Quick convert MKV to M4V on a Mac

UPDATE: New method for Snow Leopard can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJkg3kgSr0

Short HowTo video tutorial on how to convert those pesky HD BT MKV into Mac ATV/XBOX 360 friendly m4v files without re-encoding the video portion.

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• mkv
• m4v
• convert
• OSX
• MAC
• XBOX
• 360
• ATV
• Apple
• TV

[y2jcjy2j7]

You can actually use VLC Media Player to extract a MP4 file or just about any format you need out of the mkv. I have snow leopard and cannot do that with Quicktime X.

[bmaltais]

@y2jcjy2j7 Subler will do that too and will package them in a valid MP4 at the same time. VLC has trouble doing that.

[flipstylez18]

i need help here. i'm trying to convert Wall-E but it's not giving me the Export option on quicktime. the option's not highlighted. can you help me out?

[bmaltais]

@flipstylez18 Check the description of this video. There is a link to a new video that will teach you a new method that work in snow leopard.

[JohnWilliams713]

Make sure that you check the very first dropdown "File Format:" and select MP4. Mine defaulted to MP4 (ISMA) and pass though was greyed out. Good luck.

[bsbungie]

Under the Window menu, select Movie Properties (or just press command-j) and you'll see a list of each track. Disable the subtitle track and you should be all set.

[legomyfego]

PLEASE HELP. My file format is set to MP4, and "Pass Through" is still greyed out for me. It's the only the selection that's greyed out as a matter of fact. The file I am trying to encode is originally a Matroska, and I am trying to get it to be able to play on my iTunes and be uploaded to my iPod.

[bizzyb0t]

Hey guys. Download the app Subler. Go into the Preferences, Audio, tick the box next to Change audio to AAC. Now click "New" under the file menu, open your MKV. Then save, and it will output an M4V (iTunes MP4, h.264, AAC) that will play in your PS3 and Xbox.

[Jugdesi]

@flipstylez18 hey you have to wait until the movie has loaded on the quicktime player you can see the progress bar where the time is displayed 00:00:00 on the left of the quicktime

[amacgeekster]

@y2jcjy2j7 using your installer disc, locate the "Optional Installs.mpkg" launch it and you will be presented with the ability to install Quicktime 7. You can have both Quicktime X and Quicktime 7 running concurrently on your Mac. Purchase the Pro license from the Apple Store for $29.00US.

[evertuber]

i followed the exact steps after downloading perian but it doesnt support me with the "pass through" option in the video options, any ideas? thanks

[0MrFusion0]

@shraytiwarigmail my quicktime recognizes the format and it's up to date, umad.

[shraytiwarigmail]

worst and stupidest video i have ever seen! You have a old quick time player as the new one doesn't even recognize the format.

[HappySpaceInvdr]

@theperformingguy112

It works for me when the video in the MKV is h.264. I've been using tsMuxer to do this for about 3 years now - you just rewrap the MKV as a .m2ts stream and then, when it's finished, change the file extension to .mp4 and transfer it to the PS3 (I use EyeConnect to share the file to the PS3 and then pull the file down onto the PS3 by copying it).

[theperformingguy112]

@flipstylez18 you have to wait for the video to load fully. when the play bar has gone completely grey, your ready to convert. Hope this helped.

[theperformingguy112]

@HappySpaceInvdr No. That may fool a human, but not a computer. The computer or PS3 will read the video and audio tracks, not the codec (in this case, .mp4), then notice its incompatible. The only thing a codec does is tell the computer what application to run the file with, and also helps people identify the type of file they are dealing with.