Trialware = Also called shareware or demo. It may be disabled when installing or after installation. Free software Ads = Free Download software and open source code but supported by advertising, usually with a included browser toolbar. Freeware Ads = Download Free software but supported by advertising, usually with a included browser toolbar. Free software Trialware = Download Free software and also open source code but some parts are trial/shareware. Free software = Download Free software and also open source code also known as FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). Freeware Trialware = Download Free software but some parts are trial/shareware. RECENTLY UPDATED = The software has been updated the last 31 days. NO LONGER DEVELOPED = The software hasn't been updated in over 5 years. Type and download NO MORE UPDATES? = The software hasn't been updated in over 2 years. Version number / Beta version number / Update version number and when it whas released. It then takes just a few minutes to convert a movie-length MKV to MP4 with no loss of quality.Explanation: NEW SOFTWARE= New tool since your last visit NEW VERSION= New version since your last visit NEW REVIEW= New review since your last visit NEW VERSION= New version Latest version Audio (if the MKV has an mp3 soundtrack): AAC (2-Ch.) 160kbs.Audio (if the MKV has a AC3 5.1 soundtrack): Pass Thru + Add 2-Ch.Video: Pass Thru (as the video will most likely already be H.264 or MP4).In general the settings for MP4 Tools will be: If this is the case, you will need to transcode the sound to 5.1 AAC and then add a 2-Ch Track (there’s a checkbox for this in MP4 Tools) Recommended Settings If it has a 5.1 ch AAC soundtrack, you will not get surround sound on most equipment. Technically this file is out of spec (having an audio soundtrack that is not AAC in an MP4) however this is how Apple do movies on the iTunes store and have surround sound. If you want surround sound (and even if you don’t have a surround receiver now, you probably will at some stage in the future) you want two audio streams – one being 2 ch AAC and the other being the original 5.1 AC3 stream from the MKV (AC3 is Dolby Digital, not to be confused with AAC) Make sure the video stream is (preferably) H.264 although if it’s MP4 it will work (although technically this is out of spec) In MP4 Tools, set the compatibility for Apple TV So you don’t have to go through all the research I did, here’s what you want to end up dropping into iTunes: Subler also lets you save presets, so if you’re converting a whole TV season, for instance, you can fill in the common metadata (including cover artwork) for the season and then apply it to each episode in turn. With this you can mux in subtitles, or alternative soundtracks, add cover artwork, add short and long descriptions and tag content as being HD (720 or 1080) or SD. If you want more control over the metadata (in particular, being able to tag content as HD or not) then use Subler In iTunes you can add some metadata such as title, show, season, episode and cover artwork. Once it’s done, you can drag the output straight into iTunes. It can also transcode the audio so it’s compliant with the MP4 spec. It can transcode video from non mp4/h.264 video streams, or if it’s already mp4 video, it can do passthrough (fast and no loss of quality) It will convert from mkv, mp4, ogm and avi into MP4 videos. It’s something like five bucks, and is money well spent. By using the second utility featured below, I am able to make a converted video in iTunes look “just like a bought one” MP4Tools – Converting Container Formatsĭownload, and register MP4Tools. Through the first of the following two utilities (MP4Tools), I have been able to achieve my goals. Transcoding the video stream is needlessly complex, takes far too long for my liking and reduces the video quality by introducing a generation loss. The holy grail of converting the videos is being able to get an MKV that has MP4 video and NOT have to transcode the video stream. There are numerous advantages to having a movie collection in iTunes, some of which are the vastly lower power consumption of the Apple TV vs a PlayStation 3, the lower noise (no fan in the Apple TV) and the ability to have cover artwork, genre, descriptions and keeping track of which movies you have and haven’t watched. I’ve been converting videos in order to watch on the Apple TV.
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