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Converting MKV To MP4 Question
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SoundTaxi is also an excellent choice for converting all possible audio and video files. It works on Windows but also can be available with Mac via Virtual Machine. I preferably convert mp4 to mp3 files and the output quality is good.
Exactly. Forget this conversion nonsense. Download this most awesome app and drag and drop your 1080p video files into it. Job done.
I agree that AVPlayer is a great app but in theory MP4 will be more battery efficient than MKV due to the native hardware decoding. With the right software it only takes a few minutes to remux the file.
I use IVI pro, you can get it on the app store or from south pole software directly (direct version also supports DVD ripping)
It does an excellent job of converting vids for Apple devices and supports MKV pass through if the bit rate is supported. Otherwise it converts it.
Works for xvids etc too
It does an excellent job of converting vids for Apple devices and supports MKV pass through if the bit rate is supported. Otherwise it converts it.
Works for xvids etc too
My usage of iVI pro is below. I don't use it to handle ridiculously large files or direct blu-ray rips of 20+ GB in size like they did in the review so never had to contend with sub extraction issues. When doing proper conversions it takes the same time as handbrake does so not really worth the hassle of converting in one app then adding meta data etc from another. For my requirements I have not found any other single program which does as good a job as iVI. Of course, your milage may vary depending on your source material.
Usage:
Converting 720p/1080p MKV files to m4v and adding to iTunes majority of them are able to be remuxed)
Converting xvid/divx shows to iTunes format and adding to iTunes (converted in the same time as handbrake)
Titles are added with full metadata and covers.
BTW, did you try Subler? It's an one-step app too (unless you do want to include AC3 tracks in the target MP4 file in addition to the converted AAC ones). It's WAAAAY faster than iVI.
There are plenty... Handbrake is the best start. MKVtool is what I usually use, even though it just remuxes - it is great if you do not want to reconvert to another codec or you just want to join two files together... And it only takes 10 minute to remux a movie
Yeah try Subler like someone recommended a few posts back its the fastest as it just repackages the mkv to mp4 without reencoding. I've used it for a couple of years now and can highly recommend it.
link here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31647/subler
best of all its FREE...
link here: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31647/subler
best of all its FREE...
Handbrake is the best for encoding movies, but not quite the best for ripping them. If your doing a large amount of DVD's then it would be better to use a combo of a ripper, encoder and tagger. Plus you can do them in "batches" which is much more time efficient. But Handbrake has the specific AppleTV2 preset which work with the iPhone, iPad and AppleTV2.
Maybe You need VLC installed. The past few versions of Handbrake don't include the decoding libraries anymore. Handbrake uses the VLC libraries.Weird Handbrake Issue/Blank Files with No Audio Track when I rip DVD movie,
Forget full conversion.
Either play them natively in AVPlayerHD as has been said, or use Subler (mac) or mkv2vob (windows) to remux them quickly to mp4/m4v. I remux them using Subler, it's quick and mp4/m4v's play notably better and smoother on the iPad as they're hardware decoded.
Here's a link to Subler, I use the beta 3 as it allows batch conversion;
http://code.google.com/p/subler/downloads/list
Either play them natively in AVPlayerHD as has been said, or use Subler (mac) or mkv2vob (windows) to remux them quickly to mp4/m4v. I remux them using Subler, it's quick and mp4/m4v's play notably better and smoother on the iPad as they're hardware decoded.
Here's a link to Subler, I use the beta 3 as it allows batch conversion;
http://code.google.com/p/subler/downloads/list
iSquint converting very slow
I'm using iSquint to convert a 128MB file to MP4, it says 106 Minutes? Thats insanely slow, try using handbrake or MPEG Streamclip.I recently did a test using mp4tools, xilisoft, and bigasoft total video converter using the same 4.4gb file. No doubt about it that Bigasoft worked the best. The sound quality was great and the file size remained the exact same; the other two decreased the file size by about .5 gb. Unfortunately it is not a free app, but if you plan on using it a lot, its well worth it IMO
I followed a recommendation on here and got iFlicks, an episode of Game of Thrones takes 10 seconds to make iTunes compatible