Encoding video for the Transformer (and PS3)

[Guest SimonGre]

I have lots of video and stuff, all in different formats, all in different bitrates.

I would like to re-encode them all into 1 format that the Transformer and the Sony PS3 both support. I want the highest quality achievable from the original source, however I don't want low-bitrate stuff encoded in 720p wasting space, so I want a "no loss" re-encode, to a format that is supported on both.

I was going to leave my PC on for a few days an let it eat it way through a massibe re-encode task!

Is this possible? I'm hoping I am not asking for the Holy Grail or video encoding tasks! :D

Edited June 4, 2011 by SimonGre

[Guest Craig540]

I have lots of video and stuff, all in different formats, all in different bitrates.

I would like to re-encode them all into 1 format that the Transformer and the Sony PS3 both support. I want the highest quality achievable from the original source, however I don't want low-bitrate stuff encoded in 720p wasting space, so I want a "no loss" re-encode, to a format that is supported on both.

I was going to leave my PC on for a few days an let it eat it way through a massibe re-encode task!

Is this possible? I'm hoping I am not asking for the Holy Grail or video encoding tasks! :D

I have the same issue with mkv 4 gig video i need to convert to play smoothly.

[Guest Boyers]

I have lots of video and stuff, all in different formats, all in different bitrates.

I would like to re-encode them all into 1 format that the Transformer and the Sony PS3 both support. I want the highest quality achievable from the original source, however I don't want low-bitrate stuff encoded in 720p wasting space, so I want a "no loss" re-encode, to a format that is supported on both.

I was going to leave my PC on for a few days an let it eat it way through a massibe re-encode task!

Is this possible? I'm hoping I am not asking for the Holy Grail or video encoding tasks! :D

I have some high definition BR content on my media server (typically 15-40Gb MKVs). My solution was to import them into Xilisoft MKV Converter - then downgrade to 1280 x 800 or thereabouts to maintain aspect ratio, knock out DTS (obviously) and convert to stereo. Exported as MP4 file(s).They are then moved to a class 6 microSD card and play flawlessly on mVideo Player. Typical conversion time on my very modest PC (i.e. old and slow) is about 3 hours. You could also export as MKV as there are some good Android matroska players for free.

Come back if I can help any more - I am a media technician at a large secondary school in UK and fairly used to converting video or audio formats!

[Guest SimonGre]

I have some high definition BR content on my media server (typically 15-40Gb MKVs). My solution was to import them into Xilisoft MKV Converter - then downgrade to 1280 x 800 or thereabouts to maintain aspect ratio, knock out DTS (obviously) and convert to stereo. Exported as MP4 file(s).They are then moved to a class 6 microSD card and play flawlessly on mVideo Player. Typical conversion time on my very modest PC (i.e. old and slow) is about 3 hours. You could also export as MKV as there are some good Android matroska players for free.

Come back if I can help any more - I am a media technician at a large secondary school in UK and fairly used to converting video or audio formats!

I would rather steer clean of MKV containers, it's a nice format, I want to encode my stuff for maximum compatibility, and MKV offers very little benefits, and a HUGE downside. Will just stick to a bog standard MP4 container.

I have been playing with these Handbrake profiles that have recently been updated to support Honeycomb 3.1. I havn't yet had a chance to try them on my PS3.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...amp;postcount=1

However, I really don't like Handbrake as a tool, as with every release, it's becoming more and more Apple-centric.

Edited June 5, 2011 by SimonGre