MKV PS3 - How to Convert MKV to PS3 to Successfully Play MKV on PS3?
Easiest Way to Convert MKV to PS3 Compatible Formats to Play All Kinds of MKV on PS3
Brief Introduction of PlayStation 3 That You May Want to Know
PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console. It competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It gets you more of everything: hundreds of games, free playable demos, and tons of add-ons. PS3's another feature is to play particular videos. Unfortunately, MKV is not one of them. Here is the detailed guide on how to play MKV on PS3 with on restriction.
Can PS3 Play MKV Files Successfully?
MKV is famous as an open standard free container format which can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. Although MKV is one of the most popular formats, it is still impossible to play MKV on PS3.
To successfully play MKV on PS3, a widely used solution without limit is to convert MKV to PS3 compatible formats, no matter you are Windows user or Mac user.
How to Play MKV on PS3 without Restriction?
An MKV to PS3 Converter is needed to convert MKV to PS3 recognized formats. Here, I strongly recommend Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter to you. Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter is designed for PS3 owners. With it, playing MKV on PS3 just as easy as pie, even the source MKV file contains several video, audio or subtitle tracks.
Besides acting as MKV to PS3 Converter, Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter also supports to convert almost all video formats like MOV, 3GP, OGV, MXF, WebM, FLV, WTV, ASF, MP4, AVI, WMV, and DivX, etc to PS3 popular formats. In this way, you can play various of movie or video files on PS3 easily and fast.
Furthermore, Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter has a powerful feature of transforming nearly all audio files like MP3, WAV, AC3, FLAC, AU, AIFF, CAF, 3GA, AAC, and DTS etc to play them on PS3.
How to Convert MKV to PS3 for Playback
Here is the step by step guide to convert MKV to PS3 with Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter.
Step 1 Load MKV to Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter
Simply drag and drop MKV to the main interface of Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter and the file will show immediately.
Step 2 Set PS3 supported formats
Press "Profile" drop-down button of Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter and select output formats from "PlayStation" category.
Step 3 Start converting MKV to PS3
Click the big "Convert" button of Faasoft MKV to PS3 Converter to start MKV to PS3 conversion.
One Step to Play MKV on PS3
After converting MKV to PS3, click "Open Folder" button, and you'll see the converted MKV file there. There is only one step to play MKV on PS3 via an external USB hard drive or flash drive.
Plug the external USB hard drive into one of the USB ports on the PS3 and navigate to VIDEO on the PS3 XMB menu and find your device. And then hit "Triangle" to view all contents. Finally, copy and paste the converted MKV file to PS3 hard drive. Or just play it directly from the connected device.
Here Is a List of PS3 Compatible Movie or Video Formats to Help You
| Memory Stick Video Format | - MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC) - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) - MPEG-2 TS(H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC) |
|---|---|
| MP4 file format | - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) |
| MPEG | MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2) MPEG-2 PS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM) MPEG-2 TS(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3(Dolby Digital), AAC LC) MPEG-2 TS(H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC) |
| AVI | - Motion JPEG (Linear PCM) - Motion JPEG (μ-Law) |
| AVCHD (.m2ts / .mts) | |
| DivX | |
| WMV | - VC-1(WMA Standard V2) |