Advice on acheiving the fastest mkv conversion

[animlchin]

I just bought a new VIZIO VL470M. It has a USB slot on the side and a built in media player that allows you to hook up a drive and play media. I have several MKV files I would like to play but unfortunately MKV is not supported. I went to convert an MKV to an MP4 using xilisoft media converter but it was on track to run 5 hours on a 4 gig file. Unacceptable. I used XenonMKV and it ran 40 minutes on a 2 gig file (which is barely a tolerable timeframe) but the video and audio were out of synch. So thus far I have failed to convert any mkv file in a reasonable amount of time. So here is my question:

Using the table below, which file format will be the quickest conversion for an MKV? And with which piece of software would you suggest?

Here are the supported video formats for the VIZIO VL470M:

File Extensions---------- Supported Decoder

.avi ----------------------H.264/AVC AAC
.mp4--------------------- MPEG 4 ASP
.asf----------------------- WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), VC-1/WMV9
.wmv---------------------WMV7 (WMV1), WMV8 (WMV2), VC-1/WMV9
.mov ---------------------H.264/AVC
.mpg ---------------------MPEG2
.mpeg--------------------MPEG2
.vob----------------------MPEG2

[johns0]

Try MKVBoxer,GOTSent or XenonMKV,no need to re-encode mkv to mp4,just the audio.

[animlchin]

In xenonMKV for example, I dont exactly see where in the settings I can tell it to write a new file using the exact same video track as the source but to re-encode the audio track. Same thing goes for GotSent.

[johns0]

Just load the mkv and select the where you want the file to be put and click start.Takes me 4 minutes to get a 1.5 gb 1280x720 mkv to mp4 so if you're files are 1920x1080 and using a dual core then 40 minutes is the fastest time frame you're gonna look at cause xenonmkv doesnt re-encode the video.

[animlchin]

The resulting file is 1kb. In Gotsent when I click on the AC3Filter options button nothing happens. I am using windows 7.

[Baldrick]

How did you make the mkvs? Can you post the details from them, use mediainfo, open mkv and view->text.


It really sounds like you have to reconvert. I would use handbrake or xvid4psp. But yes it will take several hours.

AND please do not cross POST!

[animlchin]

MediaInfo


Format : Matroska
File size : 4.34 GiB
Duration : 3h 20mn
Overall bit rate : 3 105 Kbps
Writing application : SUPER(C)
Writing library : SUPER(C)

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L4.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 6 frames
Muxing mode : Container profile=Unknown@4.1
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 3h 19mn
Nominal bit rate : 2 782 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35:1
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.167
Writing library : x264 core 79 r1331 c3e72f6
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=6 / deblock=1:-2:-2 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=9 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.0:0.0 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / mbaff=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / wpredb=1 / wpredp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / rc_lookahead=42 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=2782 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=50000 / vbv_bufsize=50000 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : No
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 3h 20mn
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Video delay : -42ms