Apple TV mkv question

Likely not, but with the App store available you will likely have apps that can do all that.

 

That is not Apple supported format it is easy to get around since you would require no conversion to get it in .mp4 format/container since it will most likely have h.264 video in there. You can use a command line tool like ffmpeg to simply copy the video and audio to a .mp4 file something like this for a command line.

Code:

ffmpeg -i file.mkv -vcodec copy -acodec copy  file.mp4

Put the resulting .mp4 onto a source the box can access and your good to go. Do believe there are graphical programs that do the same thing if scared of the command line..

 

PLEX are apparently working on an app for the new ATV4, which would use the PLEX media server elsewhere on your local network.

PLEX can play MKV files, no problem at all.

 

Huh? Why is MKV a problem when ATV4 will have an App Store?

 

Downloading stuff to a usb drive to watch on tv, welcome to 2005? All joking aside: Infuse will have an app that will play MKV from your local network, or PLEX like someone else already mentioned.

 

You can directly play a MKV (or any other) file using Beamer app.

 

I do this, or I just handbrake to mp4.

 

If apps like Infuse, Plex are available then it should be okay.

 

Plex are working on an Apple TV app, they confirmed on Twitter.

 

The USB port is for diagnostics only and not for expanding storage as with all previous AppleTVs.

 

I use MP4Tools to convert MKV to MP4 and works perfect!!!

 

That's what I useas it does not convert the file, like say Handbrake, just repackages it in an mp4 container.

 

You can smh as much as you like - MKV playback never has been possible via an unhacked Apple TV.

Apple are trying to provide content via the iTunes store, not promote piracy.

 

the MKV bit is the lesser of the problems, you can't play ANYTHING from a USB drive, AppleTV has never supported USB connected media for anything.

Plenty of apps out there to convert and then add to your iTunes library though and home share across to AppleTV. Or the upcoming tvOS apps such as Plex and a networked media server.

 

Yup. Highly recommended. Haven't converted a video since using Beamer.

 

I use iVI. Converts and places right into iTunes. No problems at all.

 

glad I've read this thread. looks like ill be sticking to WDTV for another year... 2tb plugged into WDTV = a dream.