movie converters

[marcusd]

ok so I have some films in mkv format or some wazz like that I need to convert them to avi or mp4 or whatever xbox 360 plays off a memory stick. I have tried 2 different programs but one takes hours then when you go to watch it its the size of a postage stamp and the other only converts bout 22 mins of film.
anyone help?

[Yates]

ive used you tube downloader to convert things does alright

[marcusd]

gonna sound like a pleb but where would I get that from? and what formats will it convert to and from?

[knight-22]

Yeah I think I might have used that Youtube converter thing back in the day, when I used to convert films for my psp. Pretty sure it had avi and mp4..

http://download.cnet.com/YTD-Video-D...-10647340.html

"Formerly known as plain old YouTube Downloader"

No idea if it'll still have all the conversion functions though, but probably worth a try.

[Carlvtr88]

Use 'Super' converter it's free and supports everything. I wouldn't use anything else

[Carlvtr88]

Postage stamp lolled.

This program allows you to convert files without messing resolution. Just straight
Conversion. Loads of flexibility.

Videos will always take long to encode. Mkv especially.

[marcusd]

Originally Posted by Carlvtr88

Postage stamp lolled.

This program allows you to convert files without messing resolution. Just straight
Conversion. Loads of flexibility.

Videos will always take long to encode. Mkv especially.

the programme is called postage stamp??? cos this sounds good as just used youtudedownloader and it was a lil hit and miss as it converted a film to actual postage stamp size

[Carlvtr88]

Originally Posted by marcusd

the programme is called postage stamp??? cos this sounds good as just used youtudedownloader and it was a lil hit and miss as it converted a film to actual postage stamp size

No its called Super. I was merely laughing at the thought of you sitting down to watch a video on a 47inch with a encode the size of about 10 square pixels lol.

http://www.erightsoft.info/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe ( download should auto start )

Try that mate. It might throw up a couple of warnigns on install from your virus scanner but its because it is loaded with encoders which often throw up false positives. It is NOT a virus. Its actually the best free piece of software you can get with regards to conversion.

Just drag your video in, chose AVI on the top left box,

Make audio 44,100hz
Should set audio to 128 minimum
2 Channel stereo

Video resolution set to - No Change. ( should be 16:9 )

Minimum video bitrate ( for sml file, decent conversion your looking at 1300 upwards )

Frames, no lower than 23.

Ermmm, that should be it. A decent AVI.

Look on youtube for more help and tutorials.

[marcusd]

Originally Posted by Carlvtr88

No its called Super. I was merely laughing at the thought of you sitting down to watch a video on a 47inch with a encode the size of about 10 square pixels lol.

http://www.erightsoft.info/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe ( download should auto start )

Try that mate. It might throw up a couple of warnigns on install from your virus scanner but its because it is loaded with encoders which often throw up false positives. It is NOT a virus. Its actually the best free piece of software you can get with regards to conversion.

Just drag your video in, chose AVI on the top left box,

Make audio 44,100hz
Should set audio to 128 minimum
2 Channel stereo

Video resolution set to - No Change. ( should be 16:9 )

Minimum video bitrate ( for sml file, decent conversion your looking at 1300 upwards )

Frames, no lower than 23.

Ermmm, that should be it. A decent AVI.

Look on youtube for more help and tutorials.

nice one will crack on with that laters. yea was proper disappointing to have spent an hour converting to find it could have fitted on a stamp, but next time I did it it was bigger but quality was shocking

[Carlvtr88]

Originally Posted by marcusd

nice one will crack on with that laters. yea was proper disappointing to have spent an hour converting to find it could have fitted on a stamp, but next time I did it it was bigger but quality was shocking

You will find this program to be trial and error. I know a fair amount about audio video file types and containers so if you need a hand giz a shout.

I use it at work aswell, NOD32 went bezerk for a second but its a false positive i'm sure. I have it on my home system and many virus scanners never batted an eyelid.

You can convert anything to anything basically. Even a video to an audio only stream.

[Manu]

I found that buying DVDs is a lot less hassle.

but next time I did it it was bigger but quality was shocking

That's normal, you're doing a compressed version of a compressed version of a rip. The film will end up looking like a wall of lego bricks. I bet the sound quality is lovely too.

[Carlvtr88]

Originally Posted by Manu

I found that buying DVDs is a lot less hassle.



That's normal, you're doing a compressed version of a compressed version of a rip. The film will end up looking like a wall of lego bricks. I bet the sound quality is lovely too.

Nintendo style.