UNCcrombie Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I need to convert a .mkv (HD content inside) file to something that will play in power DVD (.TS, mpeg2, etc). anyways, I did that through both TsMuxer and VLC. Now, when I go to play in PowerDVD I get video, but no audio. My settings for PowerDVD are in HDMI, but it says I'm not connected via audio when the video is playing. However, when I play via VLC, I get audio. I need PowerDVD for the 24p playback decoding...any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob21 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Try the program/settings above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Try the program/settings above. Is there encoding time? I'll let you know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob21 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Not really it might unnecessarily transcode AAC > AC3 but it shouldn't take longer than a few minutes depending on the file size. Its not video transcoding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) Not really it might unnecessarily transcode AAC > AC3 but it shouldn't take longer than a few minutes depending on the file size.Its not video transcoding. ok it just got done, and now the video won't play. it basically loads and freezes. is there any reason not to use x264? my file has that and DTS Edited November 19, 2009 by UNCcrombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 If you want to play MKV files in PDVD, just install Haali Media Splitter and rename the MKV file extension to AVI. No need for any conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 If you want to play MKV files in PDVD, just install Haali Media Splitter and rename the MKV file extension to AVI. No need for any conversion. and that keeps all the original encoding? any specific settings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Renaming a file obviously does nothing, so everything is kept as it is. The splitter is for Windows to know how to read the MKV container. The reason you need to rename the files is because PDVD doesn't know that format. Fortunately for you, you are running on a sophisticated OS and not on some silly hardware (as opposed to what some idiots here want you to believe :rolleyes:), so renaming it allows PDVD to use Windows for decoding. It will then play just fine, because PDVD can decode h264, DTS, DD (AC3), etc. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Renaming a file obviously does nothing, so everything is kept as it is. The splitter is for Windows to know how to read the MKV container. The reason you need to rename the files is because PDVD doesn't know that format. Fortunately for you, you are running on a sophisticated OS and not on some silly hardware (as opposed to what some idiots here want you to believe :rolleyes:), so renaming it allows PDVD to use Windows for decoding. It will then play just fine, because PDVD can decode h264, DTS, DD (AC3), etc. :) can't it read the container since VLC is installed? or does this add it from a windows standpoint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 The splitter gives information to Windows on how to read the MKV container. For example, Windows has its own AVI splitter. PDVD doesn't know how to read MKV files, but Windows does, it will use Windows to "split" the MKV into streams. VLC has nothing to do with this, VLC is a standalone player that has all the splitters and decoders built into it, but they are there only for VLC, not PDVD or Windows. Haali MKV Splitter is not a player, but a tool for Windows, and subsequently players using Windows to play media files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 The splitter gives information to Windows on how to read the MKV container. For example, Windows has its own AVI splitter. PDVD doesn't know how to read MKV files, but Windows does, it will use Windows to "split" the MKV into streams.VLC has nothing to do with this, VLC is a standalone player that has all the splitters and decoders built into it, but they are there only for VLC, not PDVD or Windows. Haali MKV Splitter is not a player, but a tool for Windows, and subsequently players using Windows to play media files. ok I'll give this a shot tonight and let you know. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 ok I'll give this a shot tonight and let you know. thanks! still not working. video is very jumpy. still no audio and this time I was just trying to watch it on my computer. here's my output from power DVD: Player information: Current drive: D: Hardware Information: Processor: Intel® Core2 Duo CPU P8700 @ running at 2526 MHz 3DNow! technology: Not Detected Enhanced 3DNow! technology: Not Detected 3DNow! professional technology: Not Detected IA MMX technology: In Use IA sStreaming SIMD extensions: In Use IA SSE 2: In Use Video accelerator: DirectX VA (not in use) Multispeaker audio device: Speakers (High Definition Audio (not in use) S/PDIF output device: Not Detected Hardware support: DXVA1 Mpeg2 Support Profile: BSP:(X) IDCT:(X) MC:(O) (via VMR) DXVA1 H.264 Support Profile: BSP: (X) BSP_Intel: (X) MC: (X) MC_ATI: (X) MC_NV: (X) DXVA1 VC-1 Support Profile: BSP: (X) BSP_Intel: (X) IDCT: (X) MC: (X) DXVA2 Mpeg2 Support Profile: BSP: (X) IDCT: (O) MC: (X) DXVA2 H.264 Support Profile: BSP: (O) BSP_Intel: (X) MC: (X) MC_ATI: (X) DXVA2 VC-1 Support Profile: BSP: (O) BSP_Intel: (X) IDCT: (X) MC: (X) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 You mind running your MKV file through MediaInfo? PDVD should be able to decode almost anything thrown at it? I don't think the MKV is the problem here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 You mind running your MKV file through MediaInfo? PDVD should be able to decode almost anything thrown at it? I don't think the MKV is the problem here. General Complete name : C:\Users\John\Desktop\9.2009.Bluray.1080p.x264.DTS.dxva-AToM\Movie\9.2009.Bluray.1080p.x264.DTS.dxva-AToM.mkv Format : Matroska File size : 4.31 GiB Duration : 1h 19mn Overall bit rate : 7 781 Kbps Movie name : 9 nine 2009 Bluray 1080p x264 DTS dxva-AToM Encoded date : UTC 2009-11-12 11:03:17 Writing application : mkvmerge v2.9.7 ('Tenderness') built on Jul 1 2009 18:43:35 Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1 Video ID : 1 Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, ReFrames : 4 frames Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1 Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 1h 19mn Bit rate : 6 116 Kbps Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Resolution : 24 bits Colorimetry : 4:2:0 Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.123 Stream size : 3.38 GiB (79%) Writing library : x264 core 76 r1271 496d79d Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:-1:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=48 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / bframes=5 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / wpredb=1 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=24 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=16.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=38000 / vbv_bufsize=30000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00 Audio ID : 2 Format : DTS Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 1h 19mn Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 1 510 Kbps Channel(s) : 6 channels Channel positions : Front: L C R, Surround: L R, LFE Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Resolution : 24 bits Stream size : 856 MiB (19%) Language : English Text #1 ID : 3 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : Swedish Text #2 ID : 4 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : English Text #3 ID : 5 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : Greek Text #4 ID : 6 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : Norwegian Text #5 ID : 7 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : Portuguese Text #6 ID : 8 Format : ASS Codec ID : S_TEXT/ASS Codec ID/Info : Advanced Sub Station Alpha Language : Romanian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Don't know, everything seems normal. Renaming the MKV to AVI and opening in Power DVD should work (works for me and a lot of other people). Just to make sure, you installed this, right: http://haali.su/mkv/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Don't know, everything seems normal. Renaming the MKV to AVI and opening in Power DVD should work (works for me and a lot of other people). Just to make sure, you installed this, right: http://haali.su/mkv/ yup. i'm just confused as to why i only get audio with VLC. i dont even get it with WMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 anyone have any other options? I'm out of ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x9248 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 yup. i'm just confused as to why i only get audio with VLC. i dont even get it with WMP You need to install AC3Filter to play DTS audio on players that require external codecs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Yes, but PDVD has DTS decoding build into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x9248 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 ^Guess I should read the whole topic next time :p I would just dump PDVD, but I don't really understand why it's necessary for you (24p what?) so maybe you can't. I do have PDVD installed but only so I can use its video codec in KMPlayer for MPEG2 hardware acceleration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCcrombie Posted November 24, 2009 Author Share Posted November 24, 2009 ^Guess I should read the whole topic next time :pI would just dump PDVD, but I don't really understand why it's necessary for you (24p what?) so maybe you can't. I do have PDVD installed but only so I can use its video codec in KMPlayer for MPEG2 hardware acceleration. i needed something for 24p playback so i didnt have any judder when playing blu ray .mkv files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Natan Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I do have PDVD installed but only so I can use its video codec in KMPlayer for MPEG2 hardware acceleration. Why not just use the Microsoft codecs found in Windows 7 (and I think Vista). They already have hardware acceleration capabilities, and no need for having PDVD installed. BTW, using EVR as a renderer in The KMPlayer or Media Player Classic Homecinema will remove any sort of "judder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunkyardCat Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 PowerDVD v9 build 2320 has support for .mkv, verified working on my system. I did already have the haali media splitter and other codecs installed, so I can't be certain that it will run without these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted January 5, 2010 Global Moderator Share Posted January 5, 2010 not contributing much to the thread other than my opinion: im surprised that PowerDVD cant read mkv's. I have Arcsoft TotalMedia 3, which does. anyways, i use Handbrake to transcode mkv's to mp4s to play them on my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tensegrity Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Media Player Classic is very good and plays most formats, it can even play 1080p on outdated hardware :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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