How to convert MKV to M4V with external srt subtitles embedded

Summary: This article will show you how to convert MKV to M4V and add srt subtitles on Win/Mac (Windows 8.1 and Mavericks included) by Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. 

Quesion:

Hi everyone,

I want to ge all my MKV files to be natively played on my iPhone 5S/5C, iPad Air and Apple TV 3. I'd like to know if it's possible to create an iTunes-like file from the MKV, which would be an M4V file for easily syncing to my Apple devices. Plus, I want to add an external .srt subtitle embedded into the M4V output. This way, I'll end up with a file format similar to that from the iTunes Store, and no transcoding would be necessary for any of my iOS devices.

Any thoughts? 

MKV is a container format that like AVI, MP4 or ASF that can store various video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file. Since it is an open standard free container format, nowadays we can easily download various sorts of MKV files online free of charge.

Have saved many MKV files and want to transfer these fantastic videos to your idevice, such as iPod, iPhone or iPad for playback as above? You might have found out that some kinds of MKV files are unaccepted by your Mac application or Apple products, then you need to convert MKV to M4V on Mac, for M4V is fully compatible with iTunes. After that, you can easily stream and sync the converted files to your iPod, iPhone or iPad for playing. This article focuses on the best and easiest way to convert MKV to M4V with srt subtitles.

First and for the most, you need to choose a professional app- Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate as your assistant. It can finish the entire MKV to M4V conversion task with super high speed and keep the output files in good quality simultaneously.

Features:

• Integrate with BDMagic, DVDAid, and any Video Converter.
• Convert Blu-ray/DVD 3D/2D movies in batch to MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV, MPG, VOB, DV files with 3D/2D effects.
• Support all Video files (MTS, TS, M2TS, M2T, MKV, MXF, AVI, VOB, MPG, M4V, WMV, FLV, VRO, EVO, M2V, 3GP, MOV) to to any file formats for palying, editing and sharing
• Add *.srt, *.ass, or *.ssa subtitle files to BD/DVD movie or videos.
• Directly copy the latest releases of Blu-ray/DVD movies in fast speed.
• Help enjoy BD/DVD movies & camcorder videos on iOS/Android/Windows Tablets & Phones, and HD Media Players.

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How to convert MKV to M4V embedded with SRT/ASS/SSA subtitle you need?

Step 1. Import your source MKV files.

Click “Add Video” to load MKV files to Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.



Step 2. Choose a suitable output format.

Choose a desired output format by clicking the “Format” option. Then, choose "Common Video > M4V - MPEG-4 Video(*.m4v)" for play on your iPod, iPhone or iPad playing.



Tips: To get M4V files with high quality and meet your own demand, you are allowed adjusting the video and audio parameters for output M4V files including Codec, Bitrate, Size, Frame Rate and so on.



Step 3. Export M4V video with subtitle you want.

Now, it’s time to save subtitle to M4V video permanently.

First of all, you need to find your language subtitle from website. Though there is no 100% guarantees of availability, you still have great chances to get you desired language subtitle after an easy search on Google. Best subtitle file searching method: “movie title” + “your preferred language” + “subtitle” as the search strings. Here I share four free subtitle files download website:

• More Subtitle Download Sites at here: Top 5 Subtitle Download Sites

Of course, you can also download the subtitle edit software, make a custom subtitle you need and different style through font, color, size, position, transparency, etc.

After getting subtitle files from internet, choose “Edit” button to launch the video editing window. Go to “Subtitle” tab, check “Enable”, then click “Browse” button to load an external subtitle files (.srt, .ssa or .ass). After the subtitle is loaded, click “OK” button to return to the primary window.



Tip: By click “Edit” button, you can also do some simple editor: Trim, Corp, Add Watemark, Special Effect, Deinterlacing, Audio Editor.

Step 4. Convert MKV to M4V embedded with subtitle you need.

Finally, click “Convert” button to start conversion. Then click “Open” button to find the generated M4V files, the subtitle you need will be written permanently on the output video and sync to your iPod, iPhone or iPad via iTunes.

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Tips: Acceleration will speed up the MKV to M4V conversion and help to save time for you. You can find it under “Option”:



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What are subtitles?

Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in TV programs, movies, animes, etc., usually put at the bottom of the screen. People who can’t understand the spoken dialogue could still know what is playing by watching subtitles. It’s also a good way to learn foreign language by adding subtitles.

There are two common types of subtitles – softsub and hardsub, which are added to videos temporarily or permanently with different software. Hard subtitle is added to M4V video in this article. As for the softsub, they can be display while playing with compatible media player. For example, when you’re using VLC Media Player to watch video, you’re able to load subtitle from Video > Subtitle Track > Load File.

More tips:

If you are a DVD lover, turn to the gudie to learn watch DVD movies with External Subtitles (srt/ass/ssa) on Android/iOS device.

For BD disc owners, read how to backup Blu-ray movies to iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod) with forced subtitle.

That’s all. Happy every day!

See also:

DVD Subtitle Ripper - Rip DVD with Forced Subtitles Getting a SRT file to MP4- How to add srt subtitles to MP4 video natively?
Backup Blu-ray disc to Mac with forced subtitles 

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How to Free Copy DVD to AVI Using Pavtube Free DVDAid

Description: Want to free convert DVD to AVI format for a good enjoyment? This tutorial will tell how to get it done using Pavtube Free DVDAid.

DVD is known for a large capacity, reliable reading, and long life usage, which makes DVD one of the most important storage medium in the digital world. To take whole DVD movies or favorite clips along with you on your mobile devices or simply watch them on your computer, you may need convert your DVD collection to some popular format like AVI. Here we outline some basics about how the ripping process works, the benefits of conversion, you should be aware of when using a free DVD to AVI converter.

How it Works:

AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) is a common compression format for audio and video files. Like MPEG files, there are various compression schemes that affect the quality, size and device-compatibility of the files. Each of these compression schemes is known as a codec – short for coder-decoder, which is basically what a codec does. The various codecs bundled within the best DVD to AVI converter software will code your DVD files to be decoded by the devices that play AVI files.

Reasons to Convert:

Less Space – This is a great way not only to save space on your hard drive but to reduce the number of boxes full of DVDs in the corner of your living room.

More Mobile – By converting files from DVD to AVI, you can watch your movies on more platforms. You can put the files on your smartphone or game station, or just upload them online to watch whenever you have an internet connection.

Backup – By using a DVD to AVI converter, you can create a backup copy of your favorite DVDs just in case the original discs are damaged. Keeping a digital copy off-site is also good practice in the case of a disaster.

Video Editor – A lot of DVD to AVI converters come with editing tools. These can be used to add effects, crop video, create segments and specify which audio and subtitle tracks to include. If your video was shot in poor lighting, or if you want to change the aspect ratio, these applications are a great way to make the changes you want.

There are many third-party programs out there that can help you to get your DVD to AVI format. Pavtube Free DVDAid is highly recommended for ripping DVD to readable/playable/editable format. It is professional and easy to use for editing and conversion an makes great quality copies of DVD. The synchronization of audio and video and superfast conversion speed are also wonderful.

Note: Definitely a Mac user can get Free DVDAid for Mac. And the way to convert DVD for Mac is the same as Windows.

What you need for converting DVD:

* Free DVDAid (for Windows or Mac)
* DVD drive
* Net connection
* DVD disc you want to convert
* Enough storage space

Click "Download" button to directly use the Pavtube Free DVDAid on your PC/Mac.

How to free copy/convert DVD to AVI on Windows with free DVDAid

Step 1. Import DVD source.

Insert one of DVD discs you need to convert and then double click the icon on the desktop to launch the software. Click "Import DVD" icon and select the DVD disc in the drop-down list.



Tips: After having load DVD successfully, the actual Main Title will be ticked automatically by the software. And only by clicking the selected Main Title, you are able to select Subtitles tracks and Audio tracks on the interface and preview the whole movie in the preview window on the right.

Step 2. Choose an output format and make settings.

Go to Format menu and choose a suitable format you want in the drop-down format list.

Click "Format" menu to choose "AVI HD Video(*.avi)" under "HD Video" option which is perfect for storing on hard drive and playing.



Step 3. Click "Settings" button on the interface you will do to video and audio parameters of output profiles.

Here, you will see detailed parameters, estimated target files size and free disk space. If you want a smaller size when the free disk apace is not enough, you can choose to adjust Bitrates (kbps) and Size (pix). Choosing a little lower Bitrates and Size will help you to get a smaller target file.

Step 4.  Now, you can free convert DVD to AVI format by clicking the "Convert" button.

During the conversion starts, you will get the following window about the conversion. You can see the Time elapsed and Time left and it will keep you informed of timely state of conversion. A definite number will give you a clear progress of conversion.

Once completed, you can click "Open output folder" to locate the generated files. If you have closed the conversion window after conversion, don't worry, "Open" button on the interface can also bring you to the output files, very convenient!

More features about Free DVDAid:

1. Click "Edit" icon on the interface, you will be able to see every individual frame there, rotate and flip it. And what's more, you can cut off the undesired part, crop output size, edit output audio, and add subtitles, etc. Go to try it if you need.

2. Click "Option" icon on the interface and then go to Acceleration option, you can choose to check Enable GPU acceleration, which will help to speed up conversion. Here you can check your graphic card is supported or not.

With great decrypting capability, high quality video output and popular video format for outputing, Pavtube Free DVDAid ranks top on the list of free DVD ripping application. It will bring you great experience of converting DVD and you cannot suffer any video and audio out of sync issue.

Tips:

If you have no idea about how to choose the most suitable format for a certain device, like iPad Mini 2, iPad Air, Galaxy NotePro, Galaxy S5 etc., or you want to editing some clips from DVD on Windows/Mac editing software, upgrading to full version is your best choice.

The upgraded version supports converting DVD to MP4/M4V files and has built-in the best compatible format for many devices and named after the certain device. So you just need to go to the certain device under format menu and choose a format. That is so easy.

Moreover, "Directly Copy" will help you to 100% backup the intact main movie of DVD, and "Copy the entire disc" will support 1:1 backup the whole movie with original structure and chapter mark. It is a better way to copy DVD for playback and safekeeping.

See also:
How to convert DVD to MP4 with ease in Windows or Mac
Top Blu-ray Ripper- Rip and Convert Blu-ray to MP4
Move Disney DVDs to kid's tablet with multi-track for more enjoyment

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Get “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” movie to play on your Galaxy Note Pro 12.2

Summary: A step-by-step guide to show how to watch “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” movie on Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 with best video quality.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug release date is set for December 13, 2013. It is the second film in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy based on the novels by revered author J.R.R Tolkien. The final movie in The Hobbit trilogy, There and Back Again, will hit theaters December 17, 2014.

If you like the upcoming “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” movie and want to backup for watching again on your Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 with 2,560x1,600-pixel screen resolution display, how to get it done with ease? As we know, most movies are released with Blu-ray/DVD disc or other video files and Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 only plays its preferred video stuff. MPEG-4 and H.264 are always the most compatible formats with Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

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What we need?

To transfer “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” to Galaxy Note Pro, the first step is to remove commercial Blu-ray discs and DVDs protection from film studio and convert all kinds of video files to Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The operations for transcoding “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” movies is not complex, you can follow this guide to see how easy it is!

After several trials, we recommended this Galaxy Note Pro Video Converter Ultimate which is powerful in quick decrypting the protected discs within a few clicks. Also it's capable of converting BD/DVD discs and various videos to 1080p/720p MP4 for Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

Learn More: Top 5 Best Video Converter Ultimate Review

FYI: its Mac version is renamed as iMedia Converter for Mac.

Free download the right version and follow the steps below:

How to convert “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” movie to Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 optimized video format?

Guide Steps:

Step 1. Load Media Files to Galaxy Note Pro Video Converter Ultimate.

Install and run the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, click the top left “Load files” to load Blu-ray/DVD from disc drive, folder or ISO/IFO; or load your video files like MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, WMV, MTS, MXF, MOV, TOD, MOD, 3GP, FLV, F4V, M4V, etc. by clicking the second icon “Add video”.

Note that your computer needs an external BD drive for loading Blu-ray/DVD movie.



Step 2. Set output format for Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

To play movies and videos on Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, you need to set a compatible format for the smartphone. This Galaxy Note Pro Movie Converter provides presets for Galaxy Note series. You can click on the pull down menu of “Format” to choose “Samsung -> Samsung Galaxy Note(*.mp4)” for conversion.

Step 3. Customize video specs. (Optional)

For people who want to further customizing output video size and quality, you can click “Settings” on the bottom to enter Profile Settings Window, and customize video size, frame rate, bitrate, codec and sample rate(Hz). In general, the higher bit rate, the bigger output file size.

According to video testing result, for watching videos on the Android tablet, 720p with 1500~2500kbps is just all right.

Step 4. Convert Blu-ray/DVD movies and Various Videos to Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

Now click "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray/DVD/Video to Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 MP4. When the conversion task is finished, you can click “Open output folder” button to get the videos ready for playback on Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

Your may want to read:

Transfer media (music, video, photo) files to Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 

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• Which the Best Blu-ray Ripper, ByteCopy or BDMagic?
• Top 3 DVD Digital Converter for Windows/Mac
• Top 20 Softwares for Ripping DVD to AVI, Xvid, Divx
• The Best Blu-ray to MKV Ripper for HD Media Players and HTPCs

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How to Convert DVD to Digital Copy in Windows/Mac

Description: This guide introduces how to convert DVD disc, folder, IFO/ISO to Digital Copy, so that you can watch dvd movies on portable devices like iPhone, iPad, PSP and more or even share them online at any time.

If you have a large collection of DVD movies, it’s a good idea to make a digital copy of DVD so as to backup them in digital format in case your discs get damaged or destroyed; you can freely enjoy your favourite DVDs without loading DVD disc, isn’t it fantastic?

How to convert DVD to digital copy? To get the answer, just read on to learn how to make a digital copy in video formats of DVD.

At first, the most important thing is to backup dvd into a most common format which could be accepted by most of your devices. After many trials, I prefer to save them into MP4 format as it’s widely supported by my iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and Samsung Smart TV.

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How to convert DVDs to digital videos with Pavtube DVD Ripper

Step 1. Launch Pavtube DVD Ripper; import disc

Inset your DVD to computer; Then hit “load disc” to import the discs. You can also drag and drop Blu-ray/DVD folder, ISO/IFO files to it directly. Note that you shall keep Internet connected during this period.

Step 2. Choose format

Hit “Format” drop-down list and choose “HD Video> H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” as the most widely used format for playback on smartphones, tablets and HDTV, or choose the optimized preset for your device. If you want to play DVD with Windows Media Player, you can choose WMV as the output format.

 

Step 3. Adjust output settings (Optional)

You can click “Settings” (besides “Format”) to change target video size, bitrate, frame rate and other specs. Change the size to “Original” to get full size picture that can be playback on TV clearly. And the higher bitrate you choose, the better video quality will be.

Step 4. Star conversion

Back to the main interface and hit the “Convert” to start converting DVD to HD MP4; this converter will start all the tasks in batch. Wait for a while till the conversion completed; click “Open output folder” to quick locate the converted files. Now start trasferring your DVD movies for playback and sharing.

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