How to Play MKV Files and Burn MKV Movie to DVD on Mac?

There are 3 parts in this article:
* What is an MKV file?
* How to read an MKV file?
* How to Burn and Convert MKV files to DVD on Mac For Free?

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What is an MKV file?
An MKV file is an audio and video container that can support various audio, video and subtitle compression formats. MKV files usually have a menu system slightly similar to a DVD menu, tools and libraries that allow developers to add MKV support to their applications, an audio/video cross-platform in a multimedia container format and streaming facilities over the internet. MKV has been licensed as an open source container format and is hence free for public distribution.



How to read an MKV file?
This file will usually includes an encoder that will hence require a codec to read it. Below are the links where you can get those codes for free:
VLC Media Player
Download Link: http://uberdownloads.com/software/video-player/VLC.html
VC Codec
Download Link: http://multimedia.ftpk.net/telecharger-VD-Codec-pack-0-9-Divx-Xvid-MKV-etc-.html
GOM Player
Download Link: http://gom-player.en.softonic.com/



How to Burn and Convert MKV files to DVD on Mac For Free?
As we know, the iDVD cant convert and burn MKV to DVD. If you have a lot of MKV videos taken on holidays, festivals, vacations, you may run into the problem of saving these videos or sharing them with your friends. Wouldnt it be a good idea to burn them to DVDs? In addition, making vacation and family DVDs will be taken a lot fun. MKV to DVD Converter for Mac is the perfect solution for Mac users to burn MKV files to DVD. It has very high output quality and provides users with a customizable DVD menu.

You could free download this Mac MKV to DVD Converter,it's free to try.Then the following steps will guide you how to put MKV movie to a DVD.

• Step1. Load MKV Video & Slideshow

Click the Add button to add the video files and picture slideshow you want to burn. The added files will be shown in thumbnails in the right pane. You can re-arrange the files by drag them (combine, split, up, down, add, delete).

• Step 2: Edit Movie & Slideshow

If you want to edit video, you can select the file by clicking on it, and click the Edit button. Then you edit video with crop, effect, trim, watermark and rotate functions; set transition, text and background music to slideshow.

• Step 3: Customize DVD menu

Click the Menu button to customize your DVD menu. There are different styles of built-in templates, frames and buttons for your choice. You can even add text, background music and background image to customize the menu.

• Step 4: Start Burning DVD

After you finish the three steps above, click the Burn button to make burning settings: set DVD name, optical driver when more than one, speed, copy quantity, TV Standard and video standard for your new DVD disc. Burn to DVD disc, DVD folder, .dvdmedia, ISO File or Project.