This seams to be a topic going round quite a bit at the moment. I, like a lot of people now, have some hi def .mkv files.
Let me first explain exactly what i'm doing and working with. I have a iMac G5 2ghz Power PC (1.5gb RAM), with the mkv files on. I have a home network running with a netgear 108mbps router. Downstairs is a xbox 360, networked, connected to a HDTV.
The files i have are 720p.x264.AC3_5.1ch
So as many others i want to l play my hi def mkv files on the big screen downstairs. I've done quite a bit of research already and have found various techniques. The only one that has worked so far is by converting the whole file to mp4 (h.264 encoding, "go nuts" settings, then in "advanced" set "fit each video in" 4096mb - cos i believe xbox 360/PS3 can't read files over 4gb) in visualhub. The trouble is that takes about 25-30hrs to complete on my machine.
Then after more investigation i found people saying that you can convert the file without re-encoding the file (changing the container basically). The best way to do this was with quicktime pro 7. As from my understanding xbox/PS3 can't support AC3 5.1ch audio, however they do play the video part which is h.264. So i loaded the mkv file into QT. Exported the video to MP4 movie ("passthrough" set for video options, "AAC" set for audio). It did this really quickly as it was only re-encoding the audio, not the video. The MP4 file then played on my mac fine like it normally would but when i try it on my xbox 360, i get sound but no picture!
Anybody having similar problems? Or able to help in anyway?
Let me first explain exactly what i'm doing and working with. I have a iMac G5 2ghz Power PC (1.5gb RAM), with the mkv files on. I have a home network running with a netgear 108mbps router. Downstairs is a xbox 360, networked, connected to a HDTV.
The files i have are 720p.x264.AC3_5.1ch
So as many others i want to l play my hi def mkv files on the big screen downstairs. I've done quite a bit of research already and have found various techniques. The only one that has worked so far is by converting the whole file to mp4 (h.264 encoding, "go nuts" settings, then in "advanced" set "fit each video in" 4096mb - cos i believe xbox 360/PS3 can't read files over 4gb) in visualhub. The trouble is that takes about 25-30hrs to complete on my machine.
Then after more investigation i found people saying that you can convert the file without re-encoding the file (changing the container basically). The best way to do this was with quicktime pro 7. As from my understanding xbox/PS3 can't support AC3 5.1ch audio, however they do play the video part which is h.264. So i loaded the mkv file into QT. Exported the video to MP4 movie ("passthrough" set for video options, "AAC" set for audio). It did this really quickly as it was only re-encoding the audio, not the video. The MP4 file then played on my mac fine like it normally would but when i try it on my xbox 360, i get sound but no picture!
Anybody having similar problems? Or able to help in anyway?