MikeO Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Downloaded a film for Josh today....movie of a book he's doing at school....and it's an MKV file . Not come across that before and can't find any way of converting it without paying. Any ideas? Either to convert to put onto DVD or a player so he can watch it on the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Here you go Mike........................ How to play MKV files An MKV file is a Matroska file. Matroska is an open source container format. It is an alternative to the popular AVI and MP4 formats and it also surpasses them in many areas. This article exists to help you understand what an MKV file is and how you can play it back perfectly on your PC. Containers, Codecs and Players Many people who download a file with the extension MKV will often try to play it back with video player software they have installed on their systems. Most of the time this doesn't work (hence, the reason you are here). While a great selection of players support the playback of Matroska files, often the proper decoders for the streams contained in the files are missing. It is important to understand exactly what Matroska files are. MKV files contain video and audio streams (may also contain subtitles). The streams are likely compressed and have been produced with an encoder. In order to play these streams a codec is required. Codec, as a word is an abbreviation of Coder / Decoder. The video stream located in the MKV file has been "coded" by the source and now it must be "decoded" by the end user who wishes to play it. So to summarize, Matroska is a container format file that stores multiple streams (video, audio and subtitles). These streams may require you to install decoding software and filters to playback depending on what player you use. For most MKV files you find, there is a player not based on DirectShow (so you probably won't have to install any extra decoding software or filters) that has support for Matroska files, VideoLan Client (VLC). Easy enough to understand is'nt it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Knew I could rely on your technical expertise Bill.....surname's not Gates is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 How did you get on Mike, any luck. ?? Got it from here if you want to have a look. http://www.afterdawn.com/faq/general_playb...m#selected_item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 How did you get on Mike, any luck. ?? Got a codec pack that's made it work on the PC thanks Bill (http://www.cccp-project.net/). It's actually bloody good, gives you all the interactivity you get on a DVD on your PC, unlike AVI or MPG or whatever, and the picture quality is brilliant. Still not worked out how to put in onto DVD but that's no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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