MakeMKV converts videos on proprietary discs into MKV or “Matroska Video” files. This container file format can hold an entire movie on a single file. What’s more, as a royalty-free, open and ...

We outline three simple methods for converting MKVs into the easier-to-play MP4 format, and help you decide which is best for you. MKV is an open-source container format that’s useful for storing ...

QWinFF is a free open source video converter for Windows 11/10. It is also available for other operating systems including Ubuntu, FreeBSD, and Fedora. It is based on FFmpeg which is a command-line ...

I’m a pretty big fan of Windows Media Center. In fact, it’s at the heart of my home theater system. Just one wrinkle: I can’t play MKV files from within the WMC interface. In case you’re not familiar ...

I realize that these are fairly difficult codecs, and that a lot of mobile devices won't play them out of the box. I'm planning on picking up a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 in a few hours (when the ...