Converting mkv files for the 360 - what am I doing wrong?!

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turn2you

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#28152 20-Nov-2008 11:48

I'm trying to encode a 4gb HD movie with the mkv container to play on my Xbox360.

I used Windows Media Encoder to convert some short mkv files to wmv and they worked beautifully. However, when I try to load up the 4gb file in WME each screen of the wizard takes 10 minutes to load and I've not been able to complete it. (It's like the computer thinks real hard, but then forgets what it was doing.)

I've tried XBox360 Converter, but whenever I start it up I get a message that it needs to close.

I've tried WinAVI, but the output files don't play.

I've tried OGM to AVI, and even though it says the conversion is complete, the file doesn't appear anywhere.

I've tried Total Video Converter, but I get a message on the XBox that the codec (h264) isn't supported, which is weird because I'm certain it plays other h264-encoded vids.

I'm at my wit's end.

Any advice? Many, many thanks in advance.

Balchy

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#179040 20-Nov-2008 11:58

turn2you: I'm trying to encode a 4gb HD movie with the mkv container to play on my Xbox360.

I used Windows Media Encoder to convert some short mkv files to wmv and they worked beautifully. However, when I try to load up the 4gb file in WME each screen of the wizard takes 10 minutes to load and I've not been able to complete it. (It's like the computer thinks real hard, but then forgets what it was doing.)

I've tried XBox360 Converter, but whenever I start it up I get a message that it needs to close.

I've tried WinAVI, but the output files don't play.

I've tried OGM to AVI, and even though it says the conversion is complete, the file doesn't appear anywhere.

I've tried Total Video Converter, but I get a message on the XBox that the codec (h264) isn't supported, which is weird because I'm certain it plays other h264-encoded vids.

I'm at my wit's end.

Any advice? Many, many thanks in advance.

How about jsut converting to divx? and download the media updaet thingee on the 360 - my divx playback is somewhat hit and miss but around 90% of my dvix files play on my 360

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turn2you

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#179041 20-Nov-2008 12:03

Cool. Do I need any particluar programme to do that?

Thanks!

Balchy

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#179042 20-Nov-2008 12:06

I forget what i use - I'm on my work pc at the moment so cant check a quick google of wmv to dvix conversion should see you right

garvani

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#179045 20-Nov-2008 12:17

To convert mkv's for use on my PS3 i have been using mkvtovob, its a thing of beauty and only takes half an hour to do a 4gb mkv.. Im not to sure if this works with xbox360 tho, i did a quick google to check (walking out the door to lunch) but came up with nothing