[mythtv-users] MKV x264 downsample help needed

belcampo belcampo at zonnet.nl
Sun Nov 23 14:56:44 UTC 2008


Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Nov 22, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Peter Loron wrote:
> 
>> I have some HD x264 video files in MKV format. I would like to be able
>> to watch them on my Apple TV (running Mythbuntu), but trying to play
>> them with Myth or with xine at the console, there are just too many
>> dropped frames.
>>
>> Sooo, unless somebody has a magic bullet, I think I need to downsample
>> or transcode to some combination of resolution and format that are
>> less CPU intensive.
>>
>> Can somebody suggest a good tool/faq to use for that processing? I
>> would prefer free and Linux-based, but I have a Mac and can run
>> Windows in a pinch.
> 
have a look at HandBrake it has a GUI in OSX and M$ flavours and works 
very well, has presets for AppleTV


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