two files into one). "Demux" would be to separate two (or more) files. If you are hitting "Start muxing" then you are doing the opposite of what you should be. Hope this helps!
I tried the method of the original poster, but I couldn't get it to work. The files played fine on the pc, but on the xbox, they would have sound only.
Anyway, I found a program called GOTSent that sounds like it does essentially the same thing, but it is automated, and it worked for me.
website: http://sentry23.googlepages.com/
Anyway, I found a program called GOTSent that sounds like it does essentially the same thing, but it is automated, and it worked for me.
website: http://sentry23.googlepages.com/
I had an audio sync issue also where about halfway through the sync would start to go noticeably off. By the end, the sync was so off that the character's lips stopped moving before the audio played. I typed in the frame rate as 23.98 in Yamb, i'll try the more accurate 23.976 to see if that helps issues.
I should also add that the PQ from this method is SPECTACULAR. MUCH MUCH better than the mkv --> wmv guide sticked above. No more 18 hour encode times for me (only a celery laptop here) assuming I get the audio issue fixed. 
QUOTE(darko31 @ Oct 21 2007, 08:54 AM)
I should also add that the PQ from this method is SPECTACULAR. MUCH MUCH better than the mkv --> wmv guide sticked above. No more 18 hour encode times for me (only a celery laptop here) assuming I get the audio issue fixed.
Try using the exact framerate of 23.976 and see if it works (like you said). If not I would try a different encoder. If that doesn;t work you might just be out of luck. I've had this happen only once and it was do to a problem with the video in the original mkv. It played fine on the pc but there was a skip in the video and when i extracted / converted the audio it put it out of sync. There was no way around this. But even converting it to wmv was no help. I've also seen issues where the video is encoded at 23.976 fps but the audio is at 25 fps. This too will cause it to go out of sync. In this case you would need something such as besweet to fix the audio.
3. Using h264info change the level of the video (the .h264 file) to 4.1 (This will not re-encode the video so it will only take a few minutes to re-write). Make sure that the output filename is different than the input or it will fail.
hi guys
been trying for days now to get h264 files to play on my 360 and this sems the best option for me
got to this so far but well and truly stuck
what am i doing wrong ?
i have gone to http://www.h264info.com/downloads.html and downloaded a file x264.exe which is 939k
tried to run it just get a quick flash of a dos promt box then nothing.
how do i get to open the video file to change the video to 4.1 ?
many thanks inadvance
lee
QUOTE(jarjarmustdie @ Oct 23 2007, 10:24 AM)
3. Using h264info change the level of the video (the .h264 file) to 4.1 (This will not re-encode the video so it will only take a few minutes to re-write). Make sure that the output filename is different than the input or it will fail.
hi guys
been trying for days now to get h264 files to play on my 360 and this sems the best option for me
got to this so far but well and truly stuck
what am i doing wrong ?
i have gone to http://www.h264info.com/downloads.html and downloaded a file x264.exe which is 939k
tried to run it just get a quick flash of a dos promt box then nothing.
how do i get to open the video file to change the video to 4.1 ?
many thanks inadvance
lee
You're downloading the wrong file... go to https://sourceforge.net/projects/batchccews/
Click on Download BatchCCEWS and then you will see a link to download h264info.
Newbie needs help!
I'm working with an mkv file with 1080p h.264 video at around 11Mbps and DTS 6 channel audio. I followed this tutorial the best I could and used a guide from http://dtsguide.de.vu/ to convert the DTS file to 2 channel AAC (LC). I was never able to create a working mp4.
I tried the program posted in this reply:
I tried the method of the original poster, but I couldn't get it to work. The files played fine on the pc, but on the xbox, they would have sound only.
Anyway, I found a program called GOTSent that sounds like it does essentially the same thing, but it is automated, and it worked for me.
website: http://sentry23.googlepages.com/
I was able to convert the mkv to a working mp4 in windows media player. When I put it on a flash drive and tried to play it on the 360, the video gets crazy artifacts with any motion and is unwatchable, but it looks great on the PC. I also tried streaming from WMP11 as well as TVersity. There's no difference. The video is not jumpy or dropping frames, it just gets very very very blocky with any motion.
I'm wondering how I can see what level the video is at? Maybe the program didn't convert it to 4.1. I don't know how to tell. Any help or comments please?
I'm working with an mkv file with 1080p h.264 video at around 11Mbps and DTS 6 channel audio. I followed this tutorial the best I could and used a guide from http://dtsguide.de.vu/ to convert the DTS file to 2 channel AAC (LC). I was never able to create a working mp4.
I tried the program posted in this reply:
QUOTE(wingm8 @ Oct 19 2007, 04:50 PM)
I tried the method of the original poster, but I couldn't get it to work. The files played fine on the pc, but on the xbox, they would have sound only.
Anyway, I found a program called GOTSent that sounds like it does essentially the same thing, but it is automated, and it worked for me.
website: http://sentry23.googlepages.com/
I'm wondering how I can see what level the video is at? Maybe the program didn't convert it to 4.1. I don't know how to tell. Any help or comments please?
I found another person struggling with the same issue with no resolution here: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act...67&t=625947
Don't know if this will help, but he describes it a little better and provides h264info results. I will try that when I get home, but I still don't see where it tells you the level of the video.
Don't know if this will help, but he describes it a little better and provides h264info results. I will try that when I get home, but I still don't see where it tells you the level of the video.
QUOTE(B-Man13 @ Oct 23 2007, 07:59 PM)
Newbie needs help!
I'm working with an mkv file with 1080p h.264 video at around 11Mbps and DTS 6 channel audio. I followed this tutorial the best I could and used a guide from http://dtsguide.de.vu/ to convert the DTS file to 2 channel AAC (LC). I was never able to create a working mp4.
I tried the program posted in this reply:I was able to convert the mkv to a working mp4 in windows media player. When I put it on a flash drive and tried to play it on the 360, the video gets crazy artifacts with any motion and is unwatchable, but it looks great on the PC. I also tried streaming from WMP11 as well as TVersity. There's no difference. The video is not jumpy or dropping frames, it just gets very very very blocky with any motion.
I'm wondering how I can see what level the video is at? Maybe the program didn't convert it to 4.1. I don't know how to tell. Any help or comments please?
1. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for H.264?
Xbox 360 supports the following for H.264:
· File Extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
· Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
· Video Profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to Level 4.1) profiles.
· Video Bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30fps.
· Audio Profiles: 2 channel AAC low complexity (LC)
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for more information.
The bitrate of your file is too high.... this could be the cause....
QUOTE(J^^ @ Oct 23 2007, 06:32 PM)
1. What exactly does the Xbox 360 support for H.264?
Xbox 360 supports the following for H.264:
· File Extensions: .mp4, .m4v, mp4v, .mov
· Containers: MPEG-4, QuickTime
· Video Profiles: Baseline, main, and high (up to Level 4.1) profiles.
· Video Bitrate: 10 Mbps with resolutions of 1920 x 1080 at 30fps.
· Audio Profiles: 2 channel AAC low complexity (LC)
· Audio Max Bitrate: No restrictions. See question number 6 for more information.
The bitrate of your file is too high.... this could be the cause....
Sorry for the confusion. The source file was around 11-12 Mbps. The mp4 file I made with GOTSent set the video stream to 10Mbps. I just installed MediaInfo. Here's the output from the mp4...
QUOTE
General #0
Complete name : *****
Format : MPEG-4
Format/Info : ISO 14496-1 Base Media
Format/Family : MPEG-4
File size : 74.7 MiB
PlayTime : 59s 641ms
Bit rate : 11 Mbps
StreamSize : 29.6 KiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Video #0
Codec : H.264
Codec/Info : H.264 (3GPP)
PlayTime : 59s 642ms
Bit rate : 10 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.400
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.275
StreamSize : 73.5 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:29
Audio #0
Codec : AAC LC
Codec/Info : AAC Low Complexity
PlayTime : 59s 605ms
Bit rate : 163 Kbps
Bit rate mode : VBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
StreamSize : 1.16 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:29
Complete name : *****
Format : MPEG-4
Format/Info : ISO 14496-1 Base Media
Format/Family : MPEG-4
File size : 74.7 MiB
PlayTime : 59s 641ms
Bit rate : 11 Mbps
StreamSize : 29.6 KiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Video #0
Codec : H.264
Codec/Info : H.264 (3GPP)
PlayTime : 59s 642ms
Bit rate : 10 Mbps
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.400
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.275
StreamSize : 73.5 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:29
Audio #0
Codec : AAC LC
Codec/Info : AAC Low Complexity
PlayTime : 59s 605ms
Bit rate : 163 Kbps
Bit rate mode : VBR
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
StreamSize : 1.16 MiB
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:26
Tagged date : UTC 2007-10-20 06:01:29
And here is the info from the source mkv file...
QUOTE
General #0
Complete name : *****
Format : Matroska
File size : 84.6 MiB
PlayTime : 1mn 214ms
Bit rate : 12 Mbps
Movie name : *****
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-19 06:54:37
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.1.0 ('Another Place To Fall') built on Aug 19 2007 13:40:07
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Cover : CronosPro-Bold.ttf / CronosPro-Semibold.ttf / CronosPro-SemiboldIt.ttf
Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 1mn 125ms
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.400
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Language : English
Audio #0
Codec : DTS
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Language : English
Text #0
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Finnish
Text #1
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Finnish
Text #2
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Danish
Text #3
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : French
Text #4
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Hungarian
Text #5
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Portuguese
Text #6
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Romanian
Text #7
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Spanish
Complete name : *****
Format : Matroska
File size : 84.6 MiB
PlayTime : 1mn 214ms
Bit rate : 12 Mbps
Movie name : *****
Encoded date : UTC 2007-10-19 06:54:37
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.1.0 ('Another Place To Fall') built on Aug 19 2007 13:40:07
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Cover : CronosPro-Bold.ttf / CronosPro-Semibold.ttf / CronosPro-SemiboldIt.ttf
Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 1mn 125ms
Width : 1920 pixels
Height : 800 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.400
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Language : English
Audio #0
Codec : DTS
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Sampling rate : 48 KHz
Language : English
Text #0
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Finnish
Text #1
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Finnish
Text #2
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Danish
Text #3
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : French
Text #4
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Hungarian
Text #5
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Portuguese
Text #6
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Romanian
Text #7
Codec : ASS
Codec/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha
Language : Spanish
I still can't tell if the video is encoded at level 4.1 or 5.1. How can I get that info?
QUOTE(B-Man13 @ Oct 24 2007, 02:15 AM)
Sorry for the confusion. The source file was around 11-12 Mbps. The mp4 file I made with GOTSent set the video stream to 10Mbps. I just installed MediaInfo. Here's the output from the mp4...
And here is the info from the source mkv file...
I still can't tell if the video is encoded at level 4.1 or 5.1. How can I get that info?
When you add the h264 file (video) to YAMB (a gui to create mp4) it tells you there. Try that.
I should add that the frame rate adjustment (from 23.8 --> 23.976) fixed 99% of my lip sync issues. It does still get slightly off near the end but at a completely manageable level. Heck, I probably would not have noticed it if I hadn't been looking for it.
can someone help me to convert the audio to mp4 please.
using meGUI i get some errors, and with foobar when i do file-----open it says unsupported
havent used either of these programmes before, and only installed what is said in the first post.
using meGUI i get some errors, and with foobar when i do file-----open it says unsupported
havent used either of these programmes before, and only installed what is said in the first post.
QUOTE(crazy1234 @ Oct 26 2007, 10:20 AM)
can someone help me to convert the audio to mp4 please.
using meGUI i get some errors, and with foobar when i do file-----open it says unsupported
havent used either of these programmes before, and only installed what is said in the first post.
For foobar you just have to look for ac3 and mp4 plugins (or componants as they are called for foobar)
amazing method. perfect tutorial. i hate re-encodes. flawless.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong here but here's my situation
I have an x264 MKV that plays fine in vlc, media player classic etc. Demuxed this to a .264 and .aac with mkvmerge, now for some reason the .264 file plays VERY choppy in vlc, like the frames are totally messed up. I'm running a pretty beefy quad core system atm so I doubt this is normal.
Regardless of this i do the h264info 4.1 thing, and again same thing with the playback, choppy.
Remux with YAMB and it crashes at 99% and leaves me with a video that looks fine on pc but won't play on 360. I tried to remux with MEgui but that won't even load the .h264.
I'm guessing my codecs are messed up but I've tried the combined community pack (includes ffdshow), coreavc etc with the same results
I have an x264 MKV that plays fine in vlc, media player classic etc. Demuxed this to a .264 and .aac with mkvmerge, now for some reason the .264 file plays VERY choppy in vlc, like the frames are totally messed up. I'm running a pretty beefy quad core system atm so I doubt this is normal.
Regardless of this i do the h264info 4.1 thing, and again same thing with the playback, choppy.
Remux with YAMB and it crashes at 99% and leaves me with a video that looks fine on pc but won't play on 360. I tried to remux with MEgui but that won't even load the .h264.
I'm guessing my codecs are messed up but I've tried the combined community pack (includes ffdshow), coreavc etc with the same results
QUOTE(J^^ @ Oct 27 2007, 01:26 AM)
For foobar you just have to look for ac3 and mp4 plugins (or componants as they are called for foobar)
thanks
i found the ac3 one, and i can now open the file in foobar, but i can't find the mp4 one.
also when coverting should i use the mp4 nero setting?
Hey
This works well, but i have run into problems with 2 mkvs that i am trying to change
Not sure why, looked at all the settings, but just wil not play on the xbox 360
From media file here is the mkv file info
Format : Matroska
File size : 7.85 GiB
PlayTime : 2h 16mn
Bit rate : 8242 Kbps
Movie name : test.mkv
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-27 23:35:47
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Cover : LFAX.TTF / LFAXD.TTF / LFAXDI.TTF / LFAXI.TTF / TIMES.TTF / TIMESBD.TTF / TIMESBI.TTF / TIMESI.TTF
Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 2h 16mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 532 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.406
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Title : test
Language : English
i use the h264info to change it to 4.1
The audio is standard ac3, so i have not added the info
Question i want to ask
Is it to do with the level?
This file is over 4gb, i have external HD with hfs+, would this stop it from playing?
But i have split the file to test, using Yamb, and still does not work
When i change it with h264, i get Codec/Info MPEG4 Base
Is there something i am missing?
I get the status code 69-02-c00d36c4 on the 360
Many thanks
This works well, but i have run into problems with 2 mkvs that i am trying to change
Not sure why, looked at all the settings, but just wil not play on the xbox 360
From media file here is the mkv file info
Format : Matroska
File size : 7.85 GiB
PlayTime : 2h 16mn
Bit rate : 8242 Kbps
Movie name : test.mkv
Encoded date : UTC 2007-05-27 23:35:47
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.0.2 ('You're My Flame') built on Feb 21 2007 23:40:55
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1
Cover : LFAX.TTF / LFAXD.TTF / LFAXDI.TTF / LFAXI.TTF / TIMES.TTF / TIMESBD.TTF / TIMESBI.TTF / TIMESI.TTF
Video #0
Codec : MPEG-4 AVC
Codec/Info : MPEG4 ISO advanced profile
PlayTime : 2h 16mn
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 532 pixels
Aspect ratio : 2.406
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Title : test
Language : English
i use the h264info to change it to 4.1
The audio is standard ac3, so i have not added the info
Question i want to ask
Is it to do with the level?
This file is over 4gb, i have external HD with hfs+, would this stop it from playing?
But i have split the file to test, using Yamb, and still does not work
When i change it with h264, i get Codec/Info MPEG4 Base
Is there something i am missing?
I get the status code 69-02-c00d36c4 on the 360
Many thanks
Ok, i have found the problem to be with the file size limit.
Helpful Tip
If the file size is over 4gb, and you play it on external file size, it will not play
If you cut the mp4 to make it in 2 parts using Yamb, the first part will not the work, the second part will work.
No idea why this is, has been driving me mad
Anyway, to get around it, use mkvmerge first, and add the mkv file, and go to settings and split the file there, and then do the above tutorial
Hope this helps
Helpful Tip
If the file size is over 4gb, and you play it on external file size, it will not play
If you cut the mp4 to make it in 2 parts using Yamb, the first part will not the work, the second part will work.
No idea why this is, has been driving me mad
Anyway, to get around it, use mkvmerge first, and add the mkv file, and go to settings and split the file there, and then do the above tutorial
Hope this helps
Wow, great tip, Jamrop! I couldn't figure out why the TV shows I downloaded and converted would play fine, but the movies wouldn't. At one point I suspected that file size might have something to do with it, so I did what you did and split the MP4 file with YAMB. As you say, that doesn't work. I just assumed that it must have been something incompatible during the original encode, but it never even occurred to split the file before the conversion, instead of after!
It adds extra steps, but it's still worth it! Thanks again!
It adds extra steps, but it's still worth it! Thanks again!
Someone please help- I am having the hardest time converting my AC3 audio to AAC... I've tried using MeGUI and FooBar2000. I can't seem to get it to work. When I use MeGui and I just try to convert the audio to aac it won't let me, because it tries to read the video and won't let me do it without putting my video file in, but all I want to do is convert the audio. Can someone please post a step by step guide on how to convert the AC3 file to LC aac
I have tried this method several times on different samples of Transformers, does the resolution of 1280*528 have an effect. Because I have yet to be successful on getting the video to play in quicktime or zune. Zune does nothing, while quicktime on plays audio. Oh and the 360 does not play it at all.
After some trial and error this is the easiest way I have found to get this working.
Large files such a movies need to be split beforehand as said above. I tried splitting in post and it just doesnt work, even with GotSents split feature, which splits the mp4 as opposed to the mkv before conversion.
So
1) MKVmerge to split the file into the appropriate filesizes (under 4gb) > start muxing
2) Gotsent to convert the new mkv's into 360 compatible video.
3) burn and enjoy
)
I'll ask the dev team at GotSent of they can include the option to split mkv before so it will work with 360, if a few others join in then we have a 1 click process for conversion.
Cheers, Ant
Large files such a movies need to be split beforehand as said above. I tried splitting in post and it just doesnt work, even with GotSents split feature, which splits the mp4 as opposed to the mkv before conversion.
So
1) MKVmerge to split the file into the appropriate filesizes (under 4gb) > start muxing
2) Gotsent to convert the new mkv's into 360 compatible video.
3) burn and enjoy
)I'll ask the dev team at GotSent of they can include the option to split mkv before so it will work with 360, if a few others join in then we have a 1 click process for conversion.
Cheers, Ant
ok, im fairly competent when it comes to HD and converting etc, and i always use movie maker to convert my films from mkv/avi/mpeg to 720/1080p WMV files, they work everytime and look just as good.
is there any reason i shouldnt be doing this? is the method above any better?
movie maker is great for converting, the only down side is no batch conversion, but other than that its all been fine so far
is there any reason i shouldnt be doing this? is the method above any better?
movie maker is great for converting, the only down side is no batch conversion, but other than that its all been fine so far
QUOTE(chinchillanet.co.uk @ Nov 20 2007, 03:33 PM)
ok, im fairly competent when it comes to HD and converting etc, and i always use movie maker to convert my films from mkv/avi/mpeg to 720/1080p WMV files, they work everytime and look just as good.
is there any reason i shouldnt be doing this? is the method above any better?
movie maker is great for converting, the only down side is no batch conversion, but other than that its all been fine so far
Why should you do this? Because it is much faster than converting with Movie Maker. This process takes about 15 minutes for a file as opposed to hours for re-encoding. It has not failed me yet and I've thrown plenty of files at it.
I'd looked for a way to do this a few months ago, but didn't find anything, so I was happy to see this...but I'm having some trouble.
MP4Box crashes at 99%. The created mp4 file looks fine on my computer but on my 360 there are weird blocks on the picture, especially for moving areas. Other people are having this problem but I see no solutions.
Any ideas? I streamed it with TVersity. I'll also try burning it soon.
MP4Box crashes at 99%. The created mp4 file looks fine on my computer but on my 360 there are weird blocks on the picture, especially for moving areas. Other people are having this problem but I see no solutions.
Any ideas? I streamed it with TVersity. I'll also try burning it soon.
Burning doesn't work either. I'm going to try mp4creator and GOTSend and report back.
yea I'm having the same problem. I read somewhere that Dimension releases have this type of problem, but I have had this problem with other releases as well. It might be the way that these people are encoding the video... does anyone know how to fix this or what is making it to this?
I've only tried it with the latest Heroes episode, 720p.
QUOTE(Kerath @ Nov 27 2007, 10:57 PM)
I'd looked for a way to do this a few months ago, but didn't find anything, so I was happy to see this...but I'm having some trouble.
MP4Box crashes at 99%. The created mp4 file looks fine on my computer but on my 360 there are weird blocks on the picture, especially for moving areas. Other people are having this problem but I see no solutions.
Any ideas? I streamed it with TVersity. I'll also try burning it soon.
MP4Box will do that but the file is still playable and complete.
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