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MKV to MP4 Converter - How to Convert MKV Format to MP4

MKV, abbreviate for Matroska Video, is a video file format that is used both online and on Windows-based computers. If you are Windows users with a lot of MKV files stored in your Windows computer, but occasionally want to use those MKV files on your Mac, you have to convert those MKV files to other format since .MKV files are not recognizable by Mac computers. MPEG-4/MP4 (.mp4), MPEG AVC (.mp4), and H.264 (.mp4) is a format that provides compatibility for Macs and for use on mobile devices, such as iPods and cell phones.

Therefore, converting MKV to MP4 on Mac is the best choice for you to do so. Video Converter for Mac provides the best conversion experience (including converting video & audio to and from AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, MKV, MKV etc), because it works in the same fashion on both Macs and windows-based computers by providing two versions for each operating system: Video Converter for Mac version and Video Converter for Windows version.

In this article, we would like to present how to convert MKV to MOV for Mac as an example.

Step 1: Add MKV files

Click "Add" button to browse your computer hard drive and load MKV videos you want to convert. This MKV to MP4 converter for Mac also supports directly drag & drop MKV files to the program.

Step 2: Select MP4 as output format

Click image button at right of each video item, and open drop-down box, then choose “MP4” as output formats.

There are a variety of custom settings that can be changed by simply clicking on the "Add profile" button, or by selecting one of the Presets to the left.

You can also edit files before the conversion: (optional)

You can also use the "Trim" function to clip videos size, "Crop" function to customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3 etc) and cut off black margins, split them into several segments, "Rotate", "Watermark" etc.

More details on MKV to MP4 for Mac user guide.

Step 3: Start MKV to MP4 Mac conversion (Lion included)

After the settings and the previews of videos, click the "Convert" button to start converting .MKV to .MP4 on Mac. The conversion process will finish in just a few minutes. When the program finishes changeing the .MKV to .MP4, the program will notify you.

Tips & Tricks

Some of the most popular MKV conversions for devices and applications: MKV to PS3, MKV to iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, 5), MKV to iPad (1, 2, 3, 4), MKV to QuickTime, MKV to iTunes, MKV to Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, MKV to FCP, MKV to iMovie, MKV to Xbox 360, MKV to Sony Vagas Pro, etc.

Video Converter for Mac is the all-in-one software to convert MKV to MP4 for Mac with just a few clicks with high video quality. , while it can also convert popular formats from MTS to MP4, QuickTime to MP4, 3GP to MP4 on Mac etc..