Question: Is it at all possible to burn .mkv's??? I haven't searched too deeply for a program, but I know that all the burning programs I have now don't support these file types. I am currently trying to clear up my harddrives and have a lot of HD Movies and TV shows that I want to burn to DVD's and DL DVD's.
Also, I know we are all from across the world, but the majority of us seem to be from the snowy north, so again question: Where can you get cheap DVD cases? Futureshop's prices seem to be steep (about 15 bucks for 10 cases), but maybe not...
Any ideas or input would be awesome!
Jus burn them as data and you'll be set. They will play on your comp but not on a standard DVD player.
how about burning an .mts file?
I can't seem to figure this out. Goggled it...but all the programs I tried...won't work.
I am at about a 7/10 when it comes to knowledge in this area.
We have high def canon camcorder...but I have been unable to get the video onto discs.
thanks.
chris Wrote:Jus burn them as data and you'll be set. They will play on your comp but not on a standard DVD player.
That is the problem. I am trying to set them up so I can. I am numerous seasons of shows in .mkv that I want to be able to play on our tv. If I could convert to .avi it would lose a lot of quality, and my roommate mentioned something where you can decompress it, but turns a 700mb episode into around 4GB, and that would just make for way too many DVD's, and have no idea how to do that. So THANKS CHRIS, but is there any other way to burn it so a DVD and/or Blu-Ray player will recognize it as media?
Again, any help appreciated!
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I think you're confusing file sizes and time. Although a DVD holds 4.7gigs of data, that doesn't mean that a single 1 hour video file of 4 gigs will require a single DVD. Once it is encoded to the DVD file format (mpeg) it will likely only take up 2 gigs... Assuming you encode at standard tv resolution...
Make sense?
as for dvd cases . A few years ago I went to blockbuster video they were selling cases really cheap. Try there.
I can only speak for Toronto stores, but there are a number of small computer stores in one area of the city, where you can pick up 100 dvd cases for less than $20....my suggestion would be to avoid the big names, and search out the smaller computer stores in your city.
Also, instead of decoding/encoding/burning dvds, an alternative suggestion for playing .mkv files on your tv is to take a look at the Western Digital HD Media Player. I picked one up a month ago, and it will play your video files on the tv from any connected USB drive.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=572
I've tried .mkv files and they look great.
Thanks srb and ron. :thumb:
I'll give a look tomorrow at some stores around Hali. I have about 400 movies and 100 seasons of shows to burn (I AM ON A MISSION :rambo: ) so a deal like you mentioned would be outstanding to find.
That box would be sick actually. A little expensive for my budget at the moment, but it would definitely would be something to look into. Have you had any playback problems with it at all. My computer, rather old now but not out of date, has problems playing some movies I get in 1080p, encoded as an .mkv and all. I would like to have the confidence that if I did get something like that it would work with no problems.
Cheers everything. Again, much thanks to the base.
I haven't noticed any issues/had any problems with the WD HD Media player. The .mkv files I've played are 720p, and while I haven't tried a 1080p file yet, from all the reviews I've read, it works. It appears that there were some issues when the box first came out, but firmware updates seem to have fixed any earlier problems.
I personally would have preferred a media extender solution, but I'm not in the position in my current home to install a properly wired network, so this option does the trick. It's also nice because you can either send video through the HDMI output to a high-def tv, or you can still stream video via component cables, depending on the television.
If there's one thing I don't like about it, is that if you play a dvd rip in the dvd-folder/ISO format, you can't access the dvd's menu. Not a huge deal but one I hope is changed in future updates.
Anyway I'm very happy with what it can do and would recommend it as a space and time saver compared to the encode/burn route.
Give it some thought.
Cheers.