General Discussion - Guide on how to convert DVD to MKV on Windows and Mac sophy - Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:40 am Post subject: Guide on how to convert DVD to MKV on Windows and Mac
MKV, short for Matroska Video, unlike MP3, MP4 and things like those, is not a media format but an extensible open standard Audio/Video container. We can define it as a multimedia container. It supports various audio, video and subtitle compression formats, namely, AVI, RealMedia, MOV and MP4 for QuickTime, ASF, WMV, etc.
HD Video/HF Audio as one of the main features of MKV, many users want to rip their DVD to video so that they can play on their PC or laptops with the quality preserved. That is what DVD to MKV conversion can do for them. Here we need:
Part I. How to Convert DVD to MKV on Windows Step 1. Import DVD files
Launch the DVD to MKV Converter. Click “File” or “Load DVD” and select the DVD files you want to convert.
Step 2. Select the output format
Click “Customize” in “Tools”, or click “Profile” and select the optimized format. If you want to play the file on different applications, “Customize” in “Tools” on the toolbar is recommended.
Step 3. Start the conversion
Click “Start” after the setting is completed. Leave the process alone for anything else as this DVD to MKV ripper will complete the conversion and even shut down the computer automatically for you.
This DVD MKV Converter provides us powerful editing functions, cropping, trimming, effect adjusting, watermark adding and merging.
Part II. How to convert DVD to MKV on Mac
For Mac OS users, Mac DVD to MKV Ripperconverts DVD to MKV in a similar way.
Step 1. Load DVD files
Launch Mac DVD to YouTube Ripper, click “Load DVD”, “Load IFO” or “Source” to import DVD files.
Step 2. Select the output format
Click “Format” or “Settings” to select MKV (*.mkv) from the list as the output format. And then define the location to save the output file.
Step 3. Click “Start” to convert DVD
You can start the conversion when everything is settled. The converting software will also complete the whole conversion automatically.
This Mac DVD to MKV converter allows you to edit the files you want to convert by cropping, trimming, adjusting effects and merging them.