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666099 2008-05-05 02:52:00 Does anyone know of a free program to convert a mkv (Matroska Video File) to avi format so i can then put it onto a DVD?
I've looked through Google and all i get there are programs that cost $$ or if they are shareware will only output a 1MB file untill you have paid up.
This is probably only a thing I will do very occasionally (if at all again) so i don't really want to pay for a program if i can find a free alternative.

as always, many thanks in advance!
tingle (6539)
666100 2008-05-05 04:53:00 Try Super, not sure if it handles .mkv files though:

www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
beeswax34 (63)
666101 2008-05-05 05:15:00 i will try that when i get home. it says it supports mkv file conversion, so it's looking good.
many thanks beeswax34! :)
tingle (6539)
666102 2008-05-05 05:19:00 Altho the latest version of Super (when I tried it), everything it converted was out of sync (thats if the file you've got is a video).

It was worse than the previous version of Super
Speedy Gonzales (78)
666103 2008-05-05 06:00:00 The A/V Sync basically depends on how it handles vbr video from what I understand (2-pass video encoding usually is from what I understand).

Some handle it better than others, had a mission trying to convert until I found WinAVI.

Surely you'd be better installing ffmpeg or something to decode the video so you can use it with your favorite DVD conversion program like Nero Vision or whatever?
Chilling_Silence (9)
666104 2008-05-05 06:51:00 Matroska is basicly a later version of AVI. just different codecs used. Matroska is disgned around VBR while the old AVI handles VBR poorly (commonly you get out of sync audio).

better off to convert mkv straight to DVD rather than to MKV to AVI to DVD.
tweak'e (69)
666105 2008-05-05 08:18:00 mkvtovob is fantastic if you want to shift stuff to play it on Ps3. apsattv (7406)
666106 2008-05-05 12:30:00 mkv2vob huh? Cool sounding app... downloading now, will give it a whirl :)

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Chilling_Silence (9)
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