How to convert MKV to AVI and add subtitle to MKV

Why convert MKV to AVI?

You may fail in importing your download MKV videos or HD movies to some hard devices like Xbox 360, or may occasionally have such experience of failing in the playback of MKV files on your gadgets PSP for example.

For MKV files get a fatal shortcoming: can't be played in most of hard devices (PSP, Xbox 360 for example) and some players, you have to convert them to AVI for the AVI format has the vast support of hard devices such as Blackberry, PSP, Xbox 360, Game Hardware, Sandisk Sansa, Archos and Creative Zen, etc.

How to convert MKV to AVI and add subtitle to MKV

Aiming to achieve this, you need a MKV to AVI converter to help you; it not only can convert MKV to AVI, but also need have the function of adding subtitle to MKV files. Luckily, there is MKV Converter which can exactly fix the problems.

Here, the steps down will show you how to convert MKV to AVI and add subtitle to MKV:

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Note: If you have a Mac, you can get MKV Video Converter for Mac to achieve the task.

1. Select "Add" button to load the MKV video files, in a minute your MKV files will be listed on the main panel.

2. Click the "Profile" drop-down button to choose the output formats - AVI; Click the "Output" button to find the destination folder for output file.

3. Besides, you can add your subtitle to the MKV files. Go to "Edit", you will find a "Plug-in Subtitle" option. Just check "enable the plug-in subtitle", and then you are allowed to browse your computer and add subtitles. The supported subtitle files are .srt, .ass, .ssa.

 

Tip: For adding subtitle to MKV, you need make sure you have a separated subtitle file.

4. Click the "Start" button to begin the conversion.

This is the easiest way to convert MKV to AVI with MKV converter and add subtitle to MKV. Now just enjoy your MKV videos on any portable devices like PSP, Zune, and Blackberry etc.

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Knowledge Sharing:

What's MKV video format?

An MKV file is a Matroska file, the Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free Container format. It is similar in conception to other containers like AVI, MP4 or ASF, but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. Matroska file types are .MKV for video (with subtitles and audio), .MKA for audio-only files and .MKS for subtitles only.

How to play MKV files on Windows?

In principal you can play MKV files on almost every Mediaplayer on Windows if you have the latest CCCP playback pack from Matroska Download Page installed, as most of these players are based on Microsoft DirectShow (TM).

Related article: How to convert MKV to AVI on Mac OS X