Thread: Play MKV On PS3/Blu-Ray Players!

I have seen this question asked a number of times in many forums so I thought it would create a guide for it. There are a number of ways to do this, namely:

1. Streaming - On the Fly Transcoding
2. Convert to MP4
3. Convert to m2ts/blu ray format

This guide will focus on the third option as it is the one I use the most. I like the streaming option but for people wanting to play 1080p videos at top quality you need a top quality CPU (quad-core really) and a good network setup, for instance Wi-Fi just doesnt cut it and wiring isn't an option for many people. The convert to mp4 is a good option for people with Xbox360 as they can play this format, however this is time consuming (unless you have an encoding powerhouse).

There are plenty guides about for the first 2 options, so I wont include links. Now back to the point of this tutorial. Again we have a number of options:

1. MKV2VOB - see this guide AfterDawn.com: Guides: How to convert MKV files to Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) using mkv2vob
2. multiAVCHD - see this tutorial ::: multiAVCHD tutorial :::
3. tsMuxer

I have chosen tsMuxer as I think it is the easiest and quickest option to explain plus it is the one I use the most (multiavchd uses tsMuxer as well).

You can download tsMuxer here SmartLabs tsMuxeR

Now lets get down to business, this is what tsMuxer looks like:




To make your file you just follow these simple steps:

1. Add file (must be mkv)
2. Tick whatever tracks you want to include (I often remove commentary tracks and extra subtitles if I don't need them)
3. Check the profile level as highlighted - this should be 4.1 or lower, if it is already 4.1 as in the picture just leave as is
4. Click the AVCHD disk radio button (as highlighted)
5. Set the desired Target Destination

If you are going to burn this to disc this is all you need to do, just click start muxing and you're away (it usually doesnt take very long about 30mins for a 1080p file at most on my laptop- Core2Duo)

If you want to store this on a FAT32 USB drive to play on PS3 you need to do one more step. As you probably know the max file size on FAT32 is 4gb, so we need to set the files to be split every 4gb.

You just need to click the Split/Cut tab at the top and you will be presented with the following screen:


Just make sure that the file is set to split every 4gb as in the picture then your done. Click start muxing.

When you this is finished go to the target folder and you should have something like this:


The BDMV and Certificate folders are what you want to burn to disc (or drag to USB HDD)
I suggest using ImgBurn The Official ImgBurn Website as it automatically detects that it is a blu-ray when you drag these folders in, and adjusts the settings automatically.

The completed disc should play on the vast majority of recent blu-ray players I have tested it on a few different makes and they all seem to work fine. And it obviously works on PS3

I hope this has been some help to you. Thanks for taking the time to read it.
I must give credit to BitBurners.com from where some of this material originates.

If you have any problems just reply to this thread.

I have a Sony memorystick produo 8gb mark2 can I use this for the PS3 bluray? I can also try with the psp with the memorystick.
And common dvds does nothing to the ps3 laser? just to know, thanks for the guide

Hi mate im not sure exactly what you mean but if you mean can you play them off MemoryStickProDuo, then as long as you have the PS3 version that has the reader built in I see no reason why not. As per psp, I dont think PSP plays m2ts format, i think you would need to convert to a PSP friendly format which goes a bit beyond this guide. I dont have a PSP so im not sure what formats it can play, but im sure there are plenty of guides about.

Re dvds damaging laser, no I have never heard anything about this, I play a number of DVD's on my PS3 and have had it since launch and no problems, 'touch wood'

Nice guide!

I personally use mkv2vob and tversity to stream. This way looks good too.

I have no clue why Sony or Microsoft still don't have MKV support! Its been asked for ages in forums and in polls but they still drag their feet on this issue...

Imagine it has to do with most of the use of the format is to play pirated media.

Hey OcDan, I'm considering using my ps3 play mkvs. Before learning everything, can this still play with DTS.

It can play DTS yes. The only thing is, as tsMuxer seems to add a little bit to file size, it is occasionaly necessary to convert to DD to fit it on a DVD9, as DD uses less room (You can use Popcorn for this, any problems just ask). You can of course just get round this by sticking the output file from tsMuxer onto FAT32 HDD instead.

u can stick anything in the ps3 as long as it is fat32... ;)