As a light-weight and robust open source multimedia container, MKV quickly becomes the preferred file extension format for delivering HD content. Nevertheless, incompatible with a lot media player by default forcing users to seek alternatives. On the other hand, M4V is compatible with most media players, including VLC, QuickTime, iMovie and Apple devices. In that case, there's great need for converting MKV to M4V.
There are so many tools and utilities available out there for conversion of MKV to M4V both for Windows and Mac Platform. Some of them are online tools, while others are desktop application tools that run on the computer locally. In this artile, we'll cover the 3 main categories of video converter tool in 3 parts respectively.
- Part 1. Convert MKV to M4V via Desktop Converters
- Part 2. MKV to M4V Conversion Using Online Video Converter
- Part 3. Free MKV to M4V Converters (Optional)
Part 1. Convert MKV to M4V via Desktop Converters
Desktop MKV to M4V Converters are suitable for users who seek to get the best results in the shortest time possible. One Such MKV to M4V converter, rated among the top media converters, is Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, an highly interactive application that provides lossless conversion of media content at 30x the speed of conventional media converters.
Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate - Best Video Converter for Windows / Mac (Sierra Included)
- Directly convert MKV to M4V, MP4 to VOB (DVD-Video ), AVI, MOV and 1000+ other formats.
- Burn MP4 to DVD disk to play with your DVD player at 30X fastest speed.
- Optimized conversion presets for iDVD, iMovie, Final.
- Edit videos with the advanced video editing functions like trimming, cropping, adding watermark, subtitles etc.
- Download videos from YouTube and other 1000+ video sharing sites.
- Supported OS: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP/Vista/7/8, and Windows 10 (32 bit & 64 bit), Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra), 10.11(El Capitan), 10.10, 10.9, 10.8, 10.7, 10.6
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How to Professionally Convert MKV to M4V
Now let's take a look at the step-by-step guide to learn how Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate converts MKV files.
Step 1 Launch Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate and import the MKV media files into the application as shown.
Step 2 This step is optional unless you wish to edit the video according to your preference. Click the three edit icons below the uploaded MKV file according to your specific needs and you'll get another window, where you can use the inbuilt video editor to make adjustment.
Step 3 Select the output format as M4V under Video > M4V from the right pane.
Step 4 Click the Convert button and wait a few seconds till the MKV to M4V conversion completes.
Now you can check the converted MKV files in .m4v by clicking the Converted button.
Part 2. MKV to M4V Conversion Using Online Video Converter
Online conversion is often preferred for convenience since no installation is required and hence it does not take space on the computer. There are many free MKV to M4V converters out there, nevertheless not all of them are as trustworthy as some vendors sell. This part we'll introduce ConvertFiles. Follow the hints of the tool to start MKV to M4V conversion.
Step 1 Click Browse... to upload MKV file to the tool.
Step 2 Select MKV or other desired output format from the drop-down list. Note there're input and output format section, make sure you have selected them correctly.
Step 3 Hit Convert and wait for a few minutes till the conversion ends, after that, download the converted M4V files and enjoy yourself.
Some of the drawbacks with online conversion is that it takes a lot of time uploading the content for conversion, converting the file into the appropriate format and downloading it again. Some sites tend to be slow as they have to handle a lot of traffic.
Part 3. Free MKV to M4V Converters (Optional)
There are a wide variety of free MKV and M4V converters available out there offering conversion function only. A majority of these converters works slow and consumes a lot CPU memory as most of them use the internet. These converters do not have features for editing and customizing videos. FYI, we compare above 3 main kinds video tools in the following table.
| Product | Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate | Free MKV to M4V Converter | Online MKV to M4V Converters |
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| Editing MKV before Conversion |
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| Burn MKV to DVD |
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Jun 29,2017 19:35 pm / Posted by Christine Smith to MKV
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