Finishing up and related readings

Ok now that we have completed moving the info in the MKV container into its new MP4 container that can be read by the PlayStation 3 lets learn some quick ways to burn the info to a disc.

Burning methods

Burning folders with IMGBurn- This article walks through the steps of burning a DVD folder (or any files and folders) to a DVD disc using ImgBurn. Originally designed for DVD-image files, it added support to burning raw files and folders in v2.0.0.0, with the inclusion of a build mode.

Burning folders using Nero Burning Rom- This guide is not specifically for burning folders to blank DVD-Rs, but will help with the basics of using Nero Burning Rom for such endeavors.

More Reading

There are a few formats that were used throughout this guide that are interesting to read up on if you want to get a better grip on what you are working with.

MKV (Matroska)- Matroska's MKV "universal" Container is described by its developers as "the extensible open standard Audio/Video Container." This translates to a multimedia Container designed to support practically any type of video or audio stream you might care to use. MKV stands for Matroska Video. The project itself is simply called Matroska. Continue reading...

AVC-MPEG-4 Part 10, also known as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), is actually defined in an identical pair of standards maintained by different organizations, together known as the Joint Video Team (JVT). While MPEG-4 Part 10 is a ISO/IEC standard, it was developed in cooperation with the ITU, an organization heavily involved in broadcast television standards. Since the ITU designation for the standard is H.264, you may see MPEG-4 Part 10 video referred to as either AVC or H.264. Both are valid, and refer to the same standard. Continue reading...

AAC-Advanced Audio Coding, or AAC, is a MPEG (Motion Pictures Experts Group) audio standard first adopted as part of the MPEG-2 family of standards. Like its predecessor, MP3, AAC is a Lossy Compression format capable of delivering relatively high quality at relatively low bitrates. There are actually two AAC specifications. In addition to the MPEG-2 version of AAC, which was also referred to early on as NBC for Non Backwards Compatible, there's a newer specification developed for MPEG-4. This version is normally found in the MP4 Container, either with or without accompanying video. Continue reading...

AC3-Dolby Digital (AC-3) is Dolby's third generation audio coding algorithm. It is a perceptual coding algorithm developed to allow the use of lower data rates with a minimum of perceived degration of sound quality. Continue reading...

MP4-MP4 is the official multimedia container for MPEG-4 video and audio. Although such video can be stored in a number of modern containers, including MPEG-2 PS/TS and Matroska, the development of MP4 is important because it gives hobbyists a replacement for the outdated AVI container which became the standard for MPEG-4 ASP (DivX, XviD, 3IVX, etc,...) video. Continue reading...

Related Guides for the PlayStation 3

Convert MKV to AVCHD for PS3 and Blu-ray- This article walks you through taking an MKV file and converting it to AVCHD for playback on a PlayStation 3 (PS3) console or a Blu-ray Disc stand-alone player. The method uses tsMuxer for the process and ImgBurn for burning.

How to play .TS content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)- This guide shows you how to quickly create M2TS files from transport stream (.TS) rips for PlayStation 3 (PS3) playback using the TsMuxer software.

How to play MKV content on PlayStation 3 (PS3) (M2TS)- This guide shows you how to quickly create M2TS files from MKV files for PlayStation 3 (PS3) playback using the TsMuxer software.

How to play mkv files with x264 video and AC3 audio on the Sony PlayStation 3-
This quick guide will teach you how to take high definition MKV files with x264 video and AC3 audio and play them on the Sony PlayStation 3. The process will allow gamers to playback such files on the PS3 which had not been previously allowed, most notably the surround 5.1 AC3 audio. There will be no re-compression done to the file as the streams will be split and mux into a VOB file playable on the PS3.

Complete Nero Vision 5 AVCHD Authoring Guide- In this guide we will cover how to use Nero Vision 5 to author a custom AVCHD disc including chapters, menus, and other features. These discs can then be burnt to a DVD-R and played back on standalone Blu-ray players including the PlayStation 3. We will be beginning with HD content and burning them to standard definition DVDs. This includes MKV, H.264 and x264 containers.

Finishing up

Well that seems to be all and I would like to give a huge thanks to Dela from whom this method was learned from. Indeed alot of the words are from his guide here: How to Play MKV files on the Xbox 360. If you have any questions regarding this guide however, please visit our PlayStation 3 Discussion Forums and ask your question there. :)

Version History

v1.0 -- First published -- May 29th, 2008 by DVDBack23