How to convert MKV to MP4 

I've been using VLC for a decade and NEVER knew it had a built in converter! THANK YOU!

I've been using OBS for like 2 years now and this is just the time that I realize that I can just convert my mkv file to mp4 through OBS. Thanks for this, really!!

Kevin, thanks for making your presentation so clear and easy. You are a fine instructor indeed!

Something to note. The time bar across the bottom is not the time it will take. It will show the length of the video, for instance in my case a 20 minute MKV. The progression is where it is in the video at that moment. For me it took almost 50 minutes to convert to MP4 that 20 minute video. I had closed everything else I could see that was open and went in the background and ended all tasks that didn't need to be running to see if that helped, but not by much. The output did have sound for VLC. I had problems with other software having no sound in the MP4. Why it worked with this one and not the others, I couldn't say. I see comments from several that this way of doing it they still had no sound. I'd suggest a google search on VLC MKV to MP4 conversion no audio.

I've been using VLC Media Player for several years now. It's my player of choice as it seems to play virtually anything that I want to view without any issues. MKV files can be quite large and it's great to be able to convert them into the more common and usable MP4 format. Thank you for the video, it's is very helpful.

Another very useful video ... so convenient I was about to "google it" and RU-vid read my mind and this video popped up as a recommended view .

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I have been using VLC for literally decades ... and I did not know it can transcode video formats! I've always used Adobe Premiere Pro / Media Converter for most things video but it doesn't support the MKV container. Brilliant! You are one clever guy, Kevin.

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I can't thank you enough for this video! I had no idea that OBS had a built-in converter lying right by the place I'm always clicking to find my vids! super helpful 5/5!!!

Thank you. I started the process of using VLC because of OBS Studios only to find out halfway through at the end of the video of how to do it withing OBS. That streamlines things a great deal.

That's fine. However, sometimes there are subtitles in the mkv, and you might want to embed them in the resulting mp4 file. It is also possible to do this using VLC, using the "Edit profile" button in the "Convert" dialog. Then go to "Subtitles" and use the respective checkbox.

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Thank you so much. All your videos are helpful, very informative, direct to the point and it really works.

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Quick and simple. I enjoy RU-vid videos like this. Thanks, Kevin.

Wonderful I did not know! Thank you!

Thank you, Kevin, you have just saved me a lot of time and hustle in the MKV - MP4 conventions. Thanks a million.

thank you so much I've been struggling for days after obs recorded it i mkv and this finally worked!

I needed this.

tysm i was going crazy untill i found this video :)

That OBS remux is a lifesaver!!! Thank you!

great video. You have a great voice,you speak clearly and fluently. No extra fillers. Thank you.

I have tried VLC on a number of AVI files to MP4. But, for MKV to MP4, use Handbrake. It's free and has far more quality and subtitle options and it's far easier to use. And, you can do a batch of MKV's and let it run overnight.

Thanks very interesting. I have to be honest and say I thought you were going to use Handbrake, which is a dedicated video file conversion tool. I didn’t know OBS could be used for conversion. For the more advanced user I would suggest using ffmpeg in the terminal as you can the directly copy from MKV to MP4 without re-encoding. Perhaps a follow-up video using ffmpeg ?

Thanks for the tutorial. I'm working on some projects and I was scared when I encountered this format. Also, thank you for teaching how to use OBS as a converter too.

i've been using VLC for years but never knew it can convert video. Now I don't have to download other converter. Thanks Kevin.

Hi, when i converted it to an MP4 on obs it deleted all the audio, does that usually happen?

neither VLC or OBS converted the file to MP4! VLC did something but the new "converted" file was still an MKV! and OBS did literally nothing! be cool if you could update this video!

Amazing video Kevin. I certainly didn't know VLC did that!

Thank you Keven, You are a marvelous trainer, and problem solver

Nice video. Thanks for creating a video on my suggestion.

followed instructions to a tee, but it just re-saves as another mkv

You’re a life saver!! Thank youu i was gonna go mad 😭 I downloaded this video for after effects and it was an mkv file when I needed mp4 so this helped a ton!!

Nice tutorial very informative and straight forward. Thanks!

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Didn't work, they don't start playing

I've tried with VLC but ended up converting my vids with OBS and it worked. Thank you Mr Kevin!

wow i actually had no idea i could convert mkv to mp4s this entire time with obs, thanks !

Thanks for subbing

every time i convert the mkv file to mp4 the video is missing and it's just the audio. I've been trying to figure out why for days

Thank you so much🙏 The editing app I use doesn’t support mkv files and I got so worried I would have to re-record the whole video as an mp4 and then I found this video. Saved me a lot of trouble

You're a good man Mista Kevin. Thank you so much!

it doesnt work

Thank you so much for helping me you just earned a new sub.

This video was sooo useful not gonna lie! Thanks for posting this! I liked and Subscribed because of this!

I've been looking for a way to convert my .mkv file from obs, without downloading anymore software, glad I've found this, and now I can easily convert it using obs through remux. thanks

I had no idea you could use OBS to convert files. That was such a life saver!

Never knew this. HUGE HELP! TY so much!

Thanks, man, this saved my day. I already knew about VLC but for some reason it didn't work. I had OBS installed this whole time, but I didn't know it can "remux". I made sure to like the video after job's done

Thank you so much!! Keep up the good work mate!

Kevin, your video on converting video formats is excellent! Clear and simple. Thanks!!! Art S.

Thank you so much for this video!!!!! Really helped me out since I'm just starting out with streaming and podcasting! Really appreciate your effort and work in sharing this!

you made it easy to find what I was looking for and most resources led to VLC player. thank you

THANK YOU SOO MUCH I WAS FREAKING OUT BEFORE I SAW THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Once again, thanks for all you do....glad to see your success, you have helped me solve a ton of problems along the way!

Thank you so much man, my obs recorded in mkv format and i was so confused why premiere rush could not see it, thanks bigtime man

YESSSSSSS LIFE SAVER. Thanks alot bro i spent like an hour recording a vid on OBS to realise it was in MKV not MP4 so my video editing software didnt let me edit it and i was so worried bro. Thanks alot

This was very helpful! Thank you sincerely!

the OBS way of doing it is amazing ! thank you !

Hi, I really enjoy and get benefit out of your every single video. Thanks for sharing :)

Thanks, man! Always a great help

Thank you so much for an easy step tutorial video!

THANKYOU KEVIN. YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

Obrigada pela dica do OBS Studio, gosto de gravar meus videos no meu HP Windows , detesto o meu Mac , voce me salvou , com adica do OBS (ja tenho instalado e sempre grava em MKV) agora ja sei com fazer graças a esse video. Thank YOU!

This is extremely helpful! Thank u so much! Doing this right away.

Oh my god thank you so much. This will really help me out!

I know about VLC already and it's not quite good as ever. But for the OBS is very new for me and it works great!. Thank you for sharing Kevin!

Attempting to do this now, with a video from a recent debate I engaged in. Thanks for the help.

Thanks for sharing this helpful Video Saved my Sunday TV Film on a winter COVID 19 Lockdown .

You are a boss for creating this video. Many thanks !

thanks you really helped i was trying to find ways for a long time and your the only one who helped THANKS...!!!!

All of this mans vids help me so much

Thank you!!!!!!!!! I have converted w/VLC for years. It is now way too buggy/frustrating. I have also used OBS for years too. I had no idea conversion was available, quick and simple.. Thanks!!!

Thanks. This is exactly what I needed. I used your link.

thanks so much! i previously used handbrake to try and convert mkvs/webm video files into mp4s so i could edit them. it worked 1 time (took 3 hours for a 3min video), and then after that it would only successfully convert like 20 seconds of the video before quitting. i tried using it again and it estimated to take TEN hours to convert a 3 min video… so i switched to vlc and it works so well !! only takes 2 or so hours :)

VLC Messes up my MP4 files, I did not know you can do it from OBS though! This is gonna save me a lot of time, thank you!

Hi there. Thank you for this video. It helped me to convert an MKV to an MP4, but it was not quite as smooth as it worked for you. What I mean by this is whenever I did the final step, an error message window popped up saying there is already a file there with that name, although I am 100% sure there was not. It converted it to the location I chose, even though the error message made it seem like it did not, but then the VLC windows are hard to close. I need to click "close windows" in the bottom bar several times before it closes. I had to try it many times before I finally got the conversion done.

Thanks so much this helped a lot I liked and subscribed ❤️

Thanks you so much, I was trying to upload a video to simple transfer so I can upload it to my phone and edit it. Thank you so much. Dropped a like and a sub.

Hey Kevin i want to say thank you for not wasting my time unlike some other tip youtubers

I don’t need this right now but it will come handy someday, cheers!

yo thanks for this video, It helped me a ton lol. I subbed to your channel too.

Thanks a lot Kevin...this is exactly what I wanted

You Tutorials are honest and great

Thank you Kevin...this is really helpful.

Hi Kevin. Thanks for the video. It is a detailed one. However, upon conversion of the .mkv video to mp4 using VLC media player, the video lost its audio content. I could not hear what was being said in the video. Is there a reason for this?

worked for me and was quick converting my files to .mov files, thank you super happy

Thank you sir... you just made my life so much more simple! 🔥

Thank you so much for your very useful video!!! Have yourself a lovely day :)))

Great video and information. I will say this though, if you would have mentioned in the beginning that you had two ways of doing this and what they were it would have saved me from having to download the first one, then realizing obs is another way, (which I use daily) and uninstalling the first. This isn't negative. I loved the video. I'm just letting you know incase your into self improvement as much as I am.

Thanks So Much. This was such a great help.

its 2024 and this just saved me ..my videos from obs was being saved to canva as a mk4 and i couldnt do anything with that but this video let me know that obs had its own converter in it so thanks

my friend, you deserve every sub you have, thank you

Thanks helped me a ton for editing I had put all my recordings into mkv format and was dead ended lol.

What an excellent video Kevin. Thank you.

THANK YOU SO MUCH I NEED THIS FOR AN EDIT THAT IM MAKING! TYYYSMMMM!!!

VLC is one powerful piece of software for many things. Great video as always

Thx man. That helps a lot