How to play .mkv on PS3

Plascebo

As the title suggests my PS3 won't recognize .mkv files.
Is there anything I can download etc. to play these files on the PS3?
Cheers

L'prof

Plascebo wrote: »

As the title suggests my PS3 won't recognize .mkv files.
Is there anything I can download etc. to play these files on the PS3?
Cheers

ps3mediaserver to stream mkvs from your pc to your PS3 would be my preference, but depending on your router/processor mkv2vob to convert mkvs to files that can be played on the PS3 might be a better option.

Varik

L'prof wrote: »

ps3mediaserver to stream mkvs from your pc to your PS3 would be my preference, but depending on your router/processor mkv2vob to convert mkvs to files that can be played on the PS3 might be a better option.

With mkv2vob when dealing with more that 2.1 audio it messes it up when you need to convert the audio, depending on whether the original file is ac3 or acc (for the audio codec) use gotsent for the former and mkv2vod for that latter (may be other way round).

L'prof

Varik wrote: »

With mkv2vob when dealing with more that 2.1 audio it messes it up when you need to convert the audio, depending on whether the original file is ac3 or acc (for the audio codec) use gotsent for the former and mkv2vod for that latter (may be other way round).

I was wondering why some of them would be messed up...any quick way to tell which is which? I mainly stream now anyway, so just asking out of interest.

Varik

In mkv2vob it says when it converts one that's one way to know just cancel it if it does, depending on the media player your pc uses it may tell you there.

media player classic will tell you or use a program called mediainfo it gives a lot of information but all you need is the codec under the audio options.

jayteecork

mkv2vob works perfectly for me.

Varik

jayteecork wrote: »

mkv2vob works perfectly for me.

this fault only applies when dealing with acc and ac3 conversion on surround sound as the channels the speakers are assigned are not the same so the bass may be set to play on the centre speaker when done with the converting.

NOGMaxpower

ps3mediaserver is the only app that will give you true mkv h264 playback.

mkv2vob changes the format to vob which has less quality .

CodeMonkey

NOGMaxpower wrote: »

ps3mediaserver is the only app that will give you true mkv h264 playback.

mkv2vob changes the format to vob which has less quality .

I've ised mkv2vob before and I am pretty sure it doesn't do any video conversion for you unless you want the subtitles hardcoded in the video. It just dumps the video and audio streams into a vob container. It doesn't change the quality.

Varik

NOGMaxpower wrote: »

ps3mediaserver is the only app that will give you true mkv h264 playback.

mkv2vob changes the format to vob which has less quality .

All it changes is the container the video & audio is not usually not needed to be converted.

eclipse05

I am using MKV2VOB and is perfect! Easy and fast!

If you streaming MKV from your PC you are loosing quality. Reversing or forwarding takes ages!

L'prof

eclipse05 wrote: »

I am using MKV2VOB and is perfect! Easy and fast!

If you streaming MKV from your PC you are loosing quality. Reversing or forwarding takes ages!

I doubt that's the case at all! In fact, you're more likely to lose quality using mkv2vob considering the varying output sizes depending on what settings you're using!

eclipse05

I have always very similar file size from original...
Once I converted "300" around 32GB and looked amazing on PS3...

But You need to change from VOB to M2TS

L'prof

eclipse05 wrote: »

I have always very similar file size from original...
Once I converted "300" around 32GB and looked amazing on PS3...

But You need to change from VOB to M2TS

300 does not look amazing on the PS3, I have it on Bluray and was very disappointed with it. It's because of the way it was shot more than anything. 32GB? That must have been split into 8 parts, that's a pain in the arse!

On the similar file sizes, that's true of regular avis, but from what I remember the hi-def ones or the ones with subtitles are much bigger.

eclipse05

I have 300 on blu-ray as well.
You probably mean this thousands shadow points all over the screen for all movie - it was designed by director why- don't know...
Leonardo da Vinci was quite odd too :P

so many parts wasn't a problem... You can set in PS3 settings to automatic go to next video bellow.
Anyway, most MKV has 7-12GB

L'prof

eclipse05 wrote: »

o many parts wasn't a problem... You can set in PS3 settings to automatic go to next video bellow.

I know that, I just don't like it...it's like a disk skipping when the video changes.

eclipse05

I have other feelings...

I just lie on the bed and see some kind of freeze for less than a second and it's still playing. Many times during the HD movie I didn't notice that at all.

Disc changing it's much more complicated... I will have to leave my bad, which is not acceptable!

L'prof

Strokes for folks.

Neilers74

I use Vuze to convert ti to a PS3 format and any streaming program like Medialink or other should be good to go.

Varik

L'prof wrote: »

I doubt that's the case at all! In fact, you're more likely to lose quality using mkv2vob considering the varying output sizes depending on what settings you're using!

So your saying that mkv2vob will loose quality when you make it loose quality, if you don't mess with the setting the file will come out around the same size and at exactly the same quality as the video and audio weren't converted.

During compression which occurs during streaming, what is taken out can never fully be restored. Hence, the quality of highly compressed media files will never look and sound as good as the original media. When you compress audio and video files for streaming, you will always lose some quality. As you make file sizes smaller and smaller to accommodate lower bandwidths, loss of quality is more noticeable.

L'prof

Varik wrote: »

During compression which occurs during streaming, what is taken out can never fully be restored. Hence, the quality of highly compressed media files will never look and sound as good as the original media. When you compress audio and video files for streaming, you will always lose some quality. As you make file sizes smaller and smaller to accommodate lower bandwidths, loss of quality is more noticeable.

The only problems I've found is not being able to stream high quality files...hopefully a wireless n router connected directly to the PS with sort that one out. I have however watched T4 at home over the network and if there was any loss in quality, it'd take a machine to notice it!

eddhorse

I have a new TV that plays MKV but my FAT32 hard drive that plugs into it wont recognize anything over 4GB.
If i copy everything off it then reformat to NTFS it will but then it wont work in my PS3, darn it. Just gonna have to get another external HDD.
Although if they upgrade the PS3 to the latest DivX version i believe that will give us MKV support.

Similar to this :
http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/pro

L'prof

eddhorse wrote: »

I have a new TV that plays MKV but my FAT32 hard drive that plugs into it wont recognize anything over 4GB.
If i copy everything off it then reformat to NTFS it will but then it wont work in my PS3, darn it. Just gonna have to get another external HDD.
Although if they upgrade the PS3 to the latest DivX version i believe that will give us MKV support.

Similar to this :
http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/pro

I'd be extremely surprised (and delighted) if they released a firmware upgrade that supported mkv!

Varik

eddhorse wrote: »

I have a new TV that plays MKV but my FAT32 hard drive that plugs into it wont recognize anything over 4GB.
If i copy everything off it then reformat to NTFS it will but then it wont work in my PS3, darn it. Just gonna have to get another external HDD.
Although if they upgrade the PS3 to the latest DivX version i believe that will give us MKV support.

Similar to this :
http://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/pro

Partition the HDD into two parts with FAT32 in one and NTFS in the other, then place all file that need it in the NTFS.

L'prof wrote: »

I'd be extremely surprised (and delighted) if they released a firmware upgrade that supported mkv!

the ps3 is a certified DivX player, if they started supporting the new DivX 7 or latter then that would include MKV.

Grayditch

I thought long and hard about ther hassles of playing MKV on PS3 nd decided to buy one of these instead. Fair play to people who do use the PS3, though.

noodler

Grayditch wrote: »

I thought long and hard about ther hassles of playing MKV on PS3 nd decided to buy one of these instead. Fair play to people who do use the PS3, though.

Got one for the folks but just love having the library on the PS3 without any need to insert anything.

eddhorse

Varik wrote: »

Partition the HDD into two parts with FAT32 in one and NTFS in the other, then place all file that need it in the NTFS.

Good one, a little from column A , a little from column B.

El Gato

Anyone had any issues with mkv2vob since the update?

Can't get mkv2vob to launch since the update :mad:

(probably worng forum - sorry )

Suspiria79

I use GOTsent to convert MKV to MP4

Works great and doesn't seem to be any loss in quality.

http://www.videohelp.com/tools/GOTSent

El Gato

Thanks for that.

I have been using PS3 Media Server since the mkv2vob app stopped working.

Will try you suggestion tonight

PerrinV2

Any updates on the situation here or is ps3 media server still the way to go?

thebullkf

PerrinV2 wrote: »

Any updates on the situation here or is ps3 media server still the way to go?

Hi folks ,

Would be interested in this myself, used a free converter myself the other night and it is now converted to AVI but still does not play on PS3

( using old PS3- 40gig)

thanks for any help:)

EDIT: converted using mkv2vob= appears on PS3 but when i press play it just goes black.... i.e.doesn't play..