Dygear
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Any word on if this will play on a PS3? I'm guessing no if it's in .mkv file format.
How can you play this on a Playstation 3? I've played every single kind of video format there is on the PS3 but this one just isn't having it. The PS3 doesn't even recognize that the file is there. Anyone know of a way to get this to play on a PS3?!
I've had similar issues with getting the Polar Special 1080p to play on my PS3. I've used Handbrake to convert the video, but Handbrake pukes on the conversion and the video and audio is choppy. Any advice or suggestions?
Is there any way to get that x264 into a different container format?
PS3 Users
Once you have the MKV file, you can transcode this file to work on your PS3 via mkv2vob. Once installed, be sure to check Use Old Fire Format & Always Transcode DTS and select MPEG-2 (Fast) from the Transcoding Codec drop down in the Configuration tab if you don't have a DTS system (if you have it, you'll know it.) otherwise the sound will not play on your PS3. From there copy to USB drive and place on your PS3, and enjoy!
PS: So you're downloading 720p, eh? I thought there is no reason to have anything but 1080i/p...
That's not true.
720p 1280 x 720 = 921,600 Px/Frame.
1080i 1900 x 540 = 1,026,000 Px/Frame.
1080p 1900 x 1080 = 2,052,000 Px/Frame.
There is really not that much of a pixel diffrence between 720p and 1080i, and in some fast shots 720p is MUCH better because there is to tearing. (As 1080i throws up half the image, and the next half of the image in the next frame, there can be some distortion. - I can give a longer example, and explaination, but not now.)
Think I found a way to watch these on the PS3. Download MKV2VOB from this site :
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/mkv2vob
Use that program and it will basically make a copy of the file but with MPEG2 encoding which the PS3 will now understand. And as far as I can tell, it's not degrading the quality at all which is fantastic.
Yes, and that happens because, it's really not transcoding at all in most cases. It's just taking the RAW feed from the audio and video and putting it in another container format. That's also why this is so damn fast. You can change from the MKV format to the MPG format in around a minute, where as if you transcoded it it could take at best a half an hour if not MUCH longer!
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