If you have a video in MKV format, and you want to open it, but
it’s not opening because some programs like Sony Vegas Pro doesn’t support this
format, then you’d possibly think that how you can convert this format into
some different format. I have just brought you the simplest way to do so.
Before you go ahead, you need to understand this method, and you will need to
know that media file formats are not less than the containers (for example, MKV
is Matroska). However, every format encapsulates a set of streams, generally
one audio and one video stream. Now, each stream has been encoded with the help
of some particular codec.
However, the MPEG4 Video is almost the same codec that is
usually used with MP4 file format! So, that means can easily convert an MKV
file to just different container format. We can do this by rewriting streams
as-is without actually converting video or audio – which should be very fast
and is more unlikely to cause any quality loss.
The program you need to convert your video from MKV to MP4 is
VLC media player. As this program has been featured with its own set of codecs
for many video and audio formats, it doesn’t tend to depend on codecs that are
installed in the Windows. The VLC media player is just an overlay on top of a
robust library that also performs different things, like converts files or
streaming video over a network. Follow the steps mentioned below to convert an
MKV format file into MP4:
- Launch your VLC media
player.
- Then from the main menu,
you will need to select the Media option.
- Tap on the Convert/Save
option.
- On the File tab, you
have to tap on the Add button.
- Here you will need to
choose the MKV file you want to convert.
- After choosing, it will
be added to the list. (Alternatively, you may also drag & drop a file
into the directory.)
- Tap on the Convert/Save
button.
- Now, you need to select
the Profile Video – H.264 + MP3 or MP4.
- Then you will have to
tap on an icon button that has a hint: Edit selected profile.
- Here, you have to leave
MP4/MOV selected on the Encapsulation tab.
- Then you’ll need to
check both Video and Keep original video track on the Video codecs tab.
- Now, on the Audio codec
tab, similarly, you need to select both Audio and Keep original audio
track.
- Then just tap on the
Save button.
- In the Destination
Selection tab, you have to tap on the Browse button. Doing so selects the
directory and file name for your destination MP4 file.
- Tap on the Start button.
- You will get to see a
progress bar in the main window as your file is converted.
Note: After this process, your VLC media player might hang in an
infinite loop so you may need to kill it using system “Task Manager,” but it
doesn’t matter because your destination file has already been created.
Thanks for reading my blog; I hope this information will be
useful to you.
Jack Tucker is
a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry from
last 10 year. As a technical expert, he has written technical blogs, manuals,
white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.