tag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:/discussions/suggestions/2430-mkv-vs-mp4TVShows: Discussion 2013-07-05T20:31:10Ztag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-04-15T16:20:21Z2013-04-15T16:20:22ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>I could't help but notice the substancial size difference
between .mkv and .mp4 files. Considering that our upload speed is
so limited, mp4 files are much preferable. Our download is "up to"
40 Mb/s but our upload is "up to" 1 Mb/s. On days when there are
6-8 shows to download, each file has to share the upload when
seeding. If I need the internet for anything, it slows the seeding
that much more. Any delays while seeding, and I get more shows
downloading for the next day. I've had as many as 17 files seeding
at the same time and they all slow to 10 KB/s and less. .mp4 files,
being so much smaller, take a considerably less amount of time to
download and seed.</p>
<p>I wish I could have the choice of which file format to download.
I find that the quality between the two in marginal and, as well,
the .mp4 files are actually a lot better quality than recording
from Windows Media Centre (Win 7 laptop user AverMedia USB tuner)
as well as watching directly from our analog cable TV provider...
which is coincidently being cancelled today!</p>
<p>I love your TVShows 2 application. I don't suppose you have a
version available for Windows?! I have 2 iMac computers but my wife
is still a Windows lover and is refusing anything else so our
bedroom media is run through a Windows 7 Acer laptop.</p>
<p>Given a vote, I would chose to abandon .mkv files... they are
far too big, especially if one, like me, is collecting episodes of
given TV series.</p>
<p>Keep up the great work guys!!</p>
<p>On a side note, I find myself having a hard time setting up my
own feeds. I love kat.ph as my primary source for manual downloads
but every attempt made to set up has failed. In short.. I really
suck at it. :-)</p></div>tvjunky_66tag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-04-16T16:36:59Z2013-04-16T16:36:59ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>Hi tvjunky_66,</p>
<p>Actually, .mp4 is used for SD files whereas .mkv is used for HD
files, so it's easy to prioritize .mp4 over .mkv: just uncheck the
HD option ;)</p>
<p>If you're using custom feeds you will have to add filters to the
subscription so that files with "720p" or "1080p" in the title are
not downloaded, since custom subscriptions don't follow the SD/HD
setting exactly.</p>
<p>We don't plan to port TVShows to Windows, mainly because we're
Mac users and Mac is what we know (but it's free source, anyone can
port it if they want).</p>
<p>On the KAT issue, don't worry it's not you, it's them ;) Their
feeds are not compatible with TVShows because their items don't
link to the torrent file but to an html page where you can download
the torrent file, and TVShows doesn't understand it.</p></div>Cristina Gómeztag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-04-27T02:01:32Z2013-04-27T02:01:37ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>I'd like to second the original request. We have HD unchecked,
but many shows have been downloading as mkv lately. Plex on our nas
can't transcode the mkv files, so we need an option to "ignore" mkv
files in TV shows. Is this a possibility?</p></div>Nicktag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-04-27T08:34:53Z2013-04-27T08:34:53ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>Hi Nick,</p>
<p>If you're using preset list subscriptions and you have the HD
option unchecked, then the only episodes TVShows should download in
.mkv are those that aren't available in .mp4, which wouldn't be
many (I am subcribed to all my shows in SD and I only get .mkv from
time to time). The SD option doesn't ignore .mkv completely because
we don't want you to miss an episode, but it only downloads them
after 18 hours if the .mp4 is still unavailable.</p>
<p>If you're getting too many .mkv (and I insist, using the preset
list subscriptions… please check if there's a gear icon on
the bottom right corner of any subscription cover image, this marks
a custom subscription and you can accidentally end up with one even
if you subscribed from the preset list), then something is not
working properly. Can you please send us the log (About tab ->
View logs, please paste the content into a text file and attach it
to the message) and tell us which shows are downloading in
.mkv?</p></div>Cristina Gómeztag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-07-05T17:42:58Z2013-07-05T17:42:59ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>I just added all my shows moving from another app, and you
basically ONLY download HD mkv files. Ugh. Now I have to convert
them and they are HUGE! Can't you allow a blocking on size AND
extension.<br>
e.g.</p>
<p>Download Option (per show and global)<br>
[SD: mp4 200-350MB] [HD: mp4 500MB - 1GB] [HD: mkv 500MB - 1GB]</p>
<p>Then at least we have some control.</p></div>john.brandtag:support.tvshowsapp.com,2011-10-12:Comment/264032992013-07-05T20:31:08Z2013-07-05T20:31:08ZMKV vs MP4<div><p>Hi John,</p>
<p>Please read this thread. I explained a couple of times that SD
does prioritize mp4 over mkv and in which cases mkv are still
downloaded. So you have some control.</p>
<p>Your issue as I've seen on another thread (you don't need to
duplicate your messages, by the way) appears to be a one time
thing, but let me reply to you there so we can keep the support
forum organized.</p>
<p>I'm closing this thread since I've answered the original
request.</p></div>Cristina Gómez