MKV to MP4 Help

ash211 · Nov 29, 2012, 08:32 PM

I'm trying to convert an MKV to an MP4 (so I can watch it on Apple TV 3) and Handbrake is telling me it will take 8 hours?!? I'm kinda new to this but that sounds a little long? What am I doing wrong?

Consultant · Nov 29, 2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ash211

I'm trying to convert an MKV to an MP4 (so I can watch it on Apple TV 3) and Handbrake is telling me it will take 8 hours?!? I'm kinda new to this but that sounds a little long? What am I doing wrong?

It seems that you are transcoding it. It takes time because it's HD material, or that you got a slow computer. Download / buy the MP4 next time.

ash211 · Nov 29, 2012, 09:09 PM

I do have a slow computer. I'm converting from a Blu Ray just not sure why a DVD takes half an hour on Handbrake but a blu ray takes half an hour to convert to MKV then 8 hours to convert to mp4???

dynaflash · Nov 29, 2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ash211

I do have a slow computer. I'm converting from a Blu Ray just not sure why a DVD takes half an hour on Handbrake but a blu ray takes half an hour to convert to MKV then 8 hours to convert to mp4???

Huh? a blu ray transcoded to the appletv 3 preset with HandBrake could easily take 8 hrs, depending on your computer and the source material. The question is your computer and the source.

ideal.dreams · Nov 29, 2012, 09:24 PM

If you have an older processor that is definitely a reason it's taking so long. It took me about 45 minutes to convert an AVI to an MP4 on a Core 2 Duo processor. It takes about 3.5 minutes on my new rMBP's i7.

mmomega · Nov 29, 2012, 10:23 PM

I use MKV2MP4 app off the App Store. I then use Identify to add the Metadata afterwards.

I sometimes load 10-15 MKV'S up at once, pick the ATV preset and let it go, it is pretty quick. 5-10mins per file.
Some of the reviews say they can't get it to work but I've been using it since April and it was easy to use and hasn't let me down yet, just used it today.

littlepooch21 · Nov 29, 2012, 10:47 PM

is there something for Window's that is easy and fast? i used to use iFlicks for the mac but my wife just bought me a gaming pc and now i need something for the pc/windows

TopToffee · Nov 30, 2012, 05:57 AM

Smart Converter ftw

Pyromonkey83 · Nov 30, 2012, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ash211

I'm trying to convert an MKV to an MP4 (so I can watch it on Apple TV 3) and Handbrake is telling me it will take 8 hours?!? I'm kinda new to this but that sounds a little long? What am I doing wrong?

Using Handbrake will easily take that amount of time for a 1080p Blu Ray. Handbrake is literally rewriting every bit of data and transcoding each frame. If you dont care about file size, and especially if you want the highest quality, use a program like Subler (for macs) or XMedia (Windows) to REMUX the file.

Remuxing essentially takes the video (which is already h.264) and copies it into a mp4 container, then re-encodes the audio to something the ATV can support. This takes more like 10-15 minutes instead of many hours.

Nov 29, 2012, 08:32 PM	#1
ash211 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	MKV to MP4 Help I'm trying to convert an MKV to an MP4 (so I can watch it on Apple TV 3) and Handbrake is telling me it will take 8 hours?!? I'm kinda new to this but that sounds a little long? What am I doing wrong?
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ideal.dreams macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OH	If you have an older processor that is definitely a reason it's taking so long. It took me about 45 minutes to convert an AVI to an MP4 on a Core 2 Duo processor. It takes about 3.5 minutes on my new rMBP's i7. __________________  15" rMBP: 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM, 2.3 GHz Quad Core i7, OS X 10.8.3  White iPhone 5: 32GB, iOS 6.1, Jailbroken  White iPad 2 16GB + WiFi, iOS 5.0.1, Jailbroken
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Nov 29, 2012, 10:23 PM	#6
mmomega macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: DFW, TX	I use MKV2MP4 app off the App Store. I then use Identify to add the Metadata afterwards. I sometimes load 10-15 MKV'S up at once, pick the ATV preset and let it go, it is pretty quick. 5-10mins per file. Some of the reviews say they can't get it to work but I've been using it since April and it was easy to use and hasn't let me down yet, just used it today. __________________ '11 iMac 27" RAID'd SSD, '09 iMac 27" X-25M SSD, '10 iMac 27", iMacG4 1GHz768MB, '10 MacMini, '11 MacMini '12 MiniServer '12 15"rMBP, '12 13" MBAir, iPad4 16GBWiFi, iPad4 32GB4G, aTV1,2 & 3
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Nov 30, 2012, 05:57 AM	#8
TopToffee macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2008	Smart Converter ftw __________________ rMBP 2.6GHz 16GB. 512GB iPad 3 64GB iPhone 5 Black 64GB
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ash211 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	I do have a slow computer. I'm converting from a Blu Ray just not sure why a DVD takes half an hour on Handbrake but a blu ray takes half an hour to convert to MKV then 8 hours to convert to mp4???
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littlepooch21 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2010	is there something for Window's that is easy and fast? i used to use iFlicks for the mac but my wife just bought me a gaming pc and now i need something for the pc/windows
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