Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 For those who have MKV files and wonder how to play it on xbox 360 for better clarity.. here is the simple solution Xenon MKV http://xenonmkv.ev98.net/download/ its freely available, also download & install Dot Net 2 and Redist, else it wont work. This is a pretty straight forward software.. there is no re encode.. it first separates video and audio files.. thn remux the video to mp4 and audio to Stereo and join them. just takes 10-15 mins maxx for a 4gb file. I was playing Mkv files thru PC VGA @ 1368 X 768 on my Bravia 32' evn that looked great.. But playing on 1080p (not native) via Xbox 360 looked even better, more detailed and shiny i am just loving the clarity.. I tried playing 300 720p BR Rip which weighs abt 7.5GB.. The picture quality was amazing, I have never seen actual bluray movie but it shud be close to bluray atleast 60% on a 32' LCD .. HSP comment on it one more imp thing is you shud cut down the files at 4gb cos Pendrives having FAT32 system file cant read files more than that. wen u start encoding you ll probably get an error just goto - Tools>Options>Scratch Location The scratch location shud be blank.. just browse and give some path which has more space.. any ques let me knw, i hav converted many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 For a movie like 300, it will be difficult to point out the differences that too on a 32" TV, as the master print itself is grainy. It should be as close as 80% to actual blu-ray movie. But if we consider an animation movie or something like casino royale or planet earth, difference will be visible in naked eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 thanks AC. i've been searching for a decent software from a long time. Transcode360 dint work out for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 BTW, how do you play video files on x360, via external HDD or streaming from PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 This works like charm rahul.. ok HSP ill try out other movies like SpiderMan 3 & Die Hard 4 1080p.. But best is to compare head to head and if i dont find too much diff reconsider my decision on getting PS3 for bluray for now.. Anyways Ill buy PS3 for GOW3 wen it comes out Streaming sucks cos it can stream only WMVs and it aint tht great.. Best is to play thru Pendrive or Ext HDD but only FAT system supports on 360 i guess!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 This works like charm rahul.. ok HSP ill try out other movies like SpiderMan 3 & Die Hard 4 1080p.. But best is to compare head to head and if i dont find too much diff reconsider my decision on getting PS3 for bluray for now.. Anyways Ill buy PS3 for GOW3 wen it comes out Stop by my place and just bring along the video files in your HDD. See the difference yourself and go grab a PS3. LOL. I have x360 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 AC its giving me some error... i chose the mkv, destination location (F:\ drive). as soon as i choose the destination location it gives an error and nothing happens.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Ya even i faced the same prob.. it happens because the software is not installed.. ok do this Tools>Options>Scratch Location The scratch location shud be blank.. just browse and give some path which has more space.. any ques let me knw, i hav converted many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 How do I play movies off external HDD yaar? i have external HDD fat32 file system and x360 wont read files from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 arey i play from Pendrive bro.. just connect the HDD.. thn select portable device from Video Source.. it shud work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 i have external HDD fat32 file system and x360 wont read files from it. Thats strange. If its FAT32, the console should definitely read from it. What size is the HDD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 arey i play from Pendrive bro.. just connect the HDD.. thn select portable device from Video Source.. it shud work I got it now. Instead of X I was pressing A. Playstation habit, hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Welcome to Xbox 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 thanks for the update AC. you should probably include that workaround in the 1st post. its working now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Done! Edited the main post.. let me knw ur comments after u encode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 alrite i just finished encoding a 2.Xgig Transformers mkv. dint notice time taken but it had to be around 15mins, maybe even more. i have a dual core 3ghz wid 1gig ram. at the end it gave me some mp4 error. i clicked on 'check online for solution'. after that it finished. the problem resolved itself or it was a glitch, only god and the programmer knows. Original mkv : 2.38gb Encoded mp4: 2.31gb but there's a loss in audio quality clearly noticeable. but incase you are viewing this on a home theater you wont have any problems.. video quality is nearly the same or might have degraded only a bit. dint notice any major difference. definitely recommended s/w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassins Creed Posted October 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Ya surely there is loss in audio because it makes it to stereo from 5.1.. but since u have 2gb file i think bcos of res. you wont notice much diff. i tried 4gb and 7gb files there was much diff playing via pc vga and x360... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 but an excellent replacement for transcode360 nevertheless. this ones a keeper for me *searches for the old 20gig drive thrown up the attic 3months back* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeusss Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 does this software also works for ps3??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 does this software also works for ps3??? Should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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