MKV to AVI or Xbox 360 compatible

[Creasy]

Hi guys,
I have been trying to figure this out over Google but they require you to download programs that I don't really trust or know how to use.
Any help on how I could convert MKV files so I can play them through my xbox would be amazing.
Cheers.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

WinFF does it, and it's free, small and pretty easy to use.

It's just a GUI for the FFmpeg. I use it to convert MKVs and FLVs to WMV to play on my Xbox, but it will convert to pretty much anything.

http://winff.org/html_new/

 

[prankmonkey]

what codecs can the 360 play?
i know the ps3 can play h264 codecs, just not in mkv container. i used mkv2vob to remux the file into a different container (mp4 or vob) takes very little time and you dont lose any quality of audio or video

 

[Borgsta]

just set up tversity or ps3mediaserver and you dont have to convert them.

those programs do converting on the fly so you can keep it on your Pc too.

 

[Killer eagle]

If your use windows 7 or Vista use Windows media center extender.

Its way better than Tversity as it doesnt need to convert anything on the fly, instead it plays it on your pc and streams it to your xbox. So any file format that plays on your pc will play on your xbox 360. Tveristy only played about 70% of my movies.

I also have a dual tuner in my pc, and that integrates with media center, so my pc also acts as a tv recorder using media center, so through media center on my xbox its set so i can watch all my videos, photos, music, movies and recorded tv thats on my pc in High definition, without the need to convert.

To play mkv's you do need to download a codec.

 

[Borgsta]

mkvs wont work through windows media center.

 

[yeah_okay]

mkvs wont work through windows media center.

Great thread.

I've tried to stream 1080p and 720p mkv files over ethernet to a 360 with no luck. I've tried PS3 Media Server, Tversity, a product from DivX Labs and Windows Media Center.

My computer is wired to a router in my room as I use the Wifi and also have a PS3 connected to it. The router connects to our modem down the hall, which is also connected (wired - Cat5) to the 360 in the living room.

I've tried so many different programs/configurations so I'm keen to hear if anyone has been able to transcode HD files on the fly to a 360.

I can stream everything I can throw at my PS3 though.

 

[Creasy]

Thanks for all the amazing suggestions guys. I tried all of them to try and play my 7.94gb Scott Pilgrim vs the World MKV file, unfortunately none of them worked. Two of the programs had no sound and the ps3 media server couldnt keep up, the audio was out of sync and the movie stutters continously. Extremely frustrating because it would be an eyegasm to watch, I have admitted defeat in this instance.
It works with all my other files though - How To Train Your Dragon looked amazing.
Thankyou once again.

 

[Ry009]

You could get a cheap half decent media player between 50-100 bucks mate.

 

[Killer eagle]

mkvs wont work through windows media center.

They do you have to download a codec for it. I have them working no problem.

I set it up a few months ago but i am pretty sure i used this.

http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html

It definitely works and is instant seek time on a 8gb mkv. Streaming over transcoding any day!