.MKV to .AVI help... (VirtualDubMod)

[Xandal]

OK, I downloaded the most recent version of the program VirtualDubMod and I also have VirtualDub (Which for some reason doesn't open up my .MKV files...maybe it's an older version...idono).

Well, anyways. I will attempt to open a .MKV episode so I can encode it to .AVI then to .RM because I don't have a program that goes from .MKV directly to .RM. (If you know a program, that would be great...) For .AVI to .RM I use Easy RealMedia Producer BTW...

The error that I get when I try to open the video is exactly as follows...

"Couldn't locate decompresser for format *Insert weird looking Ys here* (unknown). VirtualDub requires a Video for Windows (VFW) compatible codec to decompress video. DirectShow codecs, such as those used by Windows Media Player, are not suitable. Only 'Direct stream copy' is available for this video."

I tried installing a bunch of codecs but it still didn't work. If anyone could help me out here, that would be great.

Thanks in advance,

~Xandal

[celtic_druid]

You problem is that the latest version of VirtualDubMod is not very new and the fact that VDub in general is based on VfW. There should have been a warning when you first fired it up about the mkv support being out of date. I believe it also suggests mkvtoolnix.

Anyway, your file would use native AVC for the video which VDubMod can't handle.

Producer uses directshow for input, so in theory it should be able to convert mkv direct to rm.

Why do you want rm anyway?

[Xandal]

Well, I prefer .RM because of the small file size and really, the difference between .AVI and .RM is un-noticeable to me...at least with anime.

Thank you though, I'll try this when it's not so late.

[celtic_druid]

AVC is more efficient than RV9EHQ. mkv should also be more efficient than rm.

Take Real Anime vs. Bencos. Siber started off re-encoding anime with RV9EHQ, then moved on to x264 (cross platform support was also a goal though).

avi's generally use Xvid for video (also DivX for some Anime) and mp3 for audio. Neither of which is that efficient at low bitrates.