How to Convert MKV to AVI with MKV Converter

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How to Convert MKV to AVI with MKV Converter

28 February 2019 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Summary
MKV and AVI are common video formats. Which one should be used in a new video? In this essay, we will talk about the differences between MKV and AVI. Meanwhile, we will tell you how to convert MKV to AVI and how to edit MKV videos.

Content

Part 1. MKV and AVI

Part 2. How to Convert MKV to AVI

Method 1: FFmpeg
Method 2: Renee Video Editor Pro

Part 3. How to Edit MKV Videos

Part 1. MKV and AVI

① MKV

MKV, called as Matroska video file, is a open, free multi-media container format.

Audios, videos and subtitles can be merged into one MKV file. For example, one MKV file contains a H.264 video, a MP3 or AAC audio. Therefore, MKV is usually used to save HD movies or videos.

MKV can save much information and support many compression forms of video, audio and subtitles. However, it can not be used in some devices, such as iPod, MP4 and some small devices.

② AVI

AVI (Audio Video Interleaved), one of the common PC video formats, is originally developed by Microsoft in 1992. It is the standard video format in Windows.

An AVI file can contain audio and video data, synchronize the audio and video play. Moreover, it can be created without any compression.

AVI is a traditional video format, which can contain high-qualified video in small size. Usually, AVI has few requirements for video players but has high compatibility. It can be used in PC, video games, smart phones, tablets, MP4 players, MP5 and PDA.

Difference between MKV and AVI:

	MKV	AVI
File type	Matroska video file	Audio video interleaved file
Developer	Matroska	Microsoft
Merit	(1) High-qualified video and audio; (2) uphold multi tracks and subtitles;	(1) Compatible with most of devices and multi-media players; (2) the base of MKV;
Demerit	(1) Unsupported by most of portable devices; (2) take up too much storage space;	(1) Incompatible with Mac and iOS devices; (2) compression will lead to quality reduce; (3) does not support embedded subtitle
How to Play	Nero 2014, BS.Player, DivX, Media Player Classic	Microsoft Windows Video, CyberLink PowerDirector 12 Ultra, Adobe Flash Professional CC, VideoLAN VLC media player

Since AVI has much compatibility than MKV, you can try to convert MKV to AVI with MKV to AVI converter when your MKV file can not be played.

Part 2. How to Convert MKV to AVI

If you wan to convert MKV to AVI, you can use try some MKV to AVI converter like FFmpeg and Renee Video Editor Pro!

Method 1: FFmpeg

FFmpeg is a open software for video editing. It is designed for command-line-based processing of video and audio files, and widely used for format trans-encoding, basic editing (trimming and merging), video scaling, video post-production effects, and standards compliance (SMPTE, ITU). If you don’t understand the command line operation well, you can view Method 2.

How to convert MKV to AVI with FFmpeg?

① Download FFmpeg. If you don’t know how to do, please click here to learn more about it.

② Press [Win + R] to open the dialog box; then input [cmd] to run it.

③ In the command prompt window, enter [C:\Windows\System32\ffmpeg.exe –i D:2019.mkv D:\AVI\2019.avi] and press [Enter]. The video can be converted to MP4.

Tips[C:\Windows\System32\ffmpeg.exe] refers to the location of ffmpeg.exe;
[D:2019.mkv] is the storage position and the video file name;
[D:\AVI\2019.avi] is the output position, the output folder and the output video name.
This command can be modified according to your own needs.

Method 2: Renee Video Editor Pro

Renee Video Editor Pro can help you edit videos with many tools, such as adding special effect, cutting, merging, removing watermarks, adding logos and subtitles. What’s more, it can realize automatic re-encoding and ensure audio and video synchronization, but not slow down the playback speed.

How to convert MKV to AVI with Renee Video Editor Pro:

① Download and install Renee Video Editor Pro. Open the software and select [Video Toolbox].

click video toolbox in renee video editor pro

② Click [Add Files] to select the target video

③ In the [Output Format] column, select AVI; then select the target folder to output the video. Finally, click [Start] to convert and save the video.

Part 3. How to Edit MKV Videos

If you want to edit MKV videos, you can use Renee Video Editor Pro. Get more about it with steps below.

① Cut. You can set the start and end time to cut some clips.

② Rotate and crop. You can rotate or crop the video screen.

③ Add effects. You can add filters, zoom in/out and add audios to your video.

add video effect with Renee Video Editor Pro

④ Add watermark. You can add text, image, video to your video; you can remove the watermark as well.

⑤ Add background music. You can add music or cerate audio record to your video, making it more attractive!

⑥ Add subtitle. You can add some subtitles to your video.

add subtitle with Renee Video Editor Pro

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