How to transcode HD .MKV file to watch on standalone 480p DVD Player?

[prankstare]

Hey,

I have a full-HD (1080p) movie in .MKV container which I want to transcode to 480p to play on my non-HD standalone DVD Player, which supports .AVI, MPEG, etc. So, what are the step-by-step procedures to get this done? I've tried the simplest way which is using a program called Format Factory, which is very good for noobies like me, but it doesn't work sometimes.

Help, please?

[yoda313]

Try avstodvd to make an actual dvd out of it.

Or try multiavchd which has a few newer file output settings aside from dvd/bluray and avchd.

[prankstare]

Hum, will be testing them both.

Thanks.

[prankstare]

Hey yoda,

I've tried them both, and it seems like AVStoDVD is working out better for my needs, but there's still one more thing I cannot get around with: them subtitles! It's like, yeah I do all the right procedures: I open up a new blank project, then add a title and it asks to demux the subtitles (ok, fine). Then, I start transcoding the movie to a DVD-5 format (yes, I'm cool with it). But, what I can't get is, how can I add my adorable brazilian portuguese subtitle file into the movie after I burn it onto a DVD-R?

I'm slacking pissed off - it's barely the third time I am transcoding this same gosh movie and I am getting boredsome.

[yoda313]

There is a huge avstodvd thread on this website. Just do a forum search for avstodvd and you'll find it. Its like 400 pages or something. I don't work with subtitles too often so I can't help off the top of my head here.

Just forum search avstodvd and subtitles together in one search and you should get the help you need.

edit - Here are two threads to read:

http://www.google.com/url?q=https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/277852-AVStoDVD-Support...Bxms6S62FKiuqw

http://www.google.com/url?q=https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/310573-AVStoDVD-subtitl...MQ8qRMAsLCbCVQ

The first is the massive support thread for avstodvd. The other is a subtitles specific thread. Searching avstodvd + subtitles will provide more assistance.