How Convert MKV to M4V on Mac (Also for M4V to MKV)

M4V is a MPEG-4 file extension used for videos downloaded from the Apple iTunes store, including TV episodes, full-length movies, and music videos. M4V is similar to an .MP4 file, but may be copy-protected using Apple's FairPlay DRM copyright protection. To play a protected M4V file, your computer must be authorized (using iTunes) with the account that was used to purchase the video. Unprotected M4V files may be recognized and played by other video players by changing the file extension from ".m4v" to ".mp4."

Apple's Mac provides little support to MKV format. Whatever you want to import MKV to iTunes or editing MKV in iMovie and iDVD, you need to firstly convert MKV to M4V or other Mac friendly format (e.g. MP4 and MOV). MKV to M4V Converter for Mac can help you solve all of these problems and lets you have an unlimited journey on Mac world, even including copy protection removal. This MKV to M4V Converter for Mac can also be used as a Mac M4V to MKV Converter for Mac. With it, you can convert M4V to MKV with super fast speed and high quality on Mac OS X. HD MKV (H.264) output is supported.

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Easy steps to convert MKV to M4V on Mac

Here is the easy guide about how to convert MKV to M4V with MKV to M4V Converter for Mac.

Step 1, Install and launch this M4V to MKV Converter for Mac.

Step 2, Load M4V or MKV by dragging files. This MKV to M4V converter supports batch conversion.

Step 3, Click File > Encode Settings, or click the Settings button to name the output file, define MKV as its format and codec, rates, etc. If you prefer to convert MKV to M4V, please choose M4V as output format.

Step 4, Click "Start" at left top corner to start convert MKV to M4V or M4V to MKV on Mac OS X. You can also edit videos by trimming, cropping and merging before conversion.

Note:This all-in-one MKV to M4V Converter also can rip DVD to MKV and DVD to M4V on Mac, it fully supports Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

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1. Which one is better? MKV or M4V?
There is no standard answer for this question. It depends. M4V will be more compatible with Mac platform. You can easily play or edit M4V videos on Mac, but not MKV. Meanwhile, if you have iPod/iPhone/iPad, M4V could be played without any problem. For MKV video, you have to convert to M4V first. However, MKV is an excellent and open source (free) codec to compress high definition videos with video, audio and subtitle streams.