Avi to MKV conversion

[Han Solo1]

I am trying to convert a HD avi to a mkv format or similar. I have tried using avitomkv and the result was a 700 mb mkv file to view on a LG42LH50 LCD TV via thumbdrive. I keep forgetting what kind of files can be viewed on my set, I know I read it somewhere but I don't remember where. Anyhow what I got was a movie that fill the entire screen as hoped but the quality was lost. I understand that avitomkv is obsolete now so I decided to use HDConvert to X and the result was a file with no audio but picture quality was fine.

[yoda313]

For mkv try makemkv.

[Case]

MPEG-4 Visual video and AC3 audio from an AVI file can be moved without conversion to the MKV container.
E.g. with MKVToolnix.

[Han Solo1]

I just tried using MKVToolnix, I opened the avi and started muxing. The output was a slightly smaller file than the original and it played well on my desktop. But it read as an invalid file on the LCD TV.

[bat999]

But it read as an invalid file on the LCD TV.

Now's the time to remember where you read what kind of files can be viewed on your tv set.

[johns0]

You can also try uncropmkv and then mkvmerge to mux the .264 and ac3 to make a valid mkv that your tv can play.

[Han Solo1]

According to one source I found out that "LG - 42LH50 supports video formats of all DivX (.avi) versions." I know that it plays mkv files because it has done so in the past. Plus once I recall having trouble playing audio from an mkv file with DTS audio. It was suggested that I should convert the audio to 6 channel ac3.

[Han Solo1]

OK so I found this site which seem to know more about these LCDs: http://lgusb.wikispaces.com/. This could be helpful for some of you Europeans as far as the hack goes. I am still having trouble playing my file on the LCD. The original avi was converted to 1920 x 1080 mkv xvid but it still won't play on the LCD. I think the encoding process prevents the file from being played. I used multiAVCHD to do the conversion along with all the setting changes that they require in order for it to work. I even used mkvmerge to merge the the 2 files that came in the output.