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.MKV to Divx/Xvid queries

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by sir spamalot, May 4, 2008.

  1. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    i have a quick question, i work in an electric retailer store and decided to try my hand at sticking a HD movie onto a DVD...

    anyway what i've done is grabbed a few movie trailers somebody encoded in the .MKV format (HD 720p)

    if i can convert them to Divx/Xvid will i be able to play them in full resolution on a Divx enabled DVD player? (it has HDMI output and is hooked up to a *shudder* sony bravia set or is there some kind of limit to the bitrate of a HD divx movie that a normal HDMI dvd player can play?

    thanks in advance
     
    sir spamalot, May 4, 2008
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  2. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    I use ConvertXToDVD 3. It works excellent and it's extremly simple.
     
    Seph, May 4, 2008
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  3. Warren_303

    Warren_303 Well-Known Member

    I use that software almost daily. Awesome stuff
     
    Warren_303, May 4, 2008
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    divx isn't HD and quality wise, it sucks.
     
    Loonylion, May 4, 2008
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  5. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    divx can't handle 720p? i just need the resolution, sound or anything isn't an issue ???

    besides, "ConvertXToDVD 3" isn't free, and i'm really only interested in stuff i don't have to pay for
     
    sir spamalot, May 4, 2008
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  6. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    it would be HD resolution, at something less than SD picture quality.
     
    Loonylion, May 4, 2008
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  7. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Good luck finding something like that free, I got mine from a rapidshare link though, so it was free. In hindsight I probably should buy it though.

    Also what ConvertXToDVD 3 does is convert the mkv file to VOB files which you can burn to a DVD and play in any standard DVD player, so you don't loose any quality of significance.
     
    Seph, May 4, 2008
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  8. sir spamalot

    sir spamalot Well-Known Member

    me confused... late at night...

    anyway, until tomorrow, can i get a standard dvd to play anything at full 720p? (divx or not). sorry ifi sound a little cranky

    EDIT: a little comparison pic for the heck of it, the top is a bad quality Xvid, the second is DVD, the third is 720p and the fourth is 1080i. the image is actually shrunk a little, so the two high defs are indistinguitable... if i spelt that write

    http://plastik.hu/media/irobot-4fele.jpg
     
    sir spamalot, May 4, 2008
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