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The_Stig · 2008-01-08, 11:53

Lately the calls for help regarding playback of .mkv-files are catching in quite often, so I decided to make a short tutorial/FAQ. There are probably many other ways to get it going, I simply post the one I have used. If you have any additions/problems with this setup, please reply to the topic so I can edit this first post to always have the best solution on the first post. Here we go:

Requirements

FFDSHOW Tryout, recommend is using the latest: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/
Haali Media Splitter (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/, it's the Matroska thingy)
CoreAVC Codec (yes I know its not free, but it's worth the few bucks) (http://www.coreavc.com/index.php?opt...d=21&Itemid=59)
VSFilter_20070918 (search via google)

Installation

Install FFDSHOW Tryout
Install Haali Media Splitter (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/)
Install CoreAVC Codec
Register VSFilter_20070918 (search via google; register with "regsvr32 VSFilter_20070918.dll")

Configuration

Go to Haali Media Splitter Settings, Options, Compatibility, set Autoload VSFilter to "YES")
Go to MP-Configuration, Movies, Movie Player, set CoreAVC for H.264
(If using Powerdvd 7 Codec and having problems, turn off DXVA in MP-Configuration-> DirectShow Filter Control -> PowerDVD)

Result

.mkv's will work in MP

Credits

Credits go to tontsa, ronilse and ParanoidDelusion!

2008-01-08, 11:53	#1 (permalink)
The_Stig Portal Tester Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 708 Thanks: 18 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My System	Tutorial: Playing .mkv-Files Lately the calls for help regarding playback of .mkv-files are catching in quite often, so I decided to make a short tutorial/FAQ. There are probably many other ways to get it going, I simply post the one I have used. If you have any additions/problems with this setup, please reply to the topic so I can edit this first post to always have the best solution on the first post. Here we go: Requirements FFDSHOW Tryout, recommend is using the latest: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow-tryout/ Haali Media Splitter (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/, it's the Matroska thingy) CoreAVC Codec (yes I know its not free, but it's worth the few bucks) (http://www.coreavc.com/index.php?opt...d=21&Itemid=59) VSFilter_20070918 (search via google) Installation Install FFDSHOW Tryout Install Haali Media Splitter (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/mkv/) Install CoreAVC Codec Register VSFilter_20070918 (search via google; register with "regsvr32 VSFilter_20070918.dll") Configuration Go to Haali Media Splitter Settings, Options, Compatibility, set Autoload VSFilter to "YES") Go to MP-Configuration, Movies, Movie Player, set CoreAVC for H.264 (If using Powerdvd 7 Codec and having problems, turn off DXVA in MP-Configuration-> DirectShow Filter Control -> PowerDVD) Result .mkv's will work in MP Credits Credits go to tontsa, ronilse and ParanoidDelusion! __________________ Some say he works as a tester for Team Mediaportal and some say that he smells bugs, even before they are written into the Code. All we know is, he's called The Stig. Last edited by The_Stig; 2008-01-28 at 09:12.