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Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Thu May 28, 2009 10:34 am

hi,

Sorry if this has already been asked. But...

I need something like VirtualDub that takes MKV files, and converts them. Coz my current VD/VDM doesnt work with MKV. VD gives me error, and VDM goes 'oops, sorry VDM has crashed'. I've got Avisynth installed. I just need something that can convert my MKVs to lossless Lagarith/Huffyuv so I can edit them into my AMV! (Sony Vegas)

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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby Inan » Thu May 28, 2009 11:25 am

make a script

Directshowsource(my anime.mkv")


and load that intro vdub mod, it works fine for me.
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby Inan » Thu May 28, 2009 11:26 am

Inan wrote:make a script

Directshowsource(my anime.mkv")


and load that intro vdub mod, it works fine for me.



this is to either make lossless files, or create clips but the file size will be pretty big.


if you dont mind loosing a little of the quality you could try Alltoavi its a converter that will convert out of mkv to avi
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Thu May 28, 2009 4:07 pm

Sorry, I'm not very Technical, I don't understand what you mean. Would it be possible if you could guide me through exactly what to do? I'm a fast learner :D

Also, I said in my first post that I would be using Lagarith and HuffyYuv, those are lossless codecs right? I made my first AMVs with avi files, and usually the total amount never usually exceeds 3GB right? Thats when Im doing clips. Besides, I've got a 1.5TB spare space anyways :P.

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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby Kariudo » Thu May 28, 2009 4:46 pm

You're going to have to use avisynth to import your footage into virtualdub/mod

If you didn't install the amvapp, you'll probably need to google Avisynth and install it.
If you can play mkv files, then you might be able to use directshowsource() to import your footage.
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open notepad
type the following:
directshowsource("<path to your file here>")

then file->save as
give your file a name, and put .avs at the end of it (get rid of the .txt part, you just want .avs)

replace <path to your file here> with the filepath (look at my post in this thread if you need help with that)

You then drag/drop the .avs file into vdub/mod...and it should work.
If you get an error, go get ffmpegsource (a filter for avisynth) from here

you then put ffmpegsource.dll into avisynth's plugins folder (usually C:\program files\avisynth2.5\plugins). This autoloads the plugin so you don't have to use loadplugin()

replace directshowsource with ffmpegsource in your avisynth script, save and drop into vdub/mod. It should work now

Answering your other question, yes, Lagarith and Huffyuv are both lossless codecs.
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Fri May 29, 2009 7:04 am

OMG! It works! So easy as well. Thank you. Just one thing, the AVI created cannot be played by both WMP and VLC Player, but it can be played by Mplayer. When I mean can't be played, I mean cant be played properly

WMP 11: Audio and Video Stutters
VLC : Audio perfect, but video freezes on one frame, then after like 10 seconds, freezes onto the frame at that time.

MPlayer: Perfect....

Ill assume this is normal?

One more thing, HuffyYuv or Lagarith for Sony vegas?

Thanks!
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby Inan » Fri May 29, 2009 9:48 am

i would say lagarith
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Fri May 29, 2009 9:50 am

Thanks. One more problem sorry.

Some of my Videos play perfectly in VDM, namely FMA 2. But my Dragonball Kai Mkvs, the video plays faster than the audio. Any fix?

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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Fri May 29, 2009 10:07 am

No edit button?

Anyways, I just realised that I won't need sound for my AMV lol. But the thing is, the video is not very smooth.... it kinda stutters, well, Ill try it out in Vegas and let you guys on the news.
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby Kariudo » Fri May 29, 2009 3:22 pm

Not all computers are capable of playing back lossless footage in real time, but it should be fine when you edit with it in Vegas
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby blessedaegis » Sun May 31, 2009 11:11 pm

Inan wrote:
Inan wrote:make a script

Directshowsource(my anime.mkv")


and load that intro vdub mod, it works fine for me.



this is to either make lossless files, or create clips but the file size will be pretty big.


if you dont mind loosing a little of the quality you could try Alltoavi its a converter that will convert out of mkv to avi


Alltoavi worked well for me. The trick is to know how to re-encode the files so the loss is pretty small. A nice bonus on this is you can use Alltoavi to make avi files with subtitles , without subtitles, change size of subtitles and placement. Granted I rarely use mkv files to begin with, but the ones I did have had no problems getting converted with it.
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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:58 am

Hmm so weird.

Ok, so I open up DrangonBall Kai MKV. Play it and the vid plays faster than the audio.

I ignored and used the setter things to set the start and end to the opening. I chose Xvid as the codec to encode it. However, when it comes out, the avi has perfect audio, but the vid plays about 1.2x faster.

The weird thing is, I set the setters to the start and end of the Opening, but when I play it is WMP 11, at the end of the vid, when the audio is still going, the video captures some of the start of the episode even when I didnt set it to!

Can anyone help with whats going on? I'm not playing lossless codec now, so it should be fine...but it aint! Btw, FMA 2 works perfect. So, is it something to do with how DBK MKV is encoded?

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Re: Ok, I need a converter for MKV.

Postby ronyap » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:31 am

OK. So I just tried it with ep 6 of DBK and it worked proper! I have to go somewhere now, so I haven't got a chance to check. Ill let ya guys know on the news.
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