
>ffmpeg -i -acodec aac -ac 2 -strict experimental -ab 160k -s 1920×800 -vcodec copy -f mp4 -threads 0 4 I used some of the above ideas but this new one resulted in blotchy, pixellated images at some points in the video (it was not bad, might have been OK on a small screen): Audio: dit rate: 93 kbps, channels 2 (stereo), audio sample rate 48 khz …….

Video: Frame width 1920, height 800, data rate 1955kbps, total bitrate 2049lbps, frame rate 23 fps. I was scratching my head over the settings and my pal suggested looking at the properties of a file that does work and look good. This worked, but poor quality (should be OK for ipads and other tablets):įfmpeg -i input.mkv -acodec aac -ac 2 -strict experimental -ab 160k -s 1920×1080 -vcodec copy -f mp4 -threads 0 output.mp4 What settings to use? It did work on VLC player I think (cannot confirm as I have deleted it). The most basic way to convert a file is to input a command such as this: Then I opened the folder and double clicked the ff-prompt and this opened a command prompt for Ffmpeg. The following table compares the most important features of both formats.I downloaded the 32-bit static builds (which gave ffmpeg-latest-win32-static.7z) and unpackaged them with 7-Zip (which gave a folder called ffmpeg-20140702-git-42a92a2-win32-static). The video is in English, and the explanations about VLC start at 1:20.īoth, MKV and MP4 are container formats for video and audio data and subtitles. Our video tutorial above explains both approaches, the usage of our online video converter and VLC for converting MKV to MP4. After selecting the profile click browse to define an output file name and then "Start". Now select the profile "Video - H.264 + MP3 (MP3)" in the settings field.ĥ. In the dialogue click "Add" to select the MKV video you want to convert. Open VLC and click: Media and then Convert/Save in the drop-down menu.Ģ. We assume here that you already have a VLC installation on your system:ġ. The tool is available for MAC, Linux, and Windows To convert MKV to MP4, VLC includes its own video converter. VLC is a free, open-source video player that can convert videos between different formats. Usually, an online converter is the best choice for your video conversion If you want to do the conversion on your local computer, we also have an MKV to MP4 converter download recommendation for you:

If you do not know which codecs to choose take:ĪAC/H.264. Otherwise, the default settings give the best result. Choosing a codec by hand is only recommended if your target device cannot play the video created by our converter.
