How to convert HD MKV Vedio to Avi to play on my LG LED TV???????

[Sh@DY]

Hi,
i have kinda of problem that my LG TV doesn't support mkv &mp4 formats!! and i have many HD movies that are in mkv or mp4 formats also i have some .mkv anime episodes so i'd like to know the best way to convert them to avi without losing the quality specially in HD movies so that i could watch them on my LG TV using the usb port.


I hope any one knows how to do that replay me.but you must know that i'm new to converting issues so please explain easily.

[guns1inger]

a) You will lose quality. How much is up for debate, but accept now that you will lose quality.

b) AVI is a container format. In it you put video and audio. What type of video and audio is determined by the codecs used - e.g. Xvid/MP3 or DV/PCM. You need to start by telling us what sort of codecs your TV will play, and what limitations you need to observe - eg. resolutions, bitrates etc. All of this should be in the TV manual.

[Sh@DY]

a) You will lose quality. How much is up for debate, but accept now that you will lose quality.

b) AVI is a container format. In it you put video and audio. What type of video and audio is determined by the codecs used - e.g. Xvid/MP3 or DV/PCM. You need to start by telling us what sort of codecs your TV will play, and what limitations you need to observe - eg. resolutions, bitrates etc. All of this should be in the TV manual.

thank you for your quick respond and sorry for being late in responding you back i had to search for the information you requested but first i want to ask you a question can i use a dvd or bluray disc player and burns my hd movie or whatever i have in mkv or mp4 formats on cds and play them with the dvd or bluray player without converting to any other formats or it will be the same problem as the usb device and my TV wont recognize the vedio file ???? hope u answer me but continue explaining how to play them via usb
these are the INFO u requested before for my (LG LED SL90):

[guns1inger]

My strong suggestion - go and buy yourself a decent media player like a WDTV or similar, and put your mkv files on a portable HDD. Your TV's capabilities are on par with a standalone DVD player of 4 years ago. You cannot convert to a format it will play without losing a large % of your quality.

If your DVD player will support AVCHD authored discs then you can use MultiAVCHD to convert them to a suitable structure, then burn them to DVD blanks using imgburn. It will take around 4 - 6 hours per movie, depending on your CPU. Note : this will not play on a standard DVD player, only on a PS3 or suitable Bluray player (not all support AVCHD).

[Sh@DY]

My strong suggestion - go and buy yourself a decent media player like a WDTV or similar, and put your mkv files on a portable HDD. Your TV's capabilities are on par with a standalone DVD player of 4 years ago. You cannot convert to a format it will play without losing a large % of your quality.

If your DVD player will support AVCHD authored discs then you can use MultiAVCHD to convert them to a suitable structure, then burn them to DVD blanks using imgburn. It will take around 4 - 6 hours per movie, depending on your CPU. Note : this will not play on a standard DVD player, only on a PS3 or suitable Bluray player (not all support AVCHD).

thanks for your help but i don't understand exactly"a decent media player like a WDTV or similar"" explain more sorry but i don't have any experience in such things it will be helpfull if there are any photo that explains me what exactly are you talking about!!

and for the DVD is that another solution or it's related to the decent media player!!!i mean should i use those 2 or just one??

[jagabo]

Your TV is limited to standard definition videos, either MPEG 1/2 or Divx/Xvid AVI. Converting your HD MKV/MP4 files will be time consuming and you will lose a lot of quality.

WDTV refers to the Western Digital WD TV series:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/index.asp?cat=30
They will probably play your files directly off your network, a USB hard drive, or USB thumb drive.

[Sh@DY]

aha.thanks a lot i will try it and replay you but does this device allow me to full screen view or it will depend on the video files only??

[guns1inger]

The WDTV has pretty flexible zoom functions, so you can zoom in to fill the screen (if that is your wish) or zoom out to expose areas usually hidden by overscan

[Sh@DY]

ok,but I have one more question does the wdtv support free subtitles??? and if it does what languages does it supports or it's up to my tv???

[guns1inger]

It supports subs in mkv files as well as external subs in a number of formats (SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI ) however I don't know what languages it supports. You can download a copy of the manual here and find out if you are interested.

[jagabo]

Note there are many other players with similar features and prices. Seagate FreeAgent Theater+, PopBox (still pretty buggy from what I hear), Boxee Box (to be released later this year), Tvix, Netgear, D-Link, etc.

[Sh@DY]

so what is the best one in your opinion i already asked about the price here in Egypt for the wdtv and it is around 700 L.E ,so i don't think it wont be more expensive for other players but i'm asking about performance so which one do you recommend for me??

[jagabo]

I can't really say what's best. I don't have any direct experience with any except the WDTV Live -- and am satisfied with that. It plays most files including MKV, MP4, MPG, TS, M2TS, Divx/AVI, etc. It can handle 1080p60 h.264 and everthing lower. It has good connectivity: HDMI, component, composite, optical SPDIF, RCA stereo.

It does have a few shortcomings. It stutters on some h.264 MP4 files. It has trouble playing the highest bitrate (50000+ kbps) h.264 video. It can't do DVD menus -- although a new firmware that can is in beta testing right now. Its deinterlacing isn't the greatest (looks like a simple bob) but you probably won't need that much. No DV AVI playback (I haven't heard of any standalone that can play DV AVI). It can't decode DTS-HD audio.

[guns1inger]

The latest (beta) firmware seems to fix the mp4 playback issues (at least it has on mine). I haven't tested DVD ISO playback as I find it a very inefficient storage method.

[jagabo]

I'm still running firmware revision 1.02.21 (the latest non-beta update) which has problems with some MP4 files. The lack of menu support isn't a big deal to me. But it is a problem for people with ISO or VIDEO_TS rips of TV series. You can't select which episode to watch (the older firmware simply plays the longest title).

[smartkid]

Hi,

Im having an LG HDTV. This TV plays almost all of the video formats....but limited in playing audio formats associated with those videos. How can i convert only the audio part of a video file ? i know of MKVTools & its doing a great job. what can i do for mp4 video files, where in i just need to convert an audio track without making any changes to video ? my goal is to enjoy the videos on my TV with minimal of conversion..ie only converting audio

thanks
Ravi

[jagabo]

what can i do for mp4 video files, where in i just need to convert an audio track without making any changes to video ?

Try AviDemux.

[smartkid]

what option to use in aviDemux? i couldnt figure out how to convert one audio to another audio format without touching the video part...

[jagabo]

Leave the Video section set to Copy. Select an audio codec and parameters in the audio section. Pick an output container in the Format section. Save...

[smartkid]

thanks for the tip..this is working now, but pretty slow. I need to wait for the complete movie to get over to convert one audio to another without touching the video part ! the same kinda thing can be achieved in mkvtoolnix within couple of mins. Is there any such option in avidemux to convert faster ?

[guns1inger]

mkvtoolnix doesn't change the audio - no conversion of any kind, just repackaging.

[jagabo]

thanks for the tip..this is working now, but pretty slow.

Some of the codecs are faster than others. For example, the MP2 (lav) encoder is several times faster than the MP3 (lame) encoder.

[smartkid]

mkvtoolnix doesn't change the audio - no conversion of any kind, just repackaging.

do we have any such repackaging tools for MP4 video files ?

[jagabo]

Mp4box. Note the GUIs too.

[smartkid]

sir, really sorry to trouble you ! can you pls let me know what options to use ? cause the mkvtoolkit was userfriendly but now i couldnt figure out what to do in mp4box !

[jagabo]

Did you try the GUIs? YAMB or MP4Box GUI?

[smartkid]

oh yes i tried MP4box .....can you pls tell which option to use ?

[jagabo]

I can't help you because:

A) I don't use My Mp4Box GUI .
B) What options you would use depend on your situation.

Start here: http://my-mp4box-gui.zymichost.com/support.html