MKV VS MP4: Overall Comparison and Format Conversion Method

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MKV VS MP4: Overall Comparison and Format Conversion Method

5 March 2019 Jennifer Thatcher Technology Manager of Test Dept.

Summary
MKV and MP4 are two common video formats. What's the difference between them? This article will introduce MKV and MP4 in details, compare the differences between them comprehensively, and provide you with the method of transforming MKV and MP4.

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MKV VS MP4: Definitions and Differences

What is MKV?
What is MP4?
The difference between MKV and MP4

How to Convert MKV and MP4 Formats (Interconvert or Convert to Other Formats)

MKV VS MP4: Definitions and Differences

What is MKV?

MKV is an open multimedia file encapsulation format. It can not only encapsulate a variety of different encoding video, different formats of audio and different language of subtitle stream into a file to save, but also compress the high-quality video into smaller files, which save as the encapsulation format of the high definition or Blu-ray video.

What is MP4?

MP4, with the full name of MPEG-4 Part 14, is a common video file encapsulation format, which is used to store video, audio and other media information mainly. MP4 is the most widely used videos formats which is supported by most media player and websites.

The difference between MKV and MP4

File format	MKV	MP4
Video quality	High quality and high-definition. It is the encapsulation format recommended by high-definition or Blu-ray video.	Good video quality.
Supported media player	Can be played on some mainstream media players.	Almost all media players are supported.
Supported mobile devices	Only some mobile devices are supported.	Almost all mobile devices are supported, such as mobile phones, tablets PC and other devices.
Supported video encoding	Almost all video encoding is supported.	MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4 ASP，H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, H.263, VC-1, Dirac, etc.
Supported audio encoding	Almost all audio encoding is supported.	MPEG-2/4(HE)-AAC，MPEG-1/2 Layers I, II, III(MP3),AC-3, Apple Lossless, ALS, SLS, Vorbis, etc.

Summary of the comparison:

1. MKV is usually used to encapsulate high-quality video.
2. MP4 is usually used to encapsulate video that needs to be played on mobile devices.
3. MP4 has a better compatibility, but the video quality of MP4 is slightly worse.
4. When being copied, moved and uploaded, the transition speed of files in MP4 format will be faster.
5. Compared with files in MP4 format, the files saved in MKV format is relatively larger and take more disk space.
6. MKV supports more video and audio formats than MP4.

How to Convert MKV and MP4 Formats (Interconvert or Convert to Other Formats)

If you want to interconvert MKV format and MP4 format, or convert them to other formats, it is recommended to use Renee Video Editor Pro. This software supports interconverting and editing between almost all video common formats.

Renee Video Editor Pro – Multi-function Video Editing Software

Screen Recording – Record screen and webcam in Windows computer.
Cut Videos & Audios – Users can record screen at will. User can customize the recording time, the size of the window, the resolution and the frame rate. While recording, users can adjust the speed, add customized watermark and set special effects for mouse.
Video editing – Merge, crop, rotate, cut and transform video easily. It can change and add background music, add subtitles, make the beginning and end of the film. It also can add and remove watermarks, add a variety of filter effects and so on.
Format conversion – Support to convert videos and audios into different formats.
Customize the compression mode – encoding and preservation of video and audio.
Music Function – Add background music to videos. You can create the voice over by yourself or add local music as background music.

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Conversion steps:

① First, download and install the Renee Video Editor Pro on your computer. Open the software, select [Video Toolbox].

② Enter into the video editing interface, click [Add Files] to select the target video.

③ Next, select the video format you want to convert in the output format bar, confirm the save path, and then click the [Start] button to convert and save the video.

Of course, if you want to do some other editing on videos, Renee Video Editor Pro can help you as well. The following will introduce some editing methods of other functions provided by Renee Video Editor Pro.

① Select the [Cut] function. If you only need a segment of the video, you can drag the progress bar or set the start and end times to cut the desired part from your video.

② Select the [Rotate & Crop] function. If you want to partially crop your video and remove the parts that are not required by the video, such as black bars and white bars, you just need to drag the cropping box to cut out the unwanted parts. Your videos also can be rotated, flipped horizontally and vertically.

rotate and crop with Renee Video Editor Pro

③ Select the [Watermark] function, click on [Watermark remover] and move the remove box to cover the unwanted watermark to it. After removing the watermark, you can also add different types of watermarks to your video, such as text, pictures, and videos and so on.

use watermark and watermark remover in renee video editor pro

④ Select the [Effect] function to add filter effects, zoom effects and volume effects. It can not only add a variety of filter effects to your video, but also zoom in and out on specific areas, as well as increase and decrease the volume of specific areas.

add video effect with Renee Video Editor Pro

⑤ In addition, you can also select [Music], [Subtitle] and other functions to change the background music and add subtitles for video with one-click. Select the [Opening/Ending] function to create the opening and ending scenes of your video.

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