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Gerald Webb · September 27th, 2010, 04:02 AM

Hi guys, been pulling my hair out,
what will convert a 720p 29.97fps MKV DivX file into something lossless ( or close to it ) so I can get it into FCP.
Ive tried,
Adobe media converter, wont even look at it.
Xilsoft video converter, bad source wont open.
Quicktime, nah, didnt really expect it to.
on the Windows side....
Vegas wont see it,
Nero Vision wont see it,
I got it into Super on the PC, but, its been going for about 5 hours and is at about 1.5% ..... :((((
helllllppppppppp!

David Knaggs · September 27th, 2010, 08:43 PM

What about MPEG Streamclip?

William Hohauser · September 27th, 2010, 09:29 PM

Try VLC but it's not going to look good. Installing Perian might help but some people have problems with Perian installed.

Gerald Webb · September 28th, 2010, 01:35 AM

thanks for responding,
mpeg streamclip, no go, wont even see it.
vlc will open it, but fails about 90 sec in.
I managed to get Any Video Converter to convert most of it to Huffy yuv,
but, its some mutant version of Huffy yuv that no NLE can see.
So right now Im screen capturing the mutant huffy in VLC.
OMG, if I ever have to use another source file in MKV ( invented by the devil himself I think ), Im going to run away screaming. lol.

Jonathan Jones · September 28th, 2010, 06:22 PM

Although I don't have any personal experience with it, it is my understanding that your best bet for MKV on the Mac will likely be MEncoder - the free opensource complement to MPlayer.

MPlayer OS X | Download MPlayer OS X software for free at SourceForge.net

-Jon

September 27th, 2010, 04:02 AM	#1
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	Source MKV, please help..... Hi guys, been pulling my hair out, what will convert a 720p 29.97fps MKV DivX file into something lossless ( or close to it ) so I can get it into FCP. Ive tried, Adobe media converter, wont even look at it. Xilsoft video converter, bad source wont open. Quicktime, nah, didnt really expect it to. on the Windows side.... Vegas wont see it, Nero Vision wont see it, I got it into Super on the PC, but, its been going for about 5 hours and is at about 1.5% ..... :(((( helllllppppppppp! __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

September 27th, 2010, 09:29 PM	#3
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	Try VLC but it's not going to look good. Installing Perian might help but some people have problems with Perian installed. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

September 28th, 2010, 01:35 AM	#4
Gerald Webb Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Coast Australia Posts: 1,046	thanks for responding, mpeg streamclip, no go, wont even see it. vlc will open it, but fails about 90 sec in. I managed to get Any Video Converter to convert most of it to Huffy yuv, but, its some mutant version of Huffy yuv that no NLE can see. So right now Im screen capturing the mutant huffy in VLC. OMG, if I ever have to use another source file in MKV ( invented by the devil himself I think ), Im going to run away screaming. lol. __________________ http://vimeo.com/livewebvideo

September 28th, 2010, 06:22 PM	#5
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	Although I don't have any personal experience with it, it is my understanding that your best bet for MKV on the Mac will likely be MEncoder - the free opensource complement to MPlayer. MPlayer OS X \| Download MPlayer OS X software for free at SourceForge.net -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

September 27th, 2010, 08:43 PM	#2
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	What about MPEG Streamclip?