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[Blinky]

I recently came across some Ranma 1/2 online so I decided to download it. Anyway, it came out in the form of .MKV I've never had one of these before.

What is it?

 

[Boogie9IGN]

You'll need to dl some codecs called Matroska, nothin major

 

[Mason]

Yeah, it's mainly used for Japanese stuff.

 

[deadhorse32]

http://www.matroska.org/downloads/windows.html look into the Filters category

you can download the Matroska Pack (the splitter + some audio and video codec) or the Matroska Splitter (the splitter alone)

Note that video track in MKV files are generally encoded with the real player codec so you need to install Real Alternative or the official Real Player to be able to play them.

 

[Blinky]

Heh. Not worth it. I have a vandetta against any Real products.

Thanks though.

 

[Midas]

http://www.filext.com/ - For future use.

 

[Blinky]

Thanks.

 

[deadhorse32]

Heh. Not worth it. I have a vandetta against any Real products.

Thanks though.

It's maybe not encoded with Real codec and "Real Alternative" is for people with a vendetta against Real products. It install the real codec but not the crappy Real Player.

 

[Blinky]

Neato. Oh well. I deleted the episodes and they took half a day...so I'm not going to get them again.

Yoink. Thanks anyway.

 

[Friend]

Er, .mkvs can be ecnoded in any mpeg4 format (divx, xvid, 3ivx, so on). They are merely containers that can hold audio/vido/subtitles together. I've never seen an .mkv encoded with real in my life. There is no single codec but a filter is needed. .MKV is a relatively new format that allows for some pretty advanced features like variable bitrates, variable framerates, soft subs, chaptering, and dual audio capabilities. You'll need a good media player in order to play it (NOT WMP).

 

[Hitokage]

MKV, or Matroska, is merely a container format like AVI. MKV IS NOT A CODEC, NOR DOES IT REQUIRE ANY SPECIFIC AUDIO OR VIDEO CODEC. Inspired by the Ogg container format(which also supports soft subs and multi-audio), it basically allows a file to have the features of both a streaming internet file AND a dvd disc, including menus.

Here's the homepage: http://www.matroska.org/

In summary, Milhouse is full of shit.


BTW, for some bizzare reason, Linux RealPlayer 10 is the complete opposite of Windows Realplayer. Seriously, it's more UI lean than the original Windows Media Player.

 

[Che]

Three words: Media Player Classic. And like Hitokage said matroska is not a codec it's a container.