How to convert any video to MP4 iPod, iPhone, PS3, XboX360 using free tools

txporter · Member Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Location: United States

Yes, the SVN 2907 has been noted to have an issue with subtitles. It will not burn them in at all. The developers said that the next release will have that fixed.

And I misunderstood what you were trying to do. I thought you were working with DVD files to create a MKV with subs.

So you have a MKV file with softsubs right now? And you are trying to re-encode to another MKV file with burned-in subs? If that is correct, then the next release of Handbrake might work for you. I think the previous SVN 2845 or something like that did not have the subtitle issue so you could try it. Don't know what was fixed between the releases though, so something else might be broken. It is possible that HDConvertToX might work for you as well. I haven't really done any work starting with MKV files though, so don't know for sure.

txporter · Member Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Location: United States

Also, it looks like Handbrake is not seeing any frames in your video (says expects 34-35k and sees 0). Don't know what the problem is. Not sure it is a video issue or Handbrake issue. I take it the video plays fine on your computer?

EwanG · Member Joined: 06 May 2002 Location: Texas

txporter · Member Joined: 27 Jan 2009 Location: United States

Lol. Yes, that forum that be harsh. Similar to the treatment received on doom9. I don't really post there. Just wade in for information. I will probably continue to use Handbrake. Once you find an encoding profile that you like, it is deliciously easy to queue up a bunch of programs for conversion and walk away. I like XVID4PSP quite a bit for the amount of options that you are given, but having to sit there and let it index and then look for interlacing and then look for field order can get tedious. Sorry to hear about your welcome there though.

EwanG · Member Joined: 06 May 2002 Location: Texas

I have DL'd the FCP version of XvID4PSP 5.0 since someone on another forum assured me this should work. When I first tried to run it I would do fine until I tried to add the subtitles, and then I'd get the following message in red in the Preview Pane:
LoadPlugin: unable to load "C:\Program Files (x86)\Winnydows\XVID4PSP5\dlls\AviSynth\plugins\VS Filter.dll"

I went into my CCCP directory and found this filter and copied it to the location above, and I finally got an encode to run and complete. The problem now is that the audio sounds like someone is running a cassette tape in Fast Forward. Any ideas on what else might need to be configured/changed? I noticed that it seemed to be using one of the Nero tools I have installed on this system. Could that be the problem?

Oh, and while I did "Add" the subtitles, they don't show.

Thanks again for the help!
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EwanG · Member Joined: 06 May 2002 Location: Texas

I have to let everyone know that there is a tool that I've finally found that works with my setup AND that works with the embedded subtitles so you don't have to extract them first - Format Factory (http://www.formatoz.com/). It converted two MKV files properly for my iPhone and did them both in less than 10 minutes. Color me tickled pink (which is slightly rosier than regular pink)

FWIW!
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mariestalet · Member Joined: 17 May 2009 Location: Belgium

This is the first time I use this software. It seems look great, but when I try to convert mov HD trailer to TS with AC3 audio, I get the following error message "Error: Can`t find output audio file!". do you know where does it come from?