Just like most of you, I like to download movies and videos of all popular formats from the internet. But a special video format that I encountered recently is MKV. I have downloaed a movie named August Rush which I searched for a long time on the internet, but I couldn't play it! So for days I googled the solutions and write this guide, I hope it will help you to avoid my situations!

My favorite video clip of August Rush

What is a MKV file?

MKV - The MKV format (Matroska Video) is an entirely free video format. More precisely, it is a container (hence the name Matroska, in reference to the Russian dolls contained within another) making it possible to contain video (DivX, Xvid, RV9, etc), sound (MP3, MP2, AC3, Ogg, AAC, DTS, PCM), as well as subtitles (SRT, ASS, SSA, USF, etc) in the same file.

MKV file is an alternative to the popular AVI and MP4 formats. MKV has become one of the most used container formats for high definition video content online.

How to play MKV files on Windows?

Several media players based on DirectShow(TM) like Windows Media Player will play back MKV files perfectly if you have the proper codec and filter installed. A great help is the Matroska Pack, which you could find on Matroska Download Page. This pack is an ideal solution for new users as it installs pretty much all you will need to play MKV files.

Another good solution is TMPGEnc which is also able to open MKV files. Or you can also download a KMPlayer, which can play MKV files perfectly.

MKV to DVD Step 1: Download Aimersoft DVD Creator and install it

Meanwhile, you can insert DVD +R (DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD-RW) into DVD-ROM. Note: The DVD-ROM should have writing and recording functions.

MKV to DVD Step 2: Add video files

Click "Load Video" or select "Load Video" under the "File" drop-down menu to load videos or movies from your hard drive. Multiple video files could be added at a time. After the video files have been added, they will appear in the main interface. Display the loaded video files by double click to choose the video file which you want to convert.

MKV to DVD Step 3: Convert video to DVD directly

If you don't want to add any special effect, of course you can convert video to DVD directly. Drag and drop video files from the main interface to the storyboard below, click the video file which you want to burn and click "burn" to burn it to DVD directly.

Jump to Step 7: Start burning DVD

MKV to DVD Step 4: Organize a slideshow

If you have multiple video clips and want to burn them to a disc, organizing a video slideshow with customizable menu, transition effects and background music is a good choice for you. Just drag & drop loaded video files from the main interface to the storyboard below to start organizing a slideshow.

Order: You can sort the order of the video files in the storyboard by dragging and dropping.

Edit: Select a loaded video in the storyboard, click "edit selected video file", you may see a window with a box below for settings. There are five tabs here for you to crop the size, to trim the length, to adjust the video effect, to design your watermark and to plug-in subtitle.

Click here to learn more about how to edit video effects

Transition: Click "Transition" and you will see all the available transition effects in the transition pane. A simple click could help you to display the transition effect in the right window. Just drag and drop the transition effect you want to apply to the middle of two video files in the slideshow storyboard.

MKV to DVD Step 5: Customize DVD menu

Click "Menu" to customize your DVD menu. There are different styles of built-in templates, frames and buttons for your choice. To apply a template, frame or button, you can just double click it. You can even add text, background music and background image to customize the menu.

MKV to DVD Step 6: Preview video slideshow

Click "Preview" to preview your slideshow. This step is to help you decide if everything is what you have expected. If not, you can go back to any of the previous steps to make changes to your project.

MKV to DVD Step 7: Start burning DVD

For DVD disc: Click "Burn", select "DVD" option in the "Burn to" field, specify a temp folder (used to save the generated temporary files), select your DVD drive and burning program (either built-in or your own burning application), select yo

ur TV Standard and output Aspect Ratio, and click "Start" to burn your project.

For DVD file or an ISO file: Click "Burn", select the "DVD Folder" or "ISO file" option, specify a folder to save them, and click "Start" to generate DVD files or ISO onto your computer.

TV Standard: "NTSC" is 30 fps, which is used in USA, Canada and Japan; "PAL" is 25fps, which is used in Europe and Asia.

Tha's all! The operation is quite easy, if you try, you will know. :)

Aimersoft DVD Creator's free trial version is available here