

If you're a Linux or OS X user, download from here.įFmpeg is a set of libraries and programs for handling multimedia data but we only need is a single executable for our purposes, so just extract the ffmpeg.exe file from the bin folder within the build you've downloaded, and save it somewhere convenient (eg.

You want the "Static" build for 32-bit or 64-bit depending (as per your PC). This tutorial explains how.įollow the instructions here and you will be able to download either format and convert them to your preferred format at will.Īssuming you're running Windows, download FFmpeg from here. The audio and video streams within are identical and it only takes a minute to repackage the contents of one into the other, without any loss of quality.

MKV and MP4 are merely "containers" (much like RAR and ZIP). Much bullshit is spouted about the relative "quality" of MKV and MP4 files.
