iMovie to matroska

momoz88 · 8th July 2008, 19:42

Hello every one,
Does anyone know away to export video from imovie to matroska (.mkv)?

fangpyre · 8th July 2008, 22:19

Why do you want the format?
For some reason I don't like it.
Why not just use something that is easy on the CPU like mp4?

momoz88 · 9th July 2008, 01:07

because it produces high quality files that does not use that much space. I want to use mainly to upload videos to the web for my friends to download. Do I know a good codec for compression? H.264 is good but the file size is still big not like .mkv

Magnus · 9th July 2008, 09:04

I'd use something like VisualHub but it doesn't code into Matroska I think. But is the size difference really that much and isn't it not a very compatible format?

hanzo · 9th July 2008, 09:05

Matroska is a container, H.264 is a compression codec.

Most MKVs use H.264 for compression.

As a container, Matroska has zero impact on video/audio quality.
If you aren't planning on releasing multi-track content, mp4 is probably the better container choice.

fangpyre · 9th July 2008, 09:10

True MKV is quite small.
I'm a fan of MPG and MP4
Also, consider 3GP or DivX

Note: I'm not a video professional, nor do I know your requirements.

gajanan · 9th July 2008, 09:17

Go here : DivX For Mac OS X try the converter then to continue using it go pro. I've been using this piece for software for over a year on windows and now since a few months on my mac. And to be honest, conversion to DIVX is the fastest i have seen on a mac than PC (15-20mins approx for 700MB), so worth a look.

momoz88 · 12th July 2008, 23:27

Thanks for the replay guys but I actually found a tool that can convert to Matroska. However, it is not done straight away from iMovie, you have to convert it 1t to .mov and then to matroska. The tool is called mkvtoolnix

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momoz88 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brussels, Cairo Posts: 9	iMovie to matroska Hello every one, Does anyone know away to export video from imovie to matroska (.mkv)?

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8th July 2008, 22:19	#2 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,053	Why do you want the format? For some reason I don't like it. Why not just use something that is easy on the CPU like mp4?

9th July 2008, 01:07	#3 (permalink)
momoz88 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brussels, Cairo Posts: 9	because it produces high quality files that does not use that much space. I want to use mainly to upload videos to the web for my friends to download. Do I know a good codec for compression? H.264 is good but the file size is still big not like .mkv

9th July 2008, 09:04	#4 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 7,740	I'd use something like VisualHub but it doesn't code into Matroska I think. But is the size difference really that much and isn't it not a very compatible format?

9th July 2008, 09:05	#5 (permalink)
hanzo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 118	Matroska is a container, H.264 is a compression codec. Most MKVs use H.264 for compression. As a container, Matroska has zero impact on video/audio quality. If you aren't planning on releasing multi-track content, mp4 is probably the better container choice.

9th July 2008, 09:10	#6 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,053	True MKV is quite small. I'm a fan of MPG and MP4 Also, consider 3GP or DivX Note: I'm not a video professional, nor do I know your requirements.

9th July 2008, 09:17	#7 (permalink)
gajanan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Born in AUH living in DXB Posts: 216	Go here : DivX For Mac OS X try the converter then to continue using it go pro. I've been using this piece for software for over a year on windows and now since a few months on my mac. And to be honest, conversion to DIVX is the fastest i have seen on a mac than PC (15-20mins approx for 700MB), so worth a look.

12th July 2008, 23:27	#8 (permalink)
momoz88 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brussels, Cairo Posts: 9	Thanks for the replay guys but I actually found a tool that can convert to Matroska. However, it is not done straight away from iMovie, you have to convert it 1t to .mov and then to matroska. The tool is called mkvtoolnix