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I've actually moved over from Handbrake to XMedia Recode. I've found it more flexible (I had issues with Handbrake either wanting to resize videos or refusing to let me resize them) plus XMR has a much wider range of codecs it can export (Handbrake may be expandable but I've never needed to so maybe that isn't so much a drawback).
I initially downloaded it because I needed DNxHR support to convert 2K videos from Resolve to a more widespread (and compressed) delivery format and Handbrake only allows DNxHD.
https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.html
> I'm sure there are a million threads like this, but this is an incredibly difficult thing to google. Every result is about Youtube converters, audio editors, etc.
That's because you need to use the right phrases, you need to use terms like batch convert to MP3.
Unfortunately using handbrake is going to cause quality loss as it always converts the video. This program: XMedia Recode: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/index.html can convert the audio to to multi channel AC3 and leave the video untouched. The subtitles included on the blurays aren't compatible so you would have to download some text subtitles from a site like Subscene or opensubtitles.
Use this little tool Digital Video Repair (freeware) to scan the AVI for errors and see if it can fix anything. (Do not overwrite the original.)
I'd also try to change the container format from AVI to MP4/MKV without re-encoding the audio and video streams. If the output is properly sync'd, it might work better with upload sites. You can do it with XMedia Recode (freeware):
- In the Format tab, set Format to mp4.
- In the Video tab, set Mode to copy.
- In the Audio tab, set Mode to copy.
- At the top of the window, click "Add to queue" and "encode".
- Try again with Format = Matroska (mkv).
All your old card was doing is upscaling. You can do the same with the file you capture, but with more options for the best output. If you want to stay simple, try Xmedia recode using the YouTube 4k profile.
You can in fact import MKVs directly into Vegas without converting them, if you change the settings a little bit as shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv9p-ARblLQ
When dealing with video files always remember that MKV and MP4 are socalled containers. Their purpose is simply to keep the video and audio tracks together. What matters more is how the video track (and audio) inside was encoded. A simple way to check these socalled codecs is by loading the problematic video in VLC media player and then press Ctrl+J. The Stream 0 codec will tell you the video codec.
The newest video codecs such as H.265 and VP9 were not intended for editing purposes. The only ideal format for editing supported by VLC is M-JPEG, which is lossless, but you will get a huge video file, if you convert the entire video to such a format. Alternatively you should go for H.264 video. For Vegas it doesn't matter if you pick MOV, MP4 or MKV as encapsulation (container) file format.
A better tool would be the free Xmedia Recode. Here I would pick MOV and Convert to ProRes - and use the Filters/Preview tab to trim the video, if you only need to edit a part of the full movie. Use the [ and ] buttons to set start and end point.
If Vegas recognizes the format, it breaks up 5.1 audio into 6 [mono] tracks, and gives you a surround panner, so you could pan any track to any speaker (or mute the tracks you don't want).
If it doesn't show you 6 tracks, it doesn't recognize the format (e.g. right codecs not installed or ...some other Vegas weirdness). If that, go here, download, install, & recode your clip to something Vegas understands, like this.
Xmedia Recode (https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.html).
Load the MKV in Xmedia. Set Output format to MP4, and set a destination path/filename.
On the Video tab: Set Mode = Copy.
On the Audio tab: Set Mode = Copy.
If you have subtitles, add those on the Subtitles tab using the "Play" icon.
Click on Add to queue > Encode.
10 seconds later you have a 1:1 copy of your video - now as an MP4 file.
I don't know much about getting high quality videos for old animes, but for most animes I use -
These websites offer raw format which is of high quality video. The ones you mentioned are hard subs where the subtitles are burned in the video. The above websites uses subtitles which are soft subs(can be turned off on player)
Tips:
- Export at the best resolution even though it is not the resolution of the video. eg. Exporting at 4k even though its 1080p video.
- To edit videos in Premiere Pro atleast, it doesn't support mkv and you should convert it to mp4 format. You can convert the video into a mp4 container using X media recode
- Color Grading is where those magic high quality contents are made. There are certain color grading techniques like highlighting certain colors in the video for eg. Increasing yellow/orange color in a video for zenitsu edit will make it look good. This can be done on most of the softwares like Adobe, DaVinci resolve etc.
- Do cuts of videos and transition at drops/beats. That will give a better look for edits.
Is this a legit tool to convert FLAC to Dolby/DTS?
I have a few SACD FLAC rips in 24/96 but can’t play them with my AV receiver. To convert them to a format the receiver can use, I used this tool (XMedia Recode) and specifically converted to DD+, DTS,TrueHD, and DTS-MA. Them seem to play fine in my PC with VLC. Is this a good way to convert while preserving quality or shouldn’t I do it?
Use XMedia Recode. Load in an MKV file, select MKV as your output profile. In the video tab ensure it shows copy not convert and in the audio tab select the audio format you wish to convert the DTS track to (I'd suggest AC3 5.1 640kbps or AAC Stereo 320kbps). With required options have been selected, press Add to queue, then encode.
XMedia will copy over the video, untouched, convert the audio to your chosen format, then repackage all tracks into a new MKV file. It will take just a few minutes to complete. If you wish to retain your DTS track, simply add that as a second audio track and again ensure it shows copy rather than convert.
To remux/convert multiple MKV files in a single process, simply add each one to the encode queue, before pressing the Encode button.
Sounds like you just need to switch the container type from MKV to MP4 and not re-encode the video. MP4 and MKV files can both contain different types of video and audio, and some of them might not be supported in After Effects. But if we assume they are supported, just do the following:
Download Xmedia Recode (AVIdemux, Shutter Encoder or FFmpeg will also work). Install and start the program.
- Load the MKV
- Main tab: Set Output format = Custom > MP4
- Video tab: Set Mode = Copy
- Audio tab: Set Mode = Copy
- Then click Add to queue > Encode in the top toolbar
A few seconds later you will have a 1:1 copy of your video as an MP4 file at the destination shown at the bottom of the screen in Xmedia.
If the audio doesn't work, you can instead set Mode = Convert on the Audio tab and choose AAC or another AE-supported audio format. Then continue with step 5.
Heya /u/durful - In version 3.3.5.8 that I use, with Windows 10, you should find it in the "Audio" tab after selecting your track, then selecting "Volume Correction" in the pane on the left, followed by clicking the drop-down for "Volume correction:" in the pane on the right and choosing "Volume normalization (dB)".
But it looks like it's been moved around in a more recent version?
Here's a short tutorial video from them for version 3.5.1.3: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/help/afilter/afilter_volume.php
The long and short of it seems to be that it should be found in "Filters/Preview" now, under "Audio Track" tab, then to the right, "Volume Correction" has a visible/hidden eyeball to click which should enable the area to the left and allow you to select "volume normalization"?
But let me know if you run into more trouble and lemme know which version you're using? And on which platform? This is on Windows 10 for me.
XMedia Recode
Video guide: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/help/afilter/afilter_volume.php
Can also copy video/audio into the resulting container without re-encoding it if needed.
>MSI Nvidia 1050 TI Low Profile Graphics Card
Ok, now it's start to become complicated. Two things stood out to me.
- Codec support may vary by product manufacturer and region. (I couldn't find any proper info on your MSI Card, so lets assume it works)
- The encoder doesn't support B-frames. I don't really author Blu-Rays, I only ever authored a few DVDs long time ago, but I believe B frames is an integral part of a dvd/blu-ray stream. I couldn't find any good info, usually this is in the advanced settings of any authoring software. So you might need to look into it more. https://ottverse.com/i-p-b-frames-idr-keyframes-differences-usecases/#What_is_a_B-frame https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/help/vcodec/h265\_bframe.php
Sorry if I cannot help anymore, but there are so many different codecs and ways blu-rays are authored nowadays that it's impossible to keep up.
Just one final thing, if your CPU usage is the same, then the GPU is not doing it's job. My Qnap with the Intel Celeron goes from 99% CPU to around 30% CPU when I am transcoding with the help of the GPU for a 1080p Blu-ray stream. If I stumble across something else I'll get back to you, unfortunately I don't have much time to go deep into it. If you manage to figure it out, I am curious about the results. Good Luck.
use this tool to compress..it works great https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/
My workflow is... Special effects with the Insta360 Studio Software Cutting with powerdirector And final compress with xmedia-recode.
Why no compress with the powerdirector. Same problem, files are always to big and when i choose a higher compression , the quality is very bad.
XMedia Recode will encode from and to E-AC3. It will copy over the video, encode the audio and also copy over the original audio, remuxing all tracks into a new MKV.
Handbrake, Xmedia Recode or AVIdemux can all do this. I believe they all have an 'auto crop' function. Handbrake is probably the best option in this case, because it contains some nice presets that should help you get an acceptable output without too much trial and error. I believe they all have a visual editing tab where you can see, if the cropping is set correct.
The other two are still quite useful, because they can also pass through video (aka. remux aka. rewrap aka. streamcopy). Technically that's also what MKVtoolnix does. Handbrake, on the other hand, will always re-encode the video.
Because the audio type in some of your files isn't supported. It has nothing to do with the MKV file format itself (otherwise you wouldn't even be able to see the video).
You can check the audio type (codec) by loading the video in VLC media player. Then press Ctrl+J. The Stream 1 Codec will give you the name of the unsupported codec. This will need to be re-encoded to a supported audio format before you can have sound.
The quickest way to do that is this:
- Download & install Xmedia Recode
- Start Xmedia and load the video
- Main tab: Set Format to Custom > MKV (or MP4 - it doesn't matter)
- Video tab: Set Mode = Copy
- Audio tab: Set Mode = Convert & Codec = AC3 (or AAC or Opus)
- Top toolbar: Click Add to queue > Encode
30-60 seconds later you have your working copy of the video in the set destination folder. Only the audio has been modified. The video is the same quality as before.
This is the only proper answer and anyone playing with home video editing should learn how to do this. You can use any tool that remuxes audio and video streams. I prefer this one: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.php
Choose your container format (MKV or MP4 would be the most logical), select your video file, go to the video tab and set "mode" to "copy". On the Audio tab, select the new audio stream, set mode to "copy" as well and click on Add to Queue button (might be a Plus sign, I'm using a very old version) and after that the Encode button, both buttons are in the toolbar.
And finally there is Xmedia Recode. I have used it for 10 years now. Both Xmedia and AVIdemux offers a visual edit tab, but Xmedia supports far more output formats - including lossless editing formats, so it remains my favourite tool for trimming, remuxing and transcoding.
Then try another favourite of mine: Xmedia Recode (free, safe & very similar to Handbrake - but with some nice bonus features).
- Load the MKV.
- Main tab: Set output format to Custom>MP4
- Video tab: Set Mode = Copy
- Audio tab: You can also try Copy mode here, but if there is an issue with the original audio, you might want to transcode (Mode = Convert). I guess there's also a Normalize option on the tab somewhere. Transcode to an audio format that Premiere supports - AAC or AC3 should be safe bets.
- Unless you want to trim the clip before exporting (you can do that with the [ and ] buttons on the Filters/Preview tab), click Add to queue and then Encode in the top toolbar.
- You will have your Premiere-friendly MP4 (H.264) video file a few seconds later.
An MP4 file is actually just a container. Inside the container is the audio/video and subtitle files. You don't need to convert your existing video, you just need to create a new container and put your video and .srt file in it. I use this freeware: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.php
Make sure use use the pulldown menu in the video tab and select Copy.
Convert MKV TO MP4 in SECONDS - THIS ACTUALLY WORKS! - YouTube
XMedia Recode - Video Converter (xmedia-recode.de)
it takes SECONDS to change from MKV to MP4. I did a 111GB mkv in 2 minutes, most 30ish gb files are done is seconds though.
If you want to test this, you can use Xmedia Recode (https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.php) or AVIdemux (http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/). Thee programs both have a "copy" mode for the video stream. This process will simply copy the video from, say, an MP4 file to an MKV file - or vice versa. Unlike transcoding ("conversion"), this socalled remuxing process only takes a few seconds, because nothing is changed - apart from the container file type. Both programs are 100% free and very reliable. They can be used for trimming videos, adding/replacing audio or subtitles or real video conversions as well.
Most likely they use codecs incompatible with Vita. You can convert them with "XMedia Recode", which is basically FFmpeg with GUI: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/index.php
It comes with a pre-defined output format profile for Vita. If you want, you can also tweak many conversion parameters, like audio/video bitrate and resolution.
Formats that the PSP can play; https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/psp/current/video/filetypes.html
"Xmedia Recode" has multiple PSP output settings including GO. I use the program purely for PSP videos. https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/
"Handbrake" is also a popular video conversion program that is more robust that many people use.
The thing to remember is that MKV and MP4 are both just containers with audio and video files inside. Use this video tool, but click the tabs for audio and video and choose Copy, not Convert. It will just rewrite a new file in a few seconds, using the original audio and video. No conversion.
Unless you're changing resolution or frame rate or something, there's no need to "convert" a video to MP4. MKV is just a container and so is MP4. The container holds a video file and an audio file. You just want to change the container type, not convert the contents. Try this video tool, but under the video and audio tabs, select COPY not CONVERT, save to MP4, and it should repackage everything very quickly with no flaws.
“4K Video to MP3” sounds like an oddly specific name for a shady program...
If you’re converting, I really suggest using XMedia Recode. It’s a neat free program, made by one German dude, that can convert any media format to any other media format.
... Except that MKVtoolnix will only output to Matroska (MKV) or WebM, which seems to be the OP's source file type.
FFmpeg or some graphic (GUI) tools can all re-mu[ltiple]x aka. re-wrap aka. stream-copy:
- AVIdemux (MacOS+Win)
- XMedia Recode (Win)
- Hybrid (Multiple)
But I can only agree with the main message from the other respondents: The MKV container isn't a problem Plex-wise. Some other AppleTV users prefer Infuse (not free) over Plex, but the two programs do the same to work around the notorious format limitations of the AppleTV.
Handbrake is not designed to do that. If you wish to convert the audio, while leaving the video untouched, you can use XMedia to do this as a single task.
Load the video into XMedia and set the output format as custom with the container matching the file you have mp4, avi, mkv etc. Ensure the video tab shows copy rather than convert for the video track and then in the audio tab choose mp3 and your preferred bit rate. Set the bit rate to at least match the current aac bit rate. Add the file to the queue and press encode. XMedia will convert the audio, copy the video and create a new video file for you.
I would agree with other posters. To add in soft (switchable) subtitles, remuxing is the best option, being totally lossless. If you want to keep your video in an mp4 container then I would try XMedia Recode. https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.php
Select mp4 as your output container then when you add in your source file choose copy rather than convert for the video and audio tracks you're muxing. You can add in multiple .srt subtitle files if you wish.
My go-to for PSP video conversions is X-Media Recode - has presets for multiple different conversions/file types - including PSP - and is completely free.
OK. Then the short version is like this: 1. Check if the video codec is H.265 (x265) or just x264 in VLC (Load & press Ctrl+J)
If it is x265, you need to convert it (Step 3). If it's x264, you can just use the remux option in Xmedia with the settings I already mentioned.
Use Xmedia Recode (https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.php). Load MKV. Main tab: Select Output format Custom>MOV. Video tab: Mode = Convert. Codec = ProRes. Audio tab: Mode=Convert. Codec = AC3 or AAC. Optional: If you only need a part of the film, use the [ and ] buttons on the Filters/Preview tab to set the start & end point of the video. In either case the last step is to click on Add to queue > Encode in the top toolbar... And there's your importable video.
Xmedia Recode for both audio and video. Compare with same settings results of this app to Handbrake. You will be shocked how bad quality of Handbrake converts are. Also Handbrake is very slow compared to other converters. Wish I stopped using Handbrake years earlier.
Always start by checking the codecs inside your MKV/MP4 etc.. You can do that in VLC by pressing Ctrl+J. Stream 0 is the video codec, and Stream 1 is the audio codec. This is important, because if Resolve can read the video format inside, you should NOT convert (Handbrake can only convert - that means re-encode) the video. The audio is most likely a patented Dolby format, so that will have to be converted anyway.
If the video isn't supported in Resolve, you can use Xmedia Recode to remux (re-multiplex) the video (that means copy the stream from one file container to another without changing it). To do this:
- Load the MKV in Xmedia
- On the Main tab: Set output format to Custom > MOV
- On the Video tab: Set Mode = Copy
- On the Audio tab: Set Mode = Convert and set codec = AC3 (or AAC).
Finally click Add to queue > Encode in the top toolbar. You have your importable video 20-30 seconds later (because only the audio is being re-encoded).
As mduell has suggested use a muxer rather than Handbrake. I've found XMedia Recode works well for both mp4 and mkv.
https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/index.html
In XMedia set your output profile as mp4, load in your video file. Verify video and audio tracks are set to copy mode, not convert, then import your required srt subtitle(s). Finally click Add to Queue then press Encode. XMedia will mux together the video, audio and subtitle tracks into a new mp4 file. It's muxing not encoding so is a fast and lossless process.
Matroska (MKV) is not a codec. It's a video container file format comparable to MOV, MXF, AVI, MP4 etc. All of these file types can contain many different types of video (and audio) such as H.264 (aka. x264 aka. MPEG4 AVC), H.265 (aka. x265 aka, HEVC), VP8, VP9 etc. Those are the codecs (aka. encoding methods).
So in short, if the codecs inside the MKV are already supported by Resolve, it would be a waste of time and video quality to convert the file with a tool like Handbrake. You can see the codec types by loading the MKV in VLC and press Ctrlj+J. Stream 0 codec is the video codec... But if you recorded it with OBS, you can also just see the codec you used in there.
So if we assume the codec was H.264 or another supported one, you can simply switch the container file format to MOV or MP4 with a program that supports remuxing (aka. streamcopy aka. re-wrapping). My preferred GUI tool (Windows only) is Xmedia Recode. But you can also use AVIdemux and others.
To change the container in a few seconds in Xmedia do the following:
Install, start and load the MKV
Set output format to Custom>MP4 and pick a destination.
On the Video tab: Set Mode = Copy. Do the same on the Audio tab.
... If you just need to cut/trim the video and not do some fancy video editing, you can actually do that in Xmedia on the Filters/Preview tab. Just use the [ and ] buttons to set the start and end point of the sequence you want to keep.
Finally click Add to queue > Encode in the top toolbar
... And 5 seconds later you have your 1:1 copy of your video - now in an MP4 container.
Happy remuxing & editing.
I found another way but idk what happen, my xmedia encode looks weird https://imgur.com/qeHksVL i download it from https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/ and there is no sound, audio tab beside the queue for me, i looked it up on YT and everyone has it. I already adjust the language to english. any idea why?
idk what happen, my xmedia encode looks weird https://imgur.com/qeHksVL i download it from https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/
and there is no sound, audio tab beside the queue for me, i looked it up on YT and everyone has it.
Soft subs work in MP4s. Just tested it in VLC. You only need to burn in the subtitles, if the end user playback device can't deal with soft subs.
If it's just another computer there is no need to re-encode anything.
Xmedia Recode can do this. I just tested it by importing SRT files in three different languages to the same MKV file and then remuxed it to MP4.
Load the MKV
Set output format to Custom > MP4
Video tab: Set Mode = Copy
Audio tab: Set Mode = Copy
Subtitles tab: For already embedded subtitles, you click on the "play" (arrow) icon for each subtitle track you want to have in your MP4 to move it from the left to the right frame.
Then click on Add to queue > Encode. Only takes a few seconds
FLV was a common standard for web video 10-15 years ago when Adobe's Flash was used everywhere on websites. These days it is redundant.
Most conversion tools have a passthrough option for audio. Unless the audio format isn't supported by our hardware or editing software, you should always keep the original format. However, if it isn't supported I would go for AC3. For regular 2-channel stereo audio you could also go with AAC or Opus. AAC is a widely supported commercial standard, while Opus is the open source equivalent, but it has less support in commercial hardware and editing software.
MP3 is outdated quality-wise, and Vorbis likewise. They're the predecessors of AAC and Opus.
No matter what format you choose (if passthrough isn't available), make sure you also set a decent quality setting like 160 kbps or higher and a sample rate equivalent to the source (44100 Hertz or 48000 Hz).
PCM is uncompressed, so for original recording purposes that would be optimal. But there is no point in converting e.g. an AAC or AC3 source to PCM. It will just take up more space without improving the quality. So pick the audio passthrough option whenever you see it.
Handbrake has this audio passthrough option. Xmedia Recode (Windows only) has both that and a video passthrough option. If you're a MacOS user, you could use Remux for video passthrough.
Unless the video type contained in the MKV isn't supported/standardized for MP4, you should generally avoid converting the video (or audio) inside. They can just be copied without re-encoding (converting) it.
This process is called remu(ltiple)xing aka. video passthrough aka. rewrapping aka. direct streamcopy. For Windows I highly recommend Xmedia Recode for this (You simply load your MKV, set Output to Custom > MP4 and set Mode = Copy on the Video and the Audio tabs). For MacOS there is a tiny tool called Remux 1.4.
Sometimes you can get away with simply changing the file extension, but MKV and MP4 are technically different, so at some point you will likely notice problems if you don't do a proper remux.
You can see the contained video and audio types in any media container file by loading it in VLC player. Press Ctrl+J (or click Tools > Codec settings). Stream 0 codec will tell you the video format and Stream 1 will normally be the audio format. If the video is H.264 (AVC) or H.265 (HEVC) there is absolutely no reason to convert it, so use the remuxing tools I suggested before. It will only take a few seconds, and the quality will be exactly the same, because nothing apart from the container is changed.
I guess that is the most accurate answer to your question 'What is the most effective (and fastest) way to convert my video files?'
I did a bit more research after posting this and found that it's a common request for the devs, but they have resisted at the moment due to it being out of scope of the project. I've been redirected to this on another forum, in addition to ffmpeg and the tools mentioned by kaljisnedekha. https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/index.html
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Depending on where you are it might be legal to torrent the versions of what you already have. You bought a license to see the DVD as many times as you want but under certain conditions. But this really depends on the jurisdiction you're in. It might not be illegal but it might have severe consequences in civilian courts.
If you want to do them yourself though, and I'm not sure if it does encrypted DVDs, but I use this tool: https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/ to recompress everything to HEVC. It's amazing and super simple. I use NVENC with it all the time.
Xmedia Recode. Has a visual editor for trimming video and it supports almost any input and output format. Looks like Handbrake, but it also has a remuxing option.
Load the video. On the Main tab: Set output format = Custom + MKV and set a destination.
On the Video tab: Set Mode = Copy. Do the same on the Audio tab.
On the Filters/Preview tab: Use the [ and ] buttons to trim the video.
Finally click Add to queue > Encode in the top toolbar ... you have your trimmed video a few seconds later.
Update:
I have found a solution. Just in case someone else has this issue:
The memory error occurred when playing HDR movies in non-supported formats in Movies & TV. The supported format is:
- .mkv file type
- HEVC (x265) video
- AC3 audio
I still got the error when using these formats. Turns out, if the file had multiple supported audio types (like a remux download) the error would still appear, even with AC3 selected.
I fixed this by downloading XMedia Recode and converting the file to include/convert ONLY the AC3 audio type. So in the audio tab, the only outputted audio was the AC3, and used “copy” for the video tab. And now it magically works, yay :)
^(If only vlc worked with hdr...)
(Thank u u/dantunez1213 for ur post about xmedia! I found it deep in a google search and it helped me find a solution.)
try xmedia recode
- drag your movie file in
- on the format tab, select custom, matroska
- on the video tab, change mode to copy
- on the audio tab select the codec you want it transcoded to - it will default change it to stereo so make sure you have the right setup
- click add to queue
- click encode
it shouldn't take too long and will retain the video stream as is without re-processing
Simplest is probably re-encoding at a lower bitrate with something like https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/download.html u/cedesse mentioned in another thread. Just tried it, works great https://s31.postimg.cc/g5k9x7y6z/Capture.png
I can only recommend XMediaRecode, a German program (though fully translated into various languages), which can pretty much convert from every codec and container to every codec and container. Easy GUI, many options, batch encoding, fast coding time.
If you don't get it to work, upload one of those m4v's, I'll give it a shot and - if successful - deliver a step by step guide
XMedia Recode (freeware) worked for me.
How to use:
- Open the file.
- Set destination folder at the bottom (use a new folder).
- In the Format tab, set Format to mp4.
- In the Video tab, set Mode to copy.
- In the Audio tab, set Mode to copy.
- In the Filters/Preview tab, click the [ and ] buttons to set start/end time.
- Double check the Video & Audio tabs to make sure the "copy" mode is selected.
- At the top of the window, click "Add to queue" and "encode".
The process should take moments to complete as there's no re-encoding.
I asked the same recently and was recommended xmedia ( https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/ ). Its quick and effortless if converting for PSP is your only video converting. Just choose the PSP profile from the download, add to queue and convert.
Its worth figuring out a Handbrake profile that works for you if you're doing other converting as Handbrake is very versatile. Here's a link someone also posted when I asked the question ( https://www.reddit.com/r/PSP/comments/773d9h/psp_media_tips/dolu2po/ ) The linked wolo page unfortunately has a dead download link but the dude posted an imgur album of what he found works.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PSP/comments/7g4tjn/video_conversion_options_these_days/