We sometimes get our hands on files on formats not supported by our own devices. It's annoying that we can't watch the TV series or anime that you've just downloaded just because they're on the wrong ...

An abbreviation of Matroska Video, MKV is a digital video file format that supports various types of audio and video codecs. The multimedia container is also commonly used by the anime fan-subbing ...

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 ...

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, ...

I have the occasional .mkv video file that I convert to Xvid .avi. I have used the audio level control to increase the volume in the conversion, but even at max .db gain, it is still below the level ...

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