H264 to MKV Converter
Select files for conversion or just drag and drop them to the upload area
How to convert H264 files to MKV online?
Step 1.
Upload H264-file
Click "Choose File" button to select a h264 file on your computer. H264 file size can be up to 50 Mb.
Step 2.
Convert H264 to MKV
Click "Convert" button to start conversion.
Step 3.
Download your MKV
When the conversion process is complete, you can download the MKV file.
Information about H264 and MKV file formats
Name | H264 | MKV |
Full name | H.264 Video | MKV - Matroska |
File extension | .h264 | .mkv, .mk3d, .mka, .mks |
MIME type | video/x-matroska, audio/x-matroska | |
Developed by | ITU-T, ISO, IEC, VCEG, MPEG | www.matroska.org |
Type of format | Container format | |
Description | H.264 is a video compression standard based on block-oriented, motion-compensated coding. It is by far the most commonly used format for the recording, compression, and distribution of video content, used by 91% of video industry developers as of September 2019. It supports resolutions up to 8K UHD. The H.264 video format has a very broad application range that covers all forms of digital compressed video from low bit-rate Internet streaming applications to HDTV broadcast and Digital Cinema applications with nearly lossless coding. | The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. |
Technical details | Matroska is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4, or Advanced Systems Format (ASF), but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. | |
File conversion | H264 conversion | MKV conversion |
Associated programs | VLC media player, Apple QuickTime, MPlayer, Cyberlink PowerDVD | VLC Media Player |
Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Video_Coding | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska |