Playing MKV files of PS3

Oxide™ · 20 Oct 2008 at 11:24

spent all day yesterday trying to get the wifes desperate housewives episodes to stream from my pc via the PS3 using the tversity media centre software, but whenever I play them the PS3 says 'corrupt data'

the format is x264.mkv HD clips in 720p.

Read that the PS3 does not natively support this format and to convert them to .vob or .mp4 format using mkv2vob software.....this doesnt work

Faffed around with installing codecs from k-lite codec pack and configured haali splitter and ffdshow codecs as advised - still doesnt work.

Annoying thing is reading other forums is that other users say that the .vob files play fine but whatever I try I get 'corrupt data' errors when trying to play the files from the PS3

Anyone here experience and resolve this issue?

Im sure Ive tried everything but may have missed something if anyone can offer suggestions - all other media streams and plays fine on the PS just not these .mkv files

Oxide™ · 20 Oct 2008 at 12:38

there is no problem, it successfully converts the files to .vob or .mp4 but I get the same error playing these files. Ive followed settings that other people have advised.

I must be missing something though as people like yourself dont have any issues. I wonder if firmware update 2.50 messed things up perhaps

Oxide™ · 20 Oct 2008 at 12:54

Memphis said:
Try GOTSent.

mmm this may be the one program I didnt use but isnt it essentialy the same as mkv2vob software? (you can use it to convert mkv files to mp4 aswell, which I have tried) I will give it a go, if it works then im sorted

will report later with my findings when Im at home

Oxide™ · 20 Oct 2008 at 19:07

Memphis said:
Try GOTSent.

Trick said:
GOTSent is the one to use - has worked perfectly with every MKV i've sent to it to play on an Xbox360.

Right I used GOTsent to re encode the files to .mp4 and it now plays perfect through the PS3. Thanks for the tip, im really stoked.

Gotsent does take a while to re encode though lol....using the H264 with PS3 5.1 options

Oxide™ · 21 Oct 2008 at 12:09

ye I figured it out now

used GOTsent to convert the 1gig .mkv file to .mp4 (takes 5 minutes). Run TVersity service in debug mode and ensure AC3filter it outputting sound in 2.0 format and not 5.1. Dont ask how I figured that all out but it works so happy.

Wish the PS3 would just natively support .mkv files.

However streaming these converted files via wireless g to the PS3 causes video to stutter - reckon wireless lacks the bandwidth to stream 720p content? Im going to copy the converted .mp4 files to dvd tonight and try play them through the PS3 that way. Hopefully this works and wont stutter.