MKV to DVD! Guide to convert MKV files in easy steps | Tips and Tricks

Here is a quick and easy way to convert a video file da MKV a DVD with simple programs, the final processing process should take about 3 to 7 hours, depending on the processor power but the results are excellent !!! Remember to check if you have at least 10-15 Gb of free conversion!

First of all, it is necessary to clarify exactly what it is!

File MKV

They are containers of Audio and Video files, that is, they contain a video file, which can be a divx, xvid or the most used H264 video file (avc), an audio file usually a file in DTS or AC3, and many sometimes there are also subtitles in various languages ​​!!!

I file mkv They are NOT an audio or video compression format (video codec)
I file mkv they are nothing more than a container that can hold many audio, video and subtitle streams, allowing the user to record an entire movie or CD or DVD into a single file.

Let’s move on to conversion

The programs used are

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Let’s first install Mediainfo and open the mkv file to check its features! Check one parameter well, that is the audio stream!
If it results DTS instead of Ac3 convert audio track first, thanks to this other guide: Convert DTS to Ac3 from Mkv
otherwise proceed below!
Let’s install the programs, and first proceed with FAVC!

1) In the Source Video Files Window, clicking on the magnifying glass icon we load the files to convert!
2) In Destination DVD Folder We select the folder in which to have the converted files, and we put No to Iso Creation and Open ImgBurn.
3) Temporary Files Folder we leave it as it is! Dvd Format Su Pal and Working Files Su Delete!
4) Disk Capacity we select 4,37Gb if we want to obtain a conversion for single layer DVD or 7.95Gb for Dual Layer DVD! We leave Chapter LEnght on 5, Menu on Yes if we want a menu to appear before the DVD is played to choose maybe more titles, Encoder on Hc, and Shutdown on No!

Let’s move on to the Dvd Options Screen

5) On Heading We write the title that we want to appear in the main screen of the DVD menu and in the various Title we write the titles of the various files we have converted, as long as we have converted more than one and put them on the same DVD!
6) In the Background Menu Image instead we are going to select an image file that will appear as a background in the menu!

Let’s move on to the HC Options Screen.

7) Below we find Optimized Presets, which will allow fast or high quality encoding depending on the option chosen! Council for those who have time to set on Quality, it will take a number of hours depending on the processor (about 7 hours with an amd 3 Ghz 64bit, and 3:20 hours with an intel pentium core 2 e2160) but the results will be noticed! However, the computer remains usable!
8) We just have to click on Generate Dvd, a Dos Prompt will open immediately and wait for the progress to reach 100% (it takes a maximum of 3 minutes) and wait a few hours!
Once the result is finished we will have a folder with our result inside, that is an Audio_Ts folder and a Video_ts folder, now we just have to burn everything with ImgBurn!

9) We open ImageBurn, and select Write file / folders to disc, we immediately insert the DVD so that the program recognizes the presence of the support, and in the “Mode” menu we select Build.

10) In the main screen where there is Source, by pressing the icon with the folder and the lens, we load the folder containing the Audio and Video Ts folders.
11) At the bottom under Test Mode click on the icon just below and select if you have multiple burners, the burner to use!
12) In the Labels menu at the end of ISO9660 and UDF enter the title of the DVD.
13) Now we just have to click on the big icon with the Green Arrow Folder and the Disc, to start burning, and that’s it!

Some have found a problem in the conversion, that is, for some films it works and for others it does not, in this case the problem is most likely due to the absence of some codecs, in case you encounter any problems download these Codecs.

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