MKV to MP4

[Jeikobu]

Simply put, what is the best software for converting MKV video files (including a subtitle option) to MP4 for iPod on Mac OS X 10.5.8 or less?

[alfredodedarc]

Handbrake. Doing it right now with MKV files.
Using it to match picture sizes between Superman the Movie Donner cut, deleted scenes, and Superman 2 Donner cut to create on Opus of a Superman movie, coming in at about 3:30, something Mario Puzo would have absolutely loved and after editing it all together reducing it to fit on an iPad.

[Baldrick]

Or mkvtools.

[rumplestiltskin]

MP4Tools does it for me. Free. If you want the ability to queue up multiple jobs, pay the shareware fee. Great app. I paid the fee and the results are perfect. While Handbrake -is- a great app for many things, I've found it less than stellar if the mkv is off-standard (like containing mp3 audio). YMMV, as they say.

[Ai Haibara]

Actually, as far as I've seen, all of the above-mentioned tools (Handbrake, MKVTools, MP4Tools) are Intel/Snow Leopard and above-only. The OP wants something that'll work on 10.5.8 or less.

[Case]

As far as I've seen, all of the above-mentioned tools (Handbrake, MKVTools, MP4Tools) are Intel/Snow Leopard and above-only. The OP wants something that'll work on 10.5.8 or less.

The current versions are Intel, but (most of) these tools have been with us since the PPC days.

• HandBrake 0.9.4 Mac OS X 10.5 GUI PPC
• MKVtools 2.2.6 PPC

[Ai Haibara]

Yeah, but I wasn't sure the PPC versions of Handbrake, at least, could be easily found these days. (I didn't start using Handbrake myself until after I had an Intel Mac, despite how everyone kept recommending it. Well, that and my PPC Macs weren't all that suited for what I wanted to do with video )

I thought MKV/MP4Tools was more of a recent set of tools, though? Or, at least I didn't recall hearing about them until, say, the last 1-2 years or so.

[rumplestiltskin]

To the OP: Sorry I missed the PPC/10.5.8 reference. Save your money up for an Intel Mac. PPC Macs are awful for getting any work done (and miserable for web-surfing). My first-gen Intel iMac was 40% faster than my G5 Power Mac tower.

If you'd like my old El Gato Turbo264 (not the HD version), PM me and I'll make you a deal.