How to convert MKV to AVI MP4 WMV

Matroska's MKV "universal" container is described by its developers as "the extensible open standard Audio/Video Container". This translates to a multimedia Container designed to support practically any type of video or audio stream you might care to use. MKV stands for Matroska Video. The project itself is simply called Matroska.

The following MKV video conversion guide is going to show you how to convert MKV to AVI, convert MKV to MP4 and convert MKV to WMV for your iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, BlackBerry and a lot more portable players.

The software you will need is Clone2Go Video Converter Pro. ( free download )

Now let's take a look at how it performs to convert MKV to AVI MP4 WMV with this professional MKV Video Converter:

Step 1. Download the latest version of Clone2Go Video Converter Pro from http://www.clone2go.com . Install and launch it.



Step 2. Click the "Add Video" button to import the MKV file. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Add Video Files..." to add MKV files. You can also batch import MKV files (folder) by clicking "File -> Batch Add Video Files".

Step 3. From the "Profile" drop-down list, you can choose the most appropriate output format. For example, if you want to convert MKV to AVI, you can navigate to "AVI Video" category and choose the format you need from the subcategory.



Note: You can also customize a specific profile to meet your needs as shown below:



Step 4. Click the "Start Encode" button to start to convert MKV to AVI, MKV to MP4 and MKV to WMV.

After the conversion is complete, you can click the "Folder" button in the main interface to access the output files.

How to convert DVD to iPod touch/nano/classic?

Apple iPod accepts MP4 format, so you just need a converter that will go from DVD to MP4 if you want to watch DVD movies on your iPod. After you get the output iPod compatible MPEG-4 videos converted from DVD's, drag them to your iPod with the sync of iTunes. Below is the step by step tutorial showing how to convert DVD to iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod classic.

The software you will need is Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter. ( free download ) Let's take a look at how it performs:

1. Download Clone2Go DVD to iPod Converter. Install and run it.

2. Click the "Open DVD" button to load the DVD movie. Alternatively, you can click "File -> Open DVD..." to import the DVD disc. After the DVD is imported, there will be a list of DVD titles showing in the program. Note: If your DVD movie is saved as a folder in your computer hard drive, you need to click the "Add Video" button to locate and import the movie.



3. Tick the longest DVD title from the list. Double click this title and you will preview the movie in the program.
Note: If you want to merge all the DVD chapters/titles into one single file, you need to click the "Options" tab in the Clone2Go interface and make the settings as shown below:



4. Choose the most appropriate profile from the "Profile" drop-down list according to the brand of your iPod (iPod touch, iPod nano or iPod classic). Note: You can also customize a specific profile to meet your needs.



5. Click "Start Encode" to start to convert DVD movie to iPod video.

6. Add the output files to iTunes and sync them to your iPod.

Done.

Extracted from http://www.clone2go.com/tutorials/convert-dvd-to-ipod.php