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If the Download Now link takes you to the developer's Web site, copy-and-paste the following URL into your browser's address bar: http://www.emmgunn.com/downloads/mkvtools%202.2.1.zip

Version 2.0 is still free and available here.

DESCRIPTION

MKVtools is a collection of tools used to manipulate .mkv and .ogm video files. It's primary purpose is to convert .ogm and .mkv files into more user friendly formats - either .avi files, .mp4 files or as individually extracted track files. MKVtools is trialware - only $4.99 for full functionality, though it will function unregistered, with some minor limitations.

Key features include:

  • Convert .mkv and .ogm videos to either .avi files or .mp4 files.
  • Extract the selected tracks as individual video, audio and/or subtitle files.
  • Intuitively select desired video, audio and/or subtitle tracks to proces, with the ability to verify the selections using video preview.
  • Use presets for one step encoding or passthru copying for playback on iphones/ipods, Apple TV, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
  • Embed selected subtitle track (i.e., hard subtitles) into the video.
  • Control the font, size and positioning of the embeded subtitles.
  • Split .mkv videos into sections of a specified file size or by start/end time.
  • Extract or delete tracks from .mkv files.
  • Join, mux and change the pixel aspect ratio of .mp4 videos.
  • Add jobs to a queue either individually or in batches via drag and drop so you can process multiple files overnight (registered copies only).
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.2.1:
  • Added Snow Leopard compatibility
REQUIREMENTS
Tested on Intel systems running Mac OS X 10.5.x, but will probably will work on older systems with limited loss of functionality.

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Developer:EmmGunn
Downloads:20,573
  - Version d/l:2,130
Multimedia & Design:Video
License:Shareware
Date:01 Sep 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$4.99
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Aug 21 2009

TIAGO  Not working (at all) in Snow Leopard...  
(Version 2.2)

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Oct 26 2008
***..

BEIGE  Beware - the license is tied to your machine so now I'm stuck using this on my mac mini...   
(Version 2.1)

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Jul 20 2009

26CAB40  Contact the author with your registration details.  
(Version 2.2)

praisebury
+1

Oct 12 2008

JOSHMUNKEY  This is a jack-of-all-trades application, but a master of very little when it actually comes down to it. The handling of .ogm files is wonderful to see, and the ease of file extraction really sings to me as I am constantly tinkering with the streams of my files, but there's so many bumps all over the place that leave me scratching my head, such as a lackluster interface and feature set when actually converting files (a lack of automatic bitrate calculations becomes a bother, as well as the half-assembled height/width bar that leaves some of my .h264 files oddly squished when the original file under Quicktime has differing normal size and current size, natively).

In a way I suppose that I keep coming back to this application because the more efficient and robust ffmpegx has all but kicked the bucket and I am hoping to see the same sorts of innovation that that old and decaying application brought, but... maybe they are just two separate and differing things all together. It's a sad feeling knowing that I need to jump to a Windows partition to do even the most rudimentary of tasks with AVC files if I want exacting quality, but it just seems that for now that is the way it is.  
(Version 2.1)

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Oct 8 2008

AIKOUSHA  I don't know what form of mkv files those who gave this a 5 were converting, but it wasn't x264 based...

I've been trying this on and off since it was version 1 of mokgvm2DVD. I had EXACTLY one conversion come through correct and easily on the video portion, but the subtitles were screwed up (tiny with no way to change the size or position, yup I know about the options button).

However, probably not due to the GUI or tools in this package, it can't cleanly convert any of the stupid matroska files I need to convert. I actually have to give these to people outside the company to deal with. The video that results from this and it's previous versions have stalls, drop outs, jumping blocks and in ALL cases now, have a really bizarre form of horizontal digital streaking. My guess this is due to a popular windows x264 (not a compliant H264) codec that has no Mac/Unix/Linux equivalent, and it screws up like this due to improper header information and something critical in the actual image processing that is not completely compliant with H264.

On top of that, nothing I have given this new version (MKV Tools), can even get the subitles to burn into the video. Since everything I deal with has subtitles of one form or another, this is a deal breaker.

I do like the fact that matroska files converted with this maintain audio sync correctly, even though there isn't a single player out there that can maintain sync while playing the mkv files I deal with, live.

I'm sorry I can't give this a recommendation, even if the main problem is most likely with the idiots on the Windows encoding side, but a Matroska converter that can't convert matroska files to make them watchable (regardless of whose fault it is), is fairly useless.  
(Version 2.1)

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Aug 19 2008

LOKHEED  You cannot charge for this program. A substantial portion of the codebase is under the GPL licence and a recent ruling enforces that licence like all others.

If you intend to use the code from GPL programs, you cannot charge or cripple the software.

Read more: http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/open_source/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210004213  
(Version 2.1)

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0
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Aug 20 2008

EMMGUNN  Not true. See here - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html - which specifically discusses the selling GPL code.  
(Version 2.1)

praisebury
0

Jul 29 2008

FROMAGE-HEAD  "mokgvm2DVD had trouble determining how long your video is. Enter the lenght (in second)"

Is it a joke ?  
(Version 2.0)

praisebury
-1
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Apr 29 2008

JDUB800  This doesn't make playable DVDs. Who wants to use MPEG-2? I certainly don't...  
(Version 2.0)

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Mar 18 2008

ANDY49  I don't know how many people know this, but Roxio Toast 8 and 9 converts and burns these files perfectly into playable DVD's. No need for this.  
(Version 1.2)

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0
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Apr 28 2008

TRONDAH  You are aware that this app is $3.50 while Toast Titanium is $99.99 right?  
(Version 2.0)

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0

Mar 12 2008

ANDY49  This does not convert mkv files on 10.5. It says complete within seconds.  
(Version 1.2)

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0
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Aug 26 2007

HAGOUN  Mplayer is able to read mkv files quite well (containing rv9/10, h264 or wm9 video track).

Just download last xcode package to compile it.

Otherwise, nice to extract subtitles and other extras from mkv files  
(Version 1.0.2)

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