MKVtools 2.1

MKVtools 2.1 is a program including tools for manipulating .mkv and .ogm video files. Its primary purpose is to convert .ogm and .mkv files into more user friendly formats - either .avi files, .mp4 files or as individually extracted track files. MKVtools is trialware - only $4.99 for full functionality, though it will function unregistered, with some minor limitations.

Major Features:

1. Convert .mkv and .ogm videos to either .avi files or .mp4 files.
2. Extract the selected tracks as individual video, audio and/or subtitle files.
3. Intuitively select desired video, audio and/or subtitle tracks to proces, with the ability to verify the selections using video preview.
4. Use presets for one step encoding .mp4 files for playback on iphones/ipods.
5. Though still a work in progress, use presets for one step encoding .mp4 files for playback on Apple TV/Playstation 3/Xbox 360.
6. Embed selected subtitle track (i.e., hard subtitles) into the video.
7. Control the font, size and positioning of the embeded subtitles.
8. Split .mkv videos into sections of a specified file size or by start/end time.
9. Delete tracks from .mkv files.
10. Join, mux and change the pixel aspect ratio of .mp4 videos.
11. Add jobs to a queue either individually or in batches via drag and drop so you can process multiple files overnight (registered copies only).

Enhancements:

• Can now mux tracks/files into .mp4 files
• Can now split mkv files and join mp4 files which may prove useful for processing very large mkv files
• Added the abiltiy to delete tracks from mkv files and change the pixel aspect ratio of mp4 videos
• Improved video information gathering and checking
• Improved muxing speed
• Added pass thru video for mp4 conversions
• Will change the avc level of passed thru h264 videos to 4.1 which may trick your device into playing the video without the need to re-encode
• Added presets for Apple TV, PS3 and Xbox 360

Requirements:

• Mac OS X 10.4 or later though may work on older systems. Power PC processors may have issues with converting to aac low complexity audio for ipod/iphone use.