Converting Mkvs -.-

MycathatesyouAMV · Post by **MycathatesyouAMV** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:11 pm

Ya I honestly have no clue how to do this. I know vdub can convert some mkvs, which ive done b4, but some it doesnt. The ones I have right now, dont work. I have no clue what to do as another option -.-

Angeteen · Post by **Angeteen** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:22 pm

Most likely you have the same problem I do; the codec for the video file is h.264. If you got h.264, forget it, your in for a hard time if you ever wish to get any amount of editing done using that type of codec.

leahzero · Post by **leahzero** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:43 pm

Use Avidemux.

AaronAMV · Post by **AaronAMV** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:23 pm

DVDs. O.o

MycathatesyouAMV · Post by **MycathatesyouAMV** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:31 pm

leahzero wrote:Use Avidemux.

so how do i work this, is there basic tuts anywhere ?

leahzero · Post by **leahzero** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:51 pm

Mycathatesyou wrote:so how do i work this, is there basic tuts anywhere ?

There's a wiki and a forum at the site with lots of info.

If you just want to convert from MKV to AVI, the basic process is:

- open your video in Avidemux
- choose and configure video and audio encoders from the drop-down menus on the left
- select AVI under the Format menu
- File > Save > Save Video

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:03 pm

Or just use FFMpegSource instead of DirectShowSource to open the file in Vdub. Get that plugin here. Extract it from the .rar file and drop the .dll into AviSynth's plugin folder.

I think there's actually another plugin that's beginning to be considered better than FFMpegSource, but for the life of me, I don't know what it is anymore. Someone else can throw it out if I'm not just going crazy.