MKVtools is the new name for MoKgVm2DVD. The new name is due to its expanded capabilities in converting .ogm and .mkv files into more user friendly formats - either .avi files, .mp4 files or as individually extracted track files. MKVtools is trialware - only $3.50 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 .mp4 files for playback on (a) iphones/ipods, (b) Apple TV (still in beta so I need feedback), and (c) hopefull in the future 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.
- Create a user-definable test clip to check settings (.avi only).
- Add jobs to a queue either individually or in batches via drag and drop so you can process multiple files overnight (registered copies only).
Version 2.0:
- Name changed to MKVtools
- Added the capability to convert to .mp4 files
- Includes a preset for simple conversion to iPod/iPhone playback
- Includes a preset for conversion to Apple TV (still in beta so need feedback)
- Processing speeds should be dramatically increased with better use of multi-core processors
- Provides warnings for incompatible codec combinations
- Does a better job of handling multiple files dragged to the processor window
Mac OS X 10.4 or later though may work on older systems. Power PC processors may have issues with converting to aac low complexity audio for ipod/iphone use.
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