DepthCharge
02-06-2008, 11:03 AM
Hello folks,
I have recently been looking about to find some information regarding mkv file types.
It seems a lot of tv posts in the NZB section here seem to come as an mkv file when unpacked.
Now that is fine if I wanted to watch a repeat of a tv show on my pc, but I am experiencing some real issues with converting mkv's to dvd for those shows the gf wants to watch in the main living room.
I have checked out the DVDFLick forums and there is a noted issue regarding audio sync discrepancies for "almost all mkv" files.
The same seems to be the case with VSO's convertxtodvd software.
Is there any way, prior to downloading a show to find out what format the final file will be in?
I might be missing something obvious here but in most of the nfo's I have seen there is no information about this.
Many thanks.
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EDIT : Thinking about it I suppose that it is the x264 files that come as mkv files. Kind of missed that !
Unfortunatley, that still leaves the sync issue when converting though. Anybody know what the downside of (other than taking a bloody long time) of taking the mkv file, converting it to avi with AlltoAvi and then converting to dvd. Its the only way I can think of getting around this so hopefully someone out there has a better idea. Cheers.
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I have recently been looking about to find some information regarding mkv file types.
It seems a lot of tv posts in the NZB section here seem to come as an mkv file when unpacked.
Now that is fine if I wanted to watch a repeat of a tv show on my pc, but I am experiencing some real issues with converting mkv's to dvd for those shows the gf wants to watch in the main living room.
I have checked out the DVDFLick forums and there is a noted issue regarding audio sync discrepancies for "almost all mkv" files.
The same seems to be the case with VSO's convertxtodvd software.
Is there any way, prior to downloading a show to find out what format the final file will be in?
I might be missing something obvious here but in most of the nfo's I have seen there is no information about this.
Many thanks.
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EDIT : Thinking about it I suppose that it is the x264 files that come as mkv files. Kind of missed that !
Unfortunatley, that still leaves the sync issue when converting though. Anybody know what the downside of (other than taking a bloody long time) of taking the mkv file, converting it to avi with AlltoAvi and then converting to dvd. Its the only way I can think of getting around this so hopefully someone out there has a better idea. Cheers.
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