Best video convertor for PS3

slinxy · 25 May 2009 at 18:29

Hi

Whats everyone using to convert their video files that are not supported on the PS3 to a codec that is?

I found 3GP but its dropping the frame size of the video and making the result a bit pants IMHO.

Thanks

Meloco · 25 May 2009 at 18:35

If you are using/talking about .MKV files, nothing beats MKV2VOB.

slinxy · 25 May 2009 at 18:42

Opps... If just refering to standard AVI files the kind you would just happen to find on the net but are in a codec format which the PS3 dont support.

5punk3monk3y · 25 May 2009 at 19:14

95% of my standard AVI files work without re-encode

I don't understand what your asking?

Huxon · 25 May 2009 at 21:30

Try Handbrake, its free and easy to use.

http://handbrake.fr/

wannabedamned · 25 May 2009 at 22:04

5punk3monk3y said:
95% of my standard AVI files work without re-encode

I don't understand what your asking?

seems pretty obvious he has some that dont work

I use AVIdemux, It's very powerful and very easy to use.

ojste · 25 May 2009 at 22:15

5punk3monk3y said:
95% of my standard AVI files work without re-encode

I don't understand what your asking?

hes obviously asking for a program to re-encode the 5% that don't work...

i'd also be interested on finding something to do this

5punk3monk3y · 25 May 2009 at 23:09

There are various reasons why some avi's don't work and it's very hit and miss you may find a solution to one that doesn't work on another (as I have found) I have avi's that domino the others so the ps3 won't play anything until a reboot then I have some with picture and no sound and some with sound and no picture.

There is no simple click this and it will fix it solution unfortunately

wannabedamned · 25 May 2009 at 23:50

5punk3monk3y said:
There are various reasons why some avi's don't work and it's very hit and miss you may find a solution to one that doesn't work on another (as I have found) I have avi's that domino the others so the ps3 won't play anything until a reboot then I have some with picture and no sound and some with sound and no picture.

There is no simple click this and it will fix it solution unfortunately

AVIDemux, You open a movie. Check what the current container holds, And then if it's for example a AAC audio codec with 5.1 surround sound. (A problem i had with 360 a while back) Then I simply altered it to a 2 channel AAC. Didn't even have to touch the video. Took 5 minutes. And the AVI worked fine then.

AVIDemux is pretty much the best tool for sorting out your movies so they all work. As you can swap and change anything inside the container with it, and it's very simple and laid out.

5punk3monk3y · 26 May 2009 at 18:12

wannabedamned said:
AVIDemux, You open a movie. Check what the current container holds, And then if it's for example a AAC audio codec with 5.1 surround sound. (A problem i had with 360 a while back) Then I simply altered it to a 2 channel AAC. Didn't even have to touch the video. Took 5 minutes. And the AVI worked fine then.

AVIDemux is pretty much the best tool for sorting out your movies so they all work. As you can swap and change anything inside the container with it, and it's very simple and laid out.

happy days! gonna grab that and use it on the couple of avi's I have with sound issues

Thanks for the info

slinxy · 26 May 2009 at 18:25

thanks for the 95% of the people who understood the question; I give AVIDemux a try...