General Discussion - Transfer HD MKV Video film to Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 sound lucy198754 - Sun Apr 01, 2012 12:16 am Post subject: Transfer HD MKV Video film to Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 sound
The third generation Apple TV - new Apple TV 3 physically looks the same as the old version, but that’s where most of the similarities end. The new Apple TV 3 boasts 1080p output, and includes a completely redesigned UI with iCloud integration.
Q: I just got my ATV3. I am a Windows user. What is the best way and quick way to covert the MKV movie files to play with AC3 5.1 sound. I know Handbrake can do it but it recodes, it is slow and you lose quality. I have tried XMedia Recode but I can not get the sound to work only stereo sound works not AC3 5.1.
Do you also want to transfer and play MKV movies on new Apple TV with AC3 5.1 sound smoothly? Then How to convert MKV movie to new Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 sound? Firstly, you need a top MKV to Apple TV 3 Video Converter, here, we take the Brorsoft Video Conerter for new Apple TV 3 as example, because it can convert any Video file to new Apple TV 3 with best format in high quality. Most important is it can transcode MKV Video to H.264 MP4 format with the optimal AC3 5.1 surround sound quickly and easily without quality loss based on CUDA/AMD. Bellow is the steps for you.
Step 1: Install and launch the best Video to Apple TV 3 Converter. Click the button “File” to add video files to it. If it is necessary, you can double click the each file to have a preview.
Tips:
1. If you have several video files and wanna combine/merge several video files for the Apple TV 3, you just need to tick off the “Merge into one” box.
2. If you want to split large MKV movie for ATV3, just click the “Video Split” button.
Step 2: Click on the dropdown menu of “Format” and then move your pointer to “HD video > “H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)” which is the compatible format for Apple TV 3. You can also choose the format from the “Apple TV” sublist, which are all compatible for the new Apple TV. Then you can set the output folder by clicking “Browse” icon as you need.
Step 3: Click the “Settings” icon and you will go into a new interface named “Profile Settings”. You can adjust codec, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel in the interface to optimize the output file quality.
Note: If your source MKV is in 1080p, you can set the Video Size as 1920*1080, Audio codec as ac3, Audio Channels as 5.1Channel to watch MKV movie on Apple TV 3 with full HD 1080p resolution with AC3 5.1 sound.
Step 4: Click the “Convert” button; it will convert MKV film to H.264 MP4 for the new Apple TV 3 immediately. You can find the process in the “Conversion” interface.
Once the short MKV to ATV3 MP4 conversion is done, you will be able to get the output files for the Apple TV 3 via clicking on “Open” button effortlessly. Now you can sync MKV with AC3 5.1 to the new Apple TV 3 via iTunes easily. Now you can watch the MKV movie with optimal AC3 5.1 audio track on your wide screen TV in your couch with a remote control in your hand freely.
