You are also displayed the current playing time and the total duration of the file. But these functions are not altogether forgotten as the user can achieve jumping to a desired time by dragging the slider in the main application window. It is a minimalist player allowing you to stop or pause the video and nothing else. Once you have loaded the MKV file to be converted to AVI, the application will pop up a video player allowing you to view the file either in its native size or in full-screen.

Before starting your work with the software, there are a couple of things you should be aware of: the application does not bring matroska codecs, so you will have to download them on your own and the recommended codec to work for the best conversion results is DivX, although it comes with a list of codecs by itself. The interface is as simple as can be, not requiring too much effort from the user, as everything is explicit.

It is a pretty harsh limitation, but even so you can judge the quality of the software. There is however a limitation that prevents full use of the software without paying the fee: it will convert only 1 minute of any video you try to convert. The software comes at a $29.99 price and no time restriction for evaluation purposes. So having a converter that can handle this format easily and with the least effort from the user would be a good addition to your software collection.ĭigitByte Studio comes to the rescue offering MKV to AVI Converter, a shareware application designed exclusively to convert MKV files to AVI video standard, just as its name says, and to split the resulting file. The format is highly appreciated among anime fans since it features selectable subtitle tracks and audio streams, chapter entries or menus (just like DVDs).Īs the cross-platform, open-source gains more and more turf, the need of converting to and from MKV will grow significantly. With Matroska files (MKV), however, the task may prove to be quite a difficult one, as the format is more complex, being able to contain video, audio and subtitles. Video conversion software is everywhere and turning from one standard to another is a cinch with most software.

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