I got the software you suggested and converted the mkv file I have - it didn't take long and the mpeg file wont play on the PS3. That is why I, personally, do not use software like DivX for converting or other converters since they are converting, some quality will be lost. So all quality is retained and the video becomes playable on the PS3. Mkv2vob is the program i use to transcode all mkv to a format for PS3, since it doesn't involve any actual converting of the video, there shouldn't be any loss of quality resulting from the process. Then it muxes the h264 part with the resulting sound file, and you get a video clip which is either. mkv (which is compatible), and transcode the remaining sound part to one playable on the ps3. Take a program like mkv2vob, that will remove the h264 video part of the. It is more because of the sound of the mkv files i think which is incompatible with the PS3. MKV files - i thought these were the same as H264? I have a Divx converter - can I convert using the HD option or stick to the Home Theatre option - does it even work?!Īlso my PS3 will not play. This is due to an internal setting by Sony. No file will work (or at least shouldn't work) if it is over 4GB, regardless of whether it is mp4 or mkv or avi.

I am putting this down to confirm what Gster said about the PS3 having issues playing videos over 4GB, or at the very least, MP4 files (with the spec I listed down there) over 4GB.

Mkv2vob unsupported video codec