MKV to AVI Converter??? :(

animemay · Post by **animemay** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:15 am

does any1 know of a really good converter that would provide this???

And if possible minimizes the space needed to maintain the high resolution of the mkv file..cuz i got one but it takes up 2.5GB for a 3min video!!!!!!!! please help

animemay · Post by **animemay** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:22 am

okay so i'm double posting but has any1 used Wilisoft video splitter??? I wanted to hear ur opinion on it.

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:12 am

virtual dubMOD can extract AVi streams from mkv

godix · Post by **godix** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:43 am

Purge wrote:virtual dubMOD can extract AVi streams from mkv

Sometimes. Use DirectShowSource.

Phantasmagoriat · Post by **Phantasmagoriat** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:37 pm

<a href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools?tool=691 ... ractGUI</a>
make sure you have all the prerequisites though, especially since this is only a GUI for mkvtoolnix (mkvextract/ mkvmerge)... sometimes it can get messy.

but my first suggestion is to get the <a href="http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/">Haali Media Splitter</a> then try running the mkv through a DirectShowSource script in vdubmod, like godix pointed towards.

I hope this helps :\

animemay · Post by **animemay** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 5:26 pm

okay thanks. whats the prerequisities for mkvextractgui? And can some1 give me a legitimate to download the parts?
I'm not sure if the site i was getting them from was safe... has any1 got theres from here http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=241422

Phantasmagoriat · Post by **Phantasmagoriat** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:51 pm

... um well first just try running the mkv through directshowsource in vdubmod...

------>this is how you do it:

required tools:
<a href="http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/">Haali Media Splitter</a>
<a href="http://www.doom9.org/">AviSynth 2.57</a>
<a href="http://www.doom9.org/">VirtualDubMod 1.5.10.1</a>
probably <a href="http://www.doom9.org/">ffdshow?</a>

-create a new text file
-write this: directshowsource("C:\filepathofyourmkv.mkv")
-save file
-change the file extension from .txt to .avs (show extensions in windows explorer by going Tools>>Folder Options>>view>>uncheck 'hide extensions for known file types')
-open the .avs file in VirtualDubMod
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and that link there isn't half bad either
like it says, things you'll definitely need:

matroska / MKV Codec : i'd get the Haali Media Splitter and ffdshow
Ogg DirectShow Filter / OggDS / OGM Codec : i'd get avisynth
VirtualdubMod: ditto
Lame MP3: ---
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as far as I know, videohelp.com is legit, but it's understandable if you want a second opinion

animemay · Post by **animemay** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:24 am

Thanks heaps!! umm with the ffdshow the link you gave took me to this site when i went to the download section - http://ffdshow.sourceforge.net/tikiwiki ... %2Bffdshow

Could u pleeaaaasse tell me which one i'm suppose to get? They all look foriegn to me

animemay · Post by **animemay** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:30 am

sorry about double posting but just wanted to share this with everyone if people werent aware of it already but River Past Video Cleaner does the trick. I tried the trial version and its so quick and easy to use..only downside is that the full versions not free. well theres my 2 cents

Phantasmagoriat · Post by **Phantasmagoriat** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:39 pm

if you're still interested in ffdshow, that site shows daily builds [that are updated all the time whenever something new is added/fixed]. Therefore, you want the latest one... biggest #... ffdshow-20051129.exe.... which will work... as of nov 29 2005....
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sorry.

...searching latest build....

...you can get a 2007 beta [i'm using one now and works fine]

http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video ... fdshow.cfm

or i think the latest confirmed stable build is FFDSHOW rev. 610 (20061201)

Glad to see that thing you used worked out :\ But if you want something fully functional, you're always welcome here