Convert MKV To AVI, MOV, FLV, PS3 and MP4 on MAC With iFunia MKV Converter
- March 24, 2010
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MKV (Matroska Video) is a popular format for online video distribution (particularly through BitTorrent networks and all). Nowadays people can easily download various sorts of MKV files online free of charge. However, all of the MKV videos can’t be directly played in many system built-in players, and need to be converted to other formats. This article here will introduce to you what is MKV, how to play MKV videos and convert them with iFunia MKV converter(http://www.ifunia.com/mkv-converter-mac.html) on Mac.
Step 1
1. Run iFunia MKV Converter for Mac and add MKV video files
Download and run MKV converter, then Click “Add” button to input MKV files to this program.
Step 2
2. Select format and set destination folder
Select whatever format you want in the drop-down list of “Format”. To play the video with QuickTime, you can select MP4 or MOV. To sync to your portable devices, you can select MP4 or 3GP. To edit with iMovie, you can select MP4 or MOV. To upload to video website, you can select FLV. To view .mkv files on your PS3 then select PS3 MP4. At the same time, specify a directory on your computer to save the output files.
Step 3
3. Set output settings
You can change the output settings as you need by clicking “Settings”. Remember that the output file size mostly depends on the Bitrate you set. Larger Bitrate, larger file size. Actually video with bitrate as 768 is acceptable for watching.
Step 4
4. Press “Convert” button to start converting
The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. The encoding time will depend on several variables including: the duration of the video file, the speed of your computer, what other activity your computer is currently doing and the bitrate you set. Sure it is without the problem of audio-video out of sync.
Tips
- Batch conversion. You can add as many videos as you want for MKV to popular file formats batch conversion.
- Merge to one single file. If you want to output one single file for easily playing on iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, and many other popular digital players for playback on the go, simply click on the video titles you’d like to merge , then click ‘Merge’ button and uncheck the former separate files if you just need the single merged video file. You may see the image below to have an idea.
- Add watermarks. If you want to add watermarks to your videos as your own logo or just for fun, you can make it in the “edit”→ “Enable Watermark”. You are able to add text and images to your original videos as watermarks.
After all are over, you get the MKV videos you want to enjoy as your wishes. Have fun and hope this helps everyone out there.
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Comments (5)
I have a collection of Anime, movie, etc. and then I have an iPhone. Most of the anime and movie are in Avi format, now I'm wondering if and how I can convert these avi videos to Mp4 for playback on my iPhone?
Here is a step-by-step guide to show you how to convert avi to mp4 for iPhone on Windows 7with wondershare video converter.
http://www.dvd-ripper-copy.com/articles/how-to-convert-mts-m2ts-to-avi-mp4-wmv.html#195
about 1 year ago by tracyjump
I found a wonderful Apple Mac Video Converter
Apple Mac Video Converter is an excellent video converter which can convert video formats from one to another with perfect output quality and high conversion speed for Mac OS X users. It supports all popular video formats including FLV, MKV, WMV, ASF, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, AVI, etc. This video converter also supports audio extraction and audio to audio conversion, like MP3, MP2, MKA, M4A, AAC, AC3, etc.
The output videos and audios can be put on PSP, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Blackberry, Zune, Creative Zen, iRiver, mobile phone or other popular digital devices for your enjoyment.
Import converted files to some popular applications like QuickTime, iMovie, iDVD, iTunes, etc. on Mac OS X. Video Converter for Mac Lets you upload converted video to YouTube, Google, Yahoo, MySpace, etc. for sharing with others.
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How to convert videos on Mac OS X?
* Step 1: Load video/audio files to be converted - Click ";Add File"; button to import files, will be shown in the file list..
* Step 2: Select the ouput format - Click Profile drop-down button, select an output format for selected files in the drop down list that opens.
* Step 3: Advanced Setting - To adjust output settings, you can set the detailed parameters of output format.
* Step 4: Edit your videos - Click ";Trim";, ";Crop"; or "