wanted mkv to avi converter

[db_la_23]

hi
can someone pls tell me a good mkv to avi converter?

[lowik]

there is loads of conventers , just type in google "mkv to avi" and u'll find tons of them tbh. for some u gotta pay, some are free, also you can download apps like that of bit torrent/dc++/rapidshare

[Sanka113]

Check out videohelp.com They've got a ton of apps on there.

[db_la_23]

thanks guys i will try them out

[darkstate01]

I use Avi-Mux gui,takes about 30secs to convert a .mkv to avi with ac3 sound :-)

[central2rbay]

Check out videohelp.com They've got a ton of apps on there.

Definitely don't overlook http://www.videohelp.com (http://www.videohelp.com/) as Sanka suggested - an excellent resource.

[db_la_23]

ya i saw the site very helpful

[MackDaddy]

Aimersoft MKV converter

It is very simple to use and it keeps the video and audio in sync with the video output as Xvid

When you convert MKV to AVI select Xvid for the output, with 2500 kbps for the video bitrate and 256 kbps mp3 for audio output

One thing that you would need to do is split the video output into no more then 1 hour 30 minutes for each output video clip, if a movie is over 1 hour 30 minutes then split it into two output video files

This is a good DVD player to play AVI

Philips DVP5990 HDMI 1080p Upscaling DVD Player w/ USB and Divx

This upscales the standard resolution video to 1080p Full High Definition 1920 x 1080 pixels

Wal-Mart has this DVD player for $57.88

You can also plug in a hard drive and other usb drives in the DVD Player


This is a good deal on a LCD Monitor with Full HD 1080p with 1920 x 1080 pixels

ASUS VH226H Black 21.5" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen 16:9 Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 12000 : 1) Built in Speakers - Retail

Full HD 1080P resolution

Connectors D-Sub, DVI, HDMI

Original Price: $209.99
You Save: $20.00
$189.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236051

Also get a HDMI cable as well

This is a cheap man's James Bond way of doing this

[parrothead]

if you're looking to play mkv on an xbox or something... avi is not the way to go, you should use XenonMKV.. some people use gotsent but imo it sucks ass.

It basically splits the audio from the video, converts the audio from ac3 to aac leaving the video untouched and puts them together in the mp4 container to play on the 360 :D

[db_la_23]

no i want to watch it on a LCD. thats why i want to be .avi

[MackDaddy]

Here are some examples of upscaling from standard resolution to high definition

Most of these are much older movies and the newer movies will look much better then these examples, but even with older movies upscaling will make a major difference

THE GODFATHER
http://i14.tinypic.com/4pj3x34.jpg

PULP FICTION
http://i18.tinypic.com/4ot8mkh.jpg

SUPERMAN RETURNS
http://i10.tinypic.com/66ebrs7.jpg

TOMMY BOY
http://i15.tinypic.com/6bnx3rb.jpg

[Appzalien]

All MKV files are mot created equally, when someone says they can convert an MKV in 30 seconds, they're not converting, but just muxing the audio and video together. If inside the MKV is a Divx or Xvid video, and an AC3 or MP3 audio, then muxing to avi is fast with any files converter (I use Virtual Dub Mod).

If the audio is Ogg however then it needs to be demuxed, converted to mp3/ac3, and reintroduced while disabling the other audio(s)(again I use V Dub Mod).

If the video is H264 and audio is aac its more difficult, in that case I use AlltoAvi (free opensource) it takes two passes, closing the program and reopening between passes (once to h264 avi then to regular avi), but does a good job, if not a lengthy process. The close and open bug might be gone by now, I don't know if they released a new version or not.

To find out whats inside an MKV so you can make an informed decision on which way to go, download MKV toolnix and install it (freeware), then unzip the two GUI's (toolnix is commandline) into the MKV toolnix folder (MKVMergeGUI and MKVExtractGUI). the MergeGUI is actually for creating MKV files, but it gives you alot of information the extractor does not, like which track audio is in english. Once the merge and extract gui's are unzipped into the toolnix Directory (its ok to overwrite common files between them , they're identical in each) you can right click send to desktop on each for shortcuts to start them with. The ExtractGUI will allow you to remove what you want from the MKV file, but as separate files, not muxed together like a converter will do, but it comes in handy if you want the Ogg audio out to convert to mp3.