I recently downloaded a movie which has turned out to be an MKV file. I was wondering how I could get this to play. (tried windows media player but it didn't work.) Maybe I should try to convert it to an mp3 file? I don't really know how to do this though. Thanks

There are a number of free & paid-for convertors out there - the one I use is FormatFactory - I wouldn't swear to it working with MKV files as I've never downloaded one, but it does all the other formats I've tried. Alternatively there's a free on-line converter HERE that lists MKV the format. "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us..."

You do't have to convert it. MKV files are "containers" for video/audio encoded files, you can watch them with the proper codecs in your machine. My recommendation is K-Lite Mega Codec Pack, with it installed, you'll be able to watch almost any file. For conversions, a beggineer-friendly but powerful tool is SUPER, which can also play the files.

I think the Movavi Video Converter is your best choice,It alway works well for me. It is a groundbreaking video format converter you can use to convert video & DVD files. Convert video. Rip video. Save in iPod, iPhone, PSP, PDA, cell phone formats. Do it all with this powerful video file converter. All key formats are supported! Input Video Formats: AVI (including DivX, XviD, MJPEG, and other codecs), DV AVI, MPEG 1,2, MP4 (including H.263, H.264, and other codecs), Windows Media Video (WMV, ASF), 3GP (3GPP, 3GPP2), QuickTime (MOV, QT), DVD (VOB, IFO), MOD, DAT (VCD, SVCD). New: M2T, MTS, MKV, VRO, Flash (FLV). Output Video Formats: AVI (including DivX, XviD, MJPEG, and other codecs), MPEG 1,2, MP4 (including H.263, H.264, and other codecs), Windows Media Video (WMV), 3GP (3GPP, 3GPP2), QuickTime (MOV, QT) Real Media (RM, RMVB). New: Flash (FLV). Output Video for Mobile Devices: iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Zune, PDA/Pocket PC (including BlackBerry), Creative Zen, Archos, Epson media players, cell phones, smartphones. Output Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA. New: OGG, AAC, FLAC, Monkey's Audio. Output Image Formats: JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF. You can see detail and Guides in here: http://movavi-videosuite.kooksoft.com/Movavi-Video-Converter.html I hope this may help you.

Hi, you can try VLC player, it can play HD video converter. Download Link: http://uberdownloads.com/software/v... Or you can convert the file to another tool that can played in windows media player and so on. Here is a good converter for you: http://www.convert-video-dvd.com/vi... If you still have any question, please refer to this guide: http://www.squidoo.com/mkv-to-mp4-t...

Freeware is enough, you can get VideoMax Free Video Converter at free-star.org.

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