Converting MKV for Xbox 360

UnworthyBean · 7 May 2012 at 11:02

Wasn't quite sure where to put this but I reckon more people will have experience of handbrake in here.

I have a 720p MKV file than I need to convert and watch on the Xbox 360, Had a quick go but it always comes out horrible. Any advice on what I need to do?

Frosty81 · 7 May 2012 at 11:29

I used to use Gotsent or XenonMKV back when I used to watch films on the 360.

You just bung the file into the program and it does the rest.

Azuse05 · 7 May 2012 at 12:10

If it's in the h.264 codec already then is a total handbreak conversion really necessary?

Mkv is just a container after all.

UnworthyBean · 7 May 2012 at 12:11

To be honest, this is one area I have no idea about. All I know is that it won't work

So any help is good.

smithy83 · 7 May 2012 at 12:32

try freemake video converter

Philtor · 7 May 2012 at 13:45

Was going to suggest Freemake myself.

utajoker · 7 May 2012 at 14:08

i can play 720p mkvs no problem on my 360 using media center.

SourChipmunk · 7 May 2012 at 14:36

Using Handbrake, use the "High Profile" preset on the right side. Don't make any adjustments. It should convert very nicely.

Mr Krugga · 8 May 2012 at 01:49

No need to re-encode, just transcode the videos using XenonMKV.

I used to re-encode with Handbrake and Freemake but both would take up to 45 minutes per hour of 720p videos which was just too long. Transcoding takes 5 minutes at most.

Morfik · 8 May 2012 at 08:41

Frosty81 said:
I used to use Gotsent or XenonMKV back when I used to watch films on the 360.

You just bung the file into the program and it does the rest.

Azuse05 said:
If it's in the h.264 codec already then is a total handbreak conversion really necessary?

Mkv is just a container after all.

Listen to these guys, so much needless conversion going on in this thread.

Mkv is a container it isn't a video or audio encoding method. Chances are you have x264 video which will playback fine. It's often (same with Apple device playback) just the container or audio (eg AC3) that the device won't play.

You DON'T need to spend hours reconverting video that is already in a perfect format. You just need to change the container and possibly the audio which is way faster. Try using Xenon MKV like suggested it will fix your files in a couple of minutes.

SB118 · 9 May 2012 at 15:30

You don't need to convert anything, just stream it from your pc in xbox media centre.

roadie · 9 May 2012 at 15:36

You might possibly need the DivX codec pack, but after installing this it should work through the Media Center.