MKV format, MKV Converter for Mac

MKV format, MKV Converter for Mac Part 1. What are MKV files? Part 2. How to play MKV on Mac? Part 3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac for free? Part 4. How to convert DVD to MKV for free on Mac? Part 5, How to burn MKV to DVD on Mac for free? Part 1. What are MKV files? .MKV is a container format developed by Matroska. It can hold different types of video and audio. For example, there might be an .avi file contained within the .mkv file. The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free Container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. Matroska is similar in conception to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. Matroska file types are .MKV for video (with subtitles and audio), .MKA for audio-only files and .MKS for subtitles only. High Definition movies in 720 or 1080 pixel width format are often encoded and packaged as a Matroska format video with a .mkv file extension. Matroska file types: .mkv : Generally video files, as well those containing audio ( movies ) or video only .mka : audio only files, can contain any supported audio compression format, such as MP2, MP3, Vorbis, AAC, AC3, DTS, PCM and soon MPC ( musepack ) .mks : a so called ‘elementary’ matroska stream containing any subtitles stream Part 2. How to play MKV on Mac? I recommend trying either MPlayer OS X or VLC Media Player. They are all free. These excellent and free multimedia players can tackle many of the video formats unknown to QuickTime. They contain a decoder to decode the .mkv files. They will also play many of the formats you will find inside the .mkv file. (1) Using VideoLAN VLC media player VLC player supports all the video and audio streams you will find in an MKV file. You need not to install any codecs or filters to play mkv files. (2) Using Media Player Classic Media Player Classic has a built in DVD player with real-time zoom, support for AVI subtitles, QuickTime and RealVideo support (requires QuickTime and/or Real Player); built-in MPEG2/SVCD/DVD codec. To play mkv file you need to install updated Matroska Pack. To do so follow simple steps below: Open Media Player Classic and navigate to View –> Options then Select Internal Filters situated on the left and then uncheck to disable Matroska. Now Install the Matroska Pack. You should now be able to play the mkv files. Part 3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac for free? • Step 1, Install and Run MKV Video Converter for Mac iSkysoft MKV Video Converter for Mac is a powerful and versatile Mac video converter software that can convert between all videos formats including avi, mov, trp, m2ts, mp4, etc. with super high quality. It can also extract audio from video and then convert audio to aac, mp3, ac3, etc. You can download it for free here: Intel Version>> Power PC Version>> To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it). Part 3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac for free? • Step 2, Load MKV Video files Insert your videos from your Mac .Click the "Add files" button to load your videos. Part 3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac for free? • Step 3, Convert MKV to AVI, MPEG, etc on Mac OS X Before you convert MKV to other video formats, you need to select the output formats first. This mac video converter can convert video to all popular formats for ipod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 playesr and so on. If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name. If you want to extract audio from MKV on Mac, you need to select the output format as MP3, AAC. Click here to learn more the functions of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac. Part 3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac for free? If you just want freeware and low quality, I recommend VisualHub to convert MKV to MP4, AVI, etc on Mac. It can convert MKV to iPod Nano, convert MKV to iPod Classic, convert MKV to iPod touch , convert MKV to iPhone, convert MKV to Apple TV, convert MKV to Xbox 360, convert MKV to PSP, convert MKV to PS3, AVI, convert MKV to MP4, convert MKV to MPEG, convert MKV to Flash and convert MKV to WMV Techspanion(The developer of VisualHub) has closed shop and after an outcry from fans, VisualHub, the popular video converter on Mac OS X have now gone open source. It has got new name Film Redux. You can download its open source and built it by yourself. Here is a tutorial: How to build iSquint and VisualHub? That’s all. Now, we have converted MKV to iPod Nano, iPod Classic, iPod touch , iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox 360, PSP, PS3, AVI, MP4, Quicktime, MPEG, Flash, WMV. Part 4. How to convert DVD to MKV for free on Mac? I recommend Handbrake to you to convert DVD to MKV on Mac . HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter. It can convert DVD to MKV on Mac for free. Step 1, Download and Install Handbake Download the free program Handbrake. Check to see if your Mac has the system requirements; click on the apple icon in the top left corner and About this Mac. Then install HandBrake. Step 2, Run it and insert DVD. Select your favorite DVD disk and put it in the disk drive. Then run HandBrake and click Detected Volume to choose source. Click Open and you will be able to see many titles included in this DVD disk. Choose the longest title if this is a movie DVD, or choose your favorite chapter if this is an episode. Part 4. How to convert DVD to MKV for free on Mac? Step 3, Select Output setting Select MKV files as output format and select other settings such as video quality, audio track, Audio Sample Rate, bitrate, Picture Settings, etc. Step 4, Rip DVD to MKV on Mac Check all settings and click Rip. A progress bar will show its ripping speed; depends on many factors like speed of Mac, filesize, etc. That’s all. We have converted DVD to MKV for free now. Note: Handbrake can not rip encrypted DVD movies. If you want to rip encrypted DVD movies, you can use this DVD Ripper for Mac. You can also use Mac the ripper which is free. Part 5, How to burn MKV to DVD on Mac for free? I recommend VisualHub to convert MKV to DVD on Mac. It can convert MKV to DVD with fast speed. Techspanion(The developer of VisualHub) has closed shop and after an outcry from fans, VisualHub, the popular video converter on Mac OS X have now gone open source. It has got new name Film Redux. You can download its open source and built it by yourself. Here is a tutorial: How to build iSquint and VisualHub? Step 1, Run Film Redux (VisualHub) Step2, Load MKV videos Insert your MKV files from your Mac .Click the Add files button to load your MKV videos. Step3 ,Convert MKV to DVD on Mac for free. Choose DVD as the output format and click Start. That’s all. Now, we have converted MKV to DVD on Mac. Thanks