

For conversion of xvid files i suggest HandBrakeBatch using the Universal setting. iFlicks sometimes has trouble with multiple audio tracks, so watch out for those. Just make sure that all your files are h.264, as it will not convert the video for you, it will convert the sound track and import the subtitles. In iFlicks you should use the iTunes Compatible setting for video quality this is basically Handbrake's Universal setting.
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I use iFlicks ($20 App Store, or a 2 week trial on their site) to tag and convert the files in to m4v for you automatically, this will then add the files into your iTunes library. I found a great method, that cost some money, however. Just have the file open and drag and drop the new tracks into it. Nearly forgot, you can use Subler to insert subtitle tracks, chapter tracks, extra audio tracks into an MP4. You'll soon see if you need to add the premiere year or not. If you have trouble with a show just go to The TVDB and do a search for the title. Castle needs (2009) in the name search or it will search for the UK documentary on castles. Some shows, regardless of the program, will have difficulties because of the labelling on a database.ĭoctor Who needs the year (2005) in the programme name search or it will search for original series. Both Subler and VideoMonkey can search for metadata, but the search will be based on the file names - by default is what they're looking for. I should add this about metadata lookups. With the fastest setting it's the quickest converter on my old laptop and it doesn't lose any quality with the slider set to Standard and "Limit output params to input".

If you do need to re-encode any files (Video stream has been encoded in VP8 for some stupid reason), then use VideoMonkey.
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MKV and MP4 are just container formats, and it's the codec inside (H.264 for video, AAC/MP3 for audio) which they both generally use.

Rewrapping a file on my aged laptop takes maybe 5 minutes, versus 2 hours to re-encode. There is no need to re-encode the files as long as the MKV video stream has been encoded with H.264 - likely, although some people still encode in other codecs. Use Subler to re-wrap the MKV's as MP4's/M4V's.
