Apple TV3 and MKV movies

[here2rock]

I just got my ATV3. I am a Windows user. What is the best way and quick way to covert the MKV movie files to play with AC3 5.1 sound. I know Handbrake can do it but it recodes, it is slow and you lose quality. I have tried XMedia Recode but I can not get the sound to work only stereo sound works not AC3 5.1.

 

[Larpy]

You could just get the atv flash software and that will allow you to play any file format you like on the apple tv

 

[Sedulous]

You could try YAMB. Should allow conversion without transcoding.

 

[waw74]

You could just get the atv flash software and that will allow you to play any file format you like on the apple tv

that would require a jailbreak for the aTV3

 

[here2rock]

YAMB does not like the DTS sound in my source file. It is very old and outdated application. Xmedia Recode is a much better option.

 

[roidy]

Try the mkvmerge portion of mkvtoolnix.

 

[Sedulous]

YAMB does not like the DTS sound in my source file. It is very old and outdated application. Xmedia Recode is a much better option.

You didn't mention anything about DTS.

 

[Gjwilly]

I think this will do what you want.
Convert to MP4 without reencoding the video.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163050

 

[orpheus1120]

Try the mkvmerge portion of mkvtoolnix.

^ This guy is right. Listen to him.

 

[here2rock]

I think this will do what you want.
Convert to MP4 without reencoding the video.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=163050

It looks a good app. It does not play with AC3 sound. If I have both stereo and AC3 sound then it will only work with the stereo sound. I can not use the AC3 track. It won't play with th AC3 stream even within the iTunes.

What specs does the AC3 sound stream needs to be?