Off-topic - Convert MKV files to PS3 compatible format on Mac tutubebe99 - Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:51 pm Post subject: Convert MKV files to PS3 compatible format on Mac
Convert MKV files to PS3 compatible format on Mac
Often see people searching for solutions to the problem of how to convert their on-hand MKV files to PS3 workable format on Mac with maintaining the surround sound, so that they can enjoy these movies on their wide screen TV via PS3 in the same HD quality. To relieve people’s troubles while dealing with this issue, my thread here will focus on this topic, and will show you how to convert MKV files to PS3 compatible format on Mac in detail. All right, let’s begin now.
If you have installed this program, double-click on it, and then you will see the following sky blue interface. Click “Add” button to import MKV files into it.
2. Select PS3 accepted format and set save path
Pavtube MKV Converter for Mac supports batch conversion, so you can add multiple MKV files into it at a time. After files are imported, you should click the drop-down button at the end of “Format” to select a PS3 workable format as output format.
This application provides you with several PS3 formats, you can select one according to the specifications of your PS3, here I choose PS3 Video (1080p) MPEG-4 (*.mp4) for instance.
At the same time, if you dislike using the default save path to store the output files for your PS3, you can click “Browse” button to specify one by yourselves. Moreover, suppose you’d like to combine multiple MKV files to be as a single file, you can tick “Merge into one file” to realize it, so that you can playback the file on your PS3 without intervals.
3. Set advanced settings
If you want to make good control of the output file quality and file size, you can click “Settings” button to adjust video and audio parameters like codec name, image pixels, bit rate, frame rate, channels, etc., if your source MKV files are in 5.1 channels, you can also keep it in the output files via selecting it in advanced settings.
4. Convert MKV files to PS3 on Mac
After all the above settings are finished, you can click “Convert” button to start converting MKV files to PS3 on Mac. Once begin, the following window will show you clearly about the conversion info, including conversion progress, elapsed conversion time, estimated left time, generated file size, and estimated file size. In that way, you can manage your time and storage space properly.