Hey guys,

Anyone familiar with any good free software that will burn MKV files to DVD in Windows 7 64bit?

I've currently set up to convert mkv->avi and then burn AVI -> video DVD but would prefer to just go MKV->DVD.

Recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks

3/21/2010 10:38:10 PM

yeah it's called go to the store and buy the movie instead of pirating it. Pretty long title, but I hear it works every time

3/22/2010 3:36:25 AM

I rip all of my DVDs. When we go on vacation, I take my portable DVD player to keep my two year old occupied, and would never let her within a few feet of an original DVD, so I burn said digital files to a DVD so that when the kid ultimately scratches the hell out of it, I still have the original in perfect condition at home.

So Tyler, please get off your high horse and stop assuming that anyone working with a digital format is pirating. You sound just like the RIAA/MPAA, but you're smarter than that.

To the OP, I don't know of an app that'll do what you want, i ripped all of my kid's DVDs to mpeg4 avis that are compatible with both ipods and my portable DVD player, but http://www.giveawayoftheday.com seems to mostly have apps that go from one file format to another.

3/22/2010 7:54:14 AM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=convert+mkv+to+vob

3/22/2010 8:19:30 AM

http://tinyurl.com/ku58xt

3/22/2010 8:21:49 AM

^^ that

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"stop assuming that anyone working with a digital format is pirating"

3/22/2010 9:28:17 AM

Thanks for that useless tidbit as usual Noen.

3/22/2010 10:24:01 AM

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"So Tyler, please get off your high horse and stop assuming that anyone working with a digital format is pirating. You sound just like the RIAA/MPAA, but you're smarter than that."

Who ACTUALLY rips their own DVD's to MKV? Nobody. It's a fucking pain in the ass.

People either rip them to ISO, or to an mpeg4 container of choice (avi, wmv, mov).

This isn't a high horse stance, this is a "I downloaded this movie on the internets, how do I play it?" question that shouldn't be asked here.

3/22/2010 1:46:38 PM

Exactly who the fuck are you to decide what should and shouldn't be asked here?

3/22/2010 1:48:24 PM

I'm not, just stating an opinion big boy

3/22/2010 2:01:14 PM

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"Who ACTUALLY rips their own DVD's to MKV? Nobody."

I do.

MKV maintains chapter markers and supports 5.1 and DTS whereas mp4 only supports stereo AAC. There are some other advantages, but those are the two that I actually take advantage of.

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"this is a "I downloaded this movie on the internets, how do I play it?""

You don't know that, and are just assuming.

3/22/2010 2:19:40 PM

I get all my MKV's off the internets, does this make me l33t?

EDIT: Mainly I get them there because its so much easier to let someone else do all the encoding work and just let me download.

[Edited on March 22, 2010 at 2:22 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2010 2:21:30 PM

For what its worth -- the whole reason I started this thread was in relation to TV shows, not movies -- but /whatever -- I could stream them from the network websites anytime I wanted on my computer -- I'd just rather toss them on a DVD and have them on my TV instead though. If TWC's DVR worked for crap I could just save them there and be done with it, however it fills to capacity within a week and it is not uncommon to find that a show didn't record due to a conflict -- either that, or it started late/runs over and you miss the ending.

I'm sure if you saw my DVD and TV box set collection at home (legitimate, store purchased), you would realize I'm not trying to game the system. I think the last time I actually downloaded a movie was on Resnet back in the day when Bragaw had the 10MB/sec connect running (2001/2ish).

BobbyDigital -- thanks for the website -- tossed it in bookmarks to keep an eye on it.

duro982 -- appreciate the google search... gosh why didn't I think of that... Seriously though, I'm not a huge fan of randomly downloading free apps in the hopes of finding one that works -- something tells me I'd be more likely to find some form of malware -- thus me asking for a recommendation first

quagmire02 -- I'll check the tinyurl link later -- currently at work -- would prefer to keep said job -- mystery links always concern me in that regard lol

3/22/2010 2:21:45 PM

Get these three things and you will have a nice setup, no disc's required!

1) PS3 or XBOX360
2) Larger Hard Drive
3) PS3 Media Server

With these items you will never need a disc that will just be thrown out in a few days. Use the 'copy' feature of the PS3 to copy files off the PS3 Media Server. Then you can play/pause/ff to your hearts content without all the buffering shit of your network.

Works for me! :-)

Shit another EDIT: Forgot to mention, no more software needed since PMS handels MKV's with MENCODER just fine. Enjoy.

[Edited on March 22, 2010 at 2:26 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2010 2:25:47 PM

or just get a WDTV live and an external hard drive..

3/22/2010 2:39:01 PM

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"Get these three things and you will have a nice setup, no disc's required! 1) PS3 or XBOX360 2) Larger Hard Drive 3) PS3 Media Server With these items you will never need a disc that will just be thrown out in a few days. Use the 'copy' feature of the PS3 to copy files off the PS3 Media Server. Then you can play/pause/ff to your hearts content without all the buffering shit of your network. Works for me! :-) Shit another EDIT: Forgot to mention, no more software needed since PMS handels MKV's with MENCODER just fine. Enjoy."

Thanks for posting this -- although it's not exactly what I came here looking for this sounds like a perfect solution. I think I'll swing by Best Buy or somewhere on the way home and pick up a PS3 -- unfortunately this also means I need to purchase FF13.

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"or just get a WDTV live and an external hard drive.."

Thanks for the suggestion -- I'm not familiar with WDTV at all -- definitely something I'll look into -- however I'm pretty sure I will be picking up a PS3 in an hour or two

[Edited on March 22, 2010 at 3:01 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2010 2:58:10 PM

wdtv live = media player

connect a hard drive to it and it'll play pretty much anything

also can stream over network locations or from media servers, etc. and is < $100

i really wouldn't spend the money on a PS3 unless you actually want the PS3 for more than just playing mkv's. this will do it just as well for a lot less money. i got a 2tb hard drive and wdtv live for under $250 total.. and over half of that was the hard drive

[Edited on March 22, 2010 at 3:19 PM. Reason : asf]

3/22/2010 3:18:17 PM

If you have Windows 7, you can do this with an xbox 360 arcade ($150) since mkv is natively supported in media center (you'll still want either divx or shark007 for their ac3 filters)

The PS3 isn't nearly as enjoyable an experience for network streaming from a Windows box (for me anyway). Cheaper than any other media extender alternative and you can actually play games on it, use it for netflix, last.fm, etc as well

3/22/2010 4:40:59 PM

^that's what i do, 7mc ftw.

3/22/2010 6:14:35 PM

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"duro982 -- appreciate the google search... gosh why didn't I think of that... Seriously though, I'm not a huge fan of randomly downloading free apps in the hopes of finding one that works -- something tells me I'd be more likely to find some form of malware -- thus me asking for a recommendation first "

I had no way of knowing if you knew that you'd find vob files on a dvd... not simply "dvd." And considering the way you phrased your question, I had doubts.

People posting google search results is as much a part of TWW as [user]Noen[/u] lecturing people on piracy.

Glad you got a solution though. For future reference, Afterdawn.com (which was one of the first results in that google search) is usually a good resource for that kind of thing. And I've never had an issue of any kind with software they recommend. Not to mention they typically walk you through the process of some of the more involved stuff.

3/22/2010 7:23:11 PM

http://www.mkv2vob.com

3/23/2010 1:47:11 AM

Thanks for all of the information and suggestions everyone -- I ended up picking up a PS3 last night -- will get around to opening/setting it up tonight at some point.

duro -- after rereading my post to you, I realize I came off sounding like a D-bag -- sarcasm doesn't translate well through the internet -- my apologies

[Edited on March 23, 2010 at 8:30 AM. Reason : .]

3/23/2010 8:28:56 AM

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"I ended up picking up a PS3 last night"

I mean, only you know for sure how much use you'll get out of the thing, but as far as solving your original problem asked in this thread, that's got to be close to the worst way I can think of to do it.

3/23/2010 4:25:20 PM

agreed.

oh well, i tried to tell him.

3/23/2010 4:29:55 PM

holy shit


motherfuckers apologizing in tech talk?


I've seen it all.

3/23/2010 7:37:48 PM

I've wanted to get a PS3 for over a year... However I generally do all of my gaming on a PC. This just helped push me over the edge.

For what its worth, I was able to get everything set up last night and it worked perfectly for what I needed to do. The only downside is that I will now waste away my life with MLB, Final Fantasy, GT if it ever comes out, and I will likely pick up CoD MW2 this weekend even though I already have it for the PC. Will be nice to game with my friends who prefer first person shooters on a console.

Also, odds are I will end up replacing my non HD TV I'm using in my computer/gaming room in the next month or two with a 36"-46" HD TV, so going with a PS3 means I won't have to purchase a separate blu-ray player when that time comes around as well.

So perhaps it may not have been the best solution for my original problem, but it seems to be the best overall solution for my current situation

Thanks again for the advice.

3/24/2010 8:37:09 AM

the ps3 doesn't natively support .mkv, so the copying to the ps3 idea won't work. MKV2VOB will sork as someone mentioned

3/24/2010 9:41:23 AM

perhaps you should read the thread.

3/24/2010 9:54:55 AM

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"the ps3 doesn't natively support .mkv, so the copying to the ps3 idea won't work. MKV2VOB will sork as someone mentioned"

Perhaps if you read the thread (its not even 2 pages yet...) you could save yourself from looking like a fool

Here is a hint -- mencoder...

3/24/2010 10:06:41 AM

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"perhaps you should read the thread."

well i read you saying that it will play pretty much anything which ignores that it doesn't play what he wants. i read someone suggesting to copy to ps3, which won't work with mkv. my comment was a direct response to the copying the file, i didn't think the transcoding discussion made that clear.

what did i miss?

3/24/2010 12:28:40 PM

i didnt say shit about a ps3 playing almost anything. i said a WDTV live WILL play almost anything and is a lot cheaper if all he wants to do is play mkv's.

but other people did say what he needs in order to play mkv's via a ps3, mencoder seems to be the answer.

3/24/2010 12:37:58 PM