I’m a pretty big fan of Windows Media Center. In fact, it’s at the heart of my home theater system. Just one wrinkle: I can’t play MKV files from within the WMC interface. In case you’re not familiar ...

Initially, Handbrake became popular with the Mac OS and its approach was limited to those possessing expensive Apple devices. Today this open-source converter is used widely across Mac OS, Windows, ...

Microsoft recently added native support for the MKV video format to its Windows 10 preview. But you don’t need Windows 10 to have native support for MKV. The company has released a new version of its ...

The world of video formats can be pretty confusing, but there are only a few things you really need to know. First, it's important to note that a video format is more than just its file extension.

HandBrake is a free batch video converter software for Windows. After launching the HandBrake, you will see two options, Folder (batch scan) and File. If you have stored videos for conversion in ...

Converting video files into different formats can be an ordeal of sorts. There are a bunch of ‘free’ applications out there purporting to convert videos, but these are actually infested with malware, ...

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Other than Handbrake, which won't work for me (see below), can you recommend a video encoder (for Win7; ideally free) that can encode a single, 14GB VOB file to an H.264 .mkv file? For Free?

Want to know how to play a weird video file on your Mac? Don’t worry – there’s probably a simple solution. There are dozens of video file formats, with more being added all the time, and it’s ...