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typeoholic
02-06-2008, 06:37 PM
What is a .mkv file?

MKV means "matroska video" and it is a "extensible open standard Audio/Video container" (AVI is a container, too!). This file format combines several videostreams, audiostreams, subtitles, chapters and information in only one file. It supports new standards like 6-channel AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) audio or x264 video.

How to play .mkv files on your PC


First download the Community Codec Pack which can be found here:
http://www.cccp-project.net/download.php?type=cccp

To watch these files you need just GOM player or VLC media player (no support for 6ch AAC at the moment, plays it as 2ch). If you want to use Media Player Classic you need some addons: ffdshow decoder + Haali MediaSplitter + AC3filter + VSfilter.

Check for the settings in Media Player Classic (menu - "View" -> "Options"):
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How to burn .mkv files to DVD (using the program VSO ConvertXtoDVD)

If you haven't installed it already, then do so. After Installation check for the settings! Menu - "Settings" -> "General".

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"Working Folder" -> Folder with resulting dvd structure files!

Go through all tabs. Most of the settings are selfexplaining. An important tab is "TV Format"! Set "Video Standard" for your region. "TV Screen" have to be set to "Automatic".

ConvertXToDVD don't support internal subtitle files within .mkv. You need to download the subtitle for your movie from the external subtitle collection (Check below) and put it in the same folder as the .mkv movie file.

Next step: Adding .mkv files with clicking on the green "+":

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Check for the subtitles. There should be the entry "1 Subtitle Stream - 0 internal, 1 external". If you double click the movie you get a video preview window.

You are ready to "Convert". You can burn the files using Nero 7.7 and "DVD Video" profile.


External Subtitle Collection

Subtitles are included in the .mkv container files of the movies. But there are some players which do not support this. Only use this link if you have problems with the subtitles!

http://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/sublanguageid-all/iduser-281737

Papps78
02-07-2008, 01:24 AM
They also play on VLC without installing or setting anything.

Quarter
02-07-2008, 07:41 PM
Great tutorial helped me a lot!

serby
02-11-2008, 02:39 PM
thanks for tutorial

perpieta
02-19-2008, 03:19 PM
Thanks for this tutorial

0riGiNaLBoX
05-24-2008, 06:02 PM
Great tutorial helped me a lot!

+1 :) because i have another way but this it's easy

igorjl
08-16-2008, 01:28 AM
I was having some problems with that
It's a great tutorial
thanks for the help

dedro
08-16-2008, 12:10 PM
thanks

hiperativo
08-17-2008, 07:28 PM
Great tutorial :) it works :D

elblas
08-22-2008, 08:49 AM
Great Tutorial! Thx!

mooger
08-23-2008, 11:48 AM
Thanks

HighestBiddeR
08-27-2008, 10:29 PM
detailed tutorial, thanks

McBride
09-05-2008, 04:08 PM
Thanks for tutorial!

FACE_TO_FACE
02-12-2009, 06:50 PM
thanks for the information

come79
02-13-2009, 07:16 AM
thanks tip!

great tutorial :)

Fatal01
02-13-2009, 05:45 PM
Good tutorial with illustration !

BTW, VSO ConvertX to DVD (v.3) will convert '.mkv' and '.dvrms' files flawlessly to DVD without sound lag. (As far as I know, this is the only converter that will do it without user intervention to correct sound lag)

RaZZoR
02-16-2009, 07:46 AM
Thanks!!!

David-Bretz
02-21-2009, 04:04 AM
Thank you on tutorial!

Acard
02-21-2009, 07:41 AM
It's a great tutorial
thanks

yicker124
02-23-2009, 10:41 PM
Great tut. Many thanx:)

walkman79
02-24-2009, 04:50 PM
Thanks for the tutorial.

I assume the second part of the tutorial is for standard definition rips. I know DVD is more portable but it would be nonsense to convert a High Definition rip to a DVD of course

Dwayne07
02-25-2009, 04:38 PM
Thank's for the info........

Nitti
04-06-2010, 06:24 AM
thx for the tutorial,
but out of curiosity is there a way to maintain a high resolution when using convertxtodvd and burn to a dvd9, dual layer disc?

l33tpirata13
04-06-2010, 03:36 PM
thanks to the op for trying to help those that dont know.

Personally i use TSMuxer.

rokok
04-06-2010, 04:55 PM
bs player and vlc is best combination

Pikachu
04-09-2010, 10:42 AM
Thanks,

Dude you saved 6 hours of my downloading again,
Thanks Again. :P

Jollanda
04-11-2010, 11:17 PM
They also play on VLC without installing or setting anything.


Couldenīt agree more. Itīs the easiest way