How to Convert MKV to MP4 in VLC Media Player | Free!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

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[@zzLIAMLLC-f9v]

For those having the problem where the file keeps converting to another MKV file, the fix is to rename the file so that '.mkv' is not in the file name. So the part at 3:40 in the video - make sure that you are not keeping the same file name (delete '.mkv' from the file name) so that the VLC program corrects your file to a '.mp4'

[@Anonymike365]

There is nothing that I love more than a simple instruction video! Looking online there are tons of options to convert but nothing points to VLC. I always forget how useful VLC is, and the crazy thing is I used OBS to actually record this video but since it was my first time I didn't spend the time learning it to see that it actually can do this same thing. With you adding that information at the end, now I know! And knowing is half the battle! Thanks so much for the videos. Saved me a lot of time. I recorded an 8-hour video that I need to edit parts out and it was recorded in MKV.

[@brucemai1429]

Video for KZbin HD will downgrade a 1080 video to 720. HOWEVER, I noticed there's a setting that says MPEG 4 1080p TV/device. THAT WORKED! Just a little tip.....

[@Rockabillyman26]

I converted the mkv file to mp4 using VLC media player, but when I play the mp4 file after it converted, there is no sound.

[@johnnations5932]

Exactly the problem I am having. Help!

[@kindklan8020]

@@johnnations5932 on the page with Convert and the profile like Video - H MP4 or whatever there's a little wrench go into there keep original video and original audio i'd go into more detail but you're a smart guy you can figure it out

[@viggy.s_exe]

@@kindklan8020 but dumb guys are gonna need more. So could you please explain what exactly needs to be done

[@mediocampistani]

hi, i converted a 27 mins video and it's just 5 seconds now, what's wrong?

[@jimhall1095]

Hello, I this exact same operation but after the file was converted there is only audio and no video. Any help would be great!

[@catritz]

Don't ya just love it when things work out... Followed instructions, step by step. Took 40 minutes to convert. It said mp4/avi Played 6 seconds, with no sound... Will try again later with the wrench thing, including audio however where the 202 MB got to, who knows? *Heavy sigh* ...

[@JayeWeighsIn]

Thank you for the easy tutorial! I'm an OBS noob, and had no idea I needed to do something to make it record as MP4 instead of MKV! You just saved me $80 from buying a converter! 🙌🏻😊

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@redcrispyfruit]

fyi you can change this directly in OBS as well. so you don't even have to convert. file>settings>output>recording format MPEG-4 (.mp4)

[@iyeetzp6395]

thanks i needed to Convert my OBS recording

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help. I do have another video on how to do the conversion in OBS.

[@sajanabro7915]

Mee Too Bro!😹💔🙌

[@VettaBoop]

Me as well lol

[@Holly-pf4mi]

Same😂

[@SolomonBMonroe]

Just change the file output dot setting under the settings selection inside OBS

[@alinorafoster]

I followed instructions on here, but I repeatedly had a problem where the first few seconds of video on the MKV was lost. The audio made it through, but the video only picked up about 6 seconds in. I tried a couple different MP4 codecs and got identical results.

[@justinedward1490]

same here. did you find a solution? I tested and chose H.265 + MP3 (MP4) instead of the first MP4 choice. It fixed the issue of the first few seconds being lost but the file size was substantially smaller

[@paulbrady8888]

Excellent clarity and sensible speed of demonstration. Too often the help videos are recorded with lightning speed and it's impossible to follow the sequence comfortably. So, well done

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it was helpful!

[@perspectivestudioscaribbea5899]

Thanks man appreciate the tip, it's a 20 year old VHS recording that EZcap saved as mkv and I need to get it into Premiere to get rid of the dead space at the top and bottom. cheers 👍🏾

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

No problem, glad I could help you out 👍

[@brucemai1429]

Okay! This method worked. Trying to use the actual h264 setting only rendered a 164kb file. The only issue I have is the KZbin HD profile downgraded my 1080 vid to 720. I want to keep the 1080 resolution.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 👍

[@TheCrowMan235]

Try the MPEG 4 one that say 1080p for TV, worked for me

[@Goji73]

How do you select different audio tracks when exporting? I have an mkv with more than one audio track and when it gets exported as an mp4, it comes out mute.

[@supertankeozuwu9354]

Same problem, did you found how?

[@Goji73]

@@supertankeozuwu9354 Nope

[@RockoTheBigEaredWienerDog]

What if your VLC media player doesn't have a media tab?

[@smokepepsi]

I can't believe there's so many websites that try to charge you for it, when in reality it's this simple! Many thanks :)

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 👍

[@knownasspec]

Thank you! you're a lifesaver I was just recording and had a power cut and obs saved my video in MKV, Really easy to follower along with👍

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@cr0uchingtiger]

I have an issue with this. Mine does this weird thing where, in VLC it plays the converted file as audio, unless I scrub the time line. If I play it in Media Player, it plays it as video and not audio.

[@SketchBud]

When I tried to convert it into MP4, I only got the video but not the audio that goes with it.

[@domytib9092]

I did it but if i convert with the First option for mp4 : the vlc doesnt start it; Then if i convert with the second one : the video starts but the audio is not the same as the Labial Why?

[@ElinaGl]

I cannot thank you enough !!! Finally found a really easy, helpful and excellently explained video !

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@clxudzYT]

I love it when I click on a tutorial, and one of the first things I hear is exactly the problem I'm stuck at. Amazing!:D

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@error-503-serviceunavailable]

when i saw this its already been 2 years since its been uploaded (2023) just want to say thankyou. because its been 2 days me trying to find a software that would let me convert my mkv vid without paying. unfortunately cant do it online since the file size is 5 gb ( recorded a full game ( little misfortune (very much recommend it))) thankyou

[@ariansmovies]

I appreciate this video. Here's a little token of appreciation since I found this video very helpful. Enjoy!!! lol.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks for that! I appreciate the support. All the best!!

[@casualknight7844]

bruh i only hear sounds when i convert it

[@lastoutlaw3882]

I have been successfully converting files from mkv to mp4 but for some days it is giving an error OVERWRITE or KEEP EXISTING FILES and then it doesn't restart. I clicked on keep existing file then nothing happened and when I clicked OVERWRITE then it restarts again.

[@jerrymjohn7720]

same here :(

[@Dashkiyaan10]

Many thanks for the clear tutorial. Any thoughts on why my recently taken vids are much smaller than the older ones (I'm talking 4900kb vs 160000kb) Also the smaller files only play audio in Windows media player? Any help would be appreciated. Keep it up, thanks again.

[@RADraddy]

so how come when i do it it doesn't work?

[@teaforthree1]

What a shame the current VLC looks nothing like this. No progress bar either

[@MDiToro]

Excellent video, well explained, with accurate and concise information. Straight to the point. Thank you very much!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 👍

[@MrChrisnaron]

Very clear and concise. You are now on my list of where to go to, next time I have a problem.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help you out.

[@mdmohiuddin6943]

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[@ash8207]

Thank you for the easy, clear instructions!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 👍

[@matthewmwansa9697]

Thanks, men you are the only one who knows how to explain this process, the rest suck at explaining

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks 👍

[@JohnBerkstresser]

Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for in converting my mk4 files.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Thanks for watching.

[@ruipedro4195]

Hello, maybe you can explain why when I want to convert an AVI file to MP4, my VLC Player converts to MKV?! What can I do to resolve this issue?

[@ajanakabbo1845]

its not work after convert by vlc file has loose his property only 199 bytes when i chose video for youtube. and when i choose h-264 mp3 (mp4) after convert when i play it its only audio not support video.

[@akskeybord2419]

I did exactly as you said but it changed to mv4 not mkv please help

[@piecethepuzzle]

I'm confused... I followed your exact instructions and the video keeps just re-saving as an MKV file :(

[@guenterfoedinger4575]

I don't have a media heading. I have File/Edit/View/History/Bookmarks. Perhaps you could update.

[@nuniyoa]

i've been waiting on my conversion for like an hour now or something and when i check the file properties it says it's at 0 bytes :( would this be file size related?

[@gojifan05]

im uploading a 2hr long movie and its still loading just slowly so its probably something else

[@marym2761]

As many others have commented, the converted MP4 often has video, but no sound. Will someone answer the question of how to prevent this?

[@LetsGetHaunted]

Ahhhhh I have a MacBook and rather than "convert/save" it says "convert/stream". When I try to convert the mkv to mp4, it converts the file but with no audio. Any tips?

[@davidbeach7187]

Didn't work for me I'm afraid. As for me, I am trying to convert KaraFun Karaoke files to MP4, just cant seem to do it. Mind you, I am still with Windows 7 Pro. I am assuming that KaraFun is a MKV file, or is it !!!

[@Freddylikefood]

Subtitles from a movie with subtitles are lost when converting from MKV to MP4.

[@bones-nq9fu]

it only converts the first few seconds of the video into mp4... the rest of it is still in the mkv file

[@roydaniel5642]

Literally does nothing after I click save. No bar ever pops up at the bottom.

[@josegdumbniglet_1]

i converted a 4k movie mkv to mp4 and somehow it went from 52gb to 700mb so something doesnt work

[@stevegumanit8230]

I understand this video, but I need to convert to MP4 to watch on my TV. WHICH VCL CODE IS THAT PLEASE

[@90FirstGenPGT]

Awesome, thank you for the video! Liked.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 🤗

[@jjthoughts9920]

it doesn't work for me the vlc program just minimize after i select "start"

[@blessingschirwa5745]

It works but it takes too much time for movies any other alternative

[@ALVINSTALVIN]

I had no idea that VLC, a media player I use a tonne could do this :) I don't usually comment and am just a passive observer. But this saved me so much hassle with file conversion. Thank you so much ^_^

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad to help!

[@LucasCaldwell]

when I do this MKV just crashes... any idea why?

[@davidchaddock5358]

My problem is that I have external hard drives with video recordings from my (now defunct) samsung tv that won't play on my laptop because apparently they're in some dodgy encrypted format and I need them.

[@iifoox5438]

I’ve tried that. But the VLC won’t change it!!!

[@redlinemx2879]

You need to make sure when assigning the file to a destination that you add .mp4 at the end of the files name

[@viviressufrir]

@@redlinemx2879 it wont let me change it it keeps sayin mpg

[@nomad8994]

Love the wallpaper nice Caravan and Twin Otter

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks! Took that photo in Vancouver Canada.

[@xoliqnazarovhumoyunbek5819]

When i played video after it converted, Video automatically played 1.5x speed

[@mediocampistani]

hi after i converted the video, it went from 27 mins to 5 seconds why?

[@Sothus2]

I have a Problem: i took dvds and made them mkv then tried to make them mp4s for my ipod and when it got done with it, it was still mkvs and not mp4s some work some didnt 6 failed 4 worked 6:4

[@damismith9644]

ive done this same exact thing but it still came up as mkv . what do i do?

[@catalino8010]

vlc creates a 1kb video or some file , doesnt work on my side :(

[@TheManuz]

Thanks! Love it for not installing some bullshit video converter app! VLC rocks!

[@SeaMitchell]

If this works I'll finally be able to edit in 2160 quality, so thanks man!!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 👍

[@zenmindclub]

THE END GETS CUT OFF BY VLC. HOW TO FIX THIS?!

[@01mayalove]

Thank you very much Ken. This was very helpful. Have a great day.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 👍 Have a great day as well.

[@01mayalove]

@@NorthernVikingEveryday THANKS

[@muddymudskipr]

what are some other reasons for doing this? I have tried ALL of those metadata suggestions ($f and $u) to get my VLC player to stop changing my video file titles BACK to their metadata titles after they get clicked on/played, and nothing has worked. Could this be the answer I wonder? I love VLC, but this issue is slowly driving me to look for different video player options... which is sad... VLC has made their player endlessly complex... one would think they could code in a simple fix for this problem (and there are A LOT of people who inevitably run into this annoying issue).

[@endlesssummer3150]

Thanks, It awesome and I like your background wallpaper Lotslove

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Awesome 👍 Glad I could help.

[@shanedarkphoenix]

Wanted to convert a 6 channel MKVfile to mp4 - It downgrades the audio to 2 channels - dat sucks

[@Jwe.]

Help! :C I got a dual audio .mkv I want the Video and the english audio yet I only get no Video at all and the Japanese Audio. What do I do?

[@rajavigneshm2001]

Did u know how much minutes it's requires to convert mkv to MP4 by this vlc media?

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Anywhere from 10 seconds and up. If it's a short clip it'll be fast if it's a longer clip it could be 10 minutes. It all depends on how big your file is and the speed of your computer.

[@vasamoradora2607]

May I ask? What's the difference between changing the extension name (like changing xxx.mkv to xxx.mp4) and using VLC itself (just like your tutorial video)...is there any major change or what?

[@mob8193]

If you still want to know basically if you tried to open what you did(changing the name) on a non suported .mkv player it wont be playable u just basically change on what application wich will run the that file

[@xKomodoFireWolf]

What do I do if it only converts 15 seconds of it? I'm trying to concert a 30 minute video.

[@mediocampistani]

same problem im having right now.

[@JULIOAIS]

How do I convert only the audio from a KZbin video?

[@paulietv2162]

Great vid thanks, it did as you said with one exception - no audio on the MP4

[@UpNatom]

i don't have as many encoding options as you have? do I have the wrong version?

[@jaimesanchez1295]

On my how do I add 3 vlc files together and then convert it to an mp4 file I can save?

[@tmarioman]

Can you also extract subtitles out of an MKV file using VLC or can you convert subtitles into it's own file that is attached to a MKV file?

[@Tstormer]

mine quits halfway through

[@thebillbo]

This was helpful and saved me installing additional software. 🙂

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad it helped!

[@RandyDaGamer]

Thank you very much for this! Succint and straightforward!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@tonyrufino4319]

Wow many thanks subscribed now..very clear infos many thanks hope i can do it right ♥️♥️🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Thanks for the support!

[@evgenia_thesoul]

Hello! i used vlc for converting the video but the quality of the files really decreased a lot after converting. do you know if thats possible to keep the quality through the VLC and how? thanks in advance

[@ronialon]

it doesnt work it says something with codec

[@onlignebridge4224]

Is it possible to mass-convert hundreds of mkv files?

[@igone738]

Can this work by converting batch files?

[@jayleng9630]

Hello my mkv are big files like 32 gb movies is there a way too shrink the size too under 4gb I would like too change the mkv too mp4

[@leesmith6765]

Absolute legend. Thanks!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome 🤗

[@Seventeen_Seconds]

I've got a 23gb version of a movie on my android phone, can I do this with the VLC app? Need it swapping to MP4 for my playstation 4

[@wadetalon]

Bravo, saved my bacon with this guide.

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Glad I could help!

[@danbig]

can you tell me wut i did wrong when im doing what you said step by step in the end i cant open it and then i tried to do it again but for some reason the mkv file that im trying to convert suddenly dont have any content anymore wut and the video 2 hour video i recorded sudeenly gone is there away to fix this did it got corrupted so easily or did it got deleted?

[@sevenperucho]

hi thanks for the video. question, can you do multiple conversion with this?

[@gamingpsycho5958]

Thank you bro! much love I kept using these programs that were downgrading quality but this helped!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

Perfect 👌 Glad I could help.

[@AlexGlasKlar]

I never know vlc can do this Thanks for the video

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're welcome 😃👍

[@aqueenchi117]

which one do you select so it can work on Playstaton 4? I have a 4K video that needs converting from .MKV to MP4. ? help?

[@jackcummings6715]

i have same problem do you have solution now?

[@BarelyLegal23]

It worked for me, I thought I put it .mp4 but it turned it to .mkv but from H265 to H264 so the file is now playable on my TV, which was the point all along. Is there any way to speed it up though, I got a lot of files to convert 😅.

[@yazanzo3bi610]

can I convert 1 hour vid ?

[@hazzarddune7405]

Excellent! Thanks so much!

[@NorthernVikingEveryday]

You're very welcome!

[@zqynon.z5833]

why does it have no sound

[@kiertopaz]

doing this to see if i can save footage of a challenge run or 2 I did

[@habibdz2240]

u can lose the vid make a copy

[@VideoProcConverter]

Have you tried to convert mkv to mp4 without VLC?