Question / Help Using .mkv on mac

[keybounce]

So, I have 10.9.5. I can record .mkv files, and the work fine in vlc/mplayer.

Quicktime claims to be able to open them, but then fails.

Programs, such as Camtasia, that use quicktime to read media files can't read it.

How do I convert them to usable mp4's? I thought that mkv's were supported on macintoshses.

 

[c3r1c3]

Remux the mkv to a mp4.

Record to FLV or MKV. If you record to MP4 and OBS crashes or is otherwise interrupted, the file will be corrupted and unrecoverable. If you require MP4 files for some other purpose like editing, remux them afterwards. OBS Studio users select File > Remux Recordings.

 

[keybounce]

Thank you.

(Is there any way to remux a whole directory of mkv's at once? Or do I have to do one file at a time?)

 

[Narcogen]

Remux or Handbrake can do this.

Remux is hard to find these days, but handbrake is at handbrake.fr as usual.

http://macdownload.informer.com/remux/download/

 

[jehetyg]

QuickTime player is not the best solution for playing mkv format, I can advise a list of alternatives, best mkv players for mac.