The interface of the program is simple and to the point, and you'll find that it doesn't take a whole lot of using the program to get good at it. There's no special requirements to install this software, but if you want to get MKV files to play back on your computer or laptop device, then you're going to need to download the appropriate codecs and video players that support this file type.Â We'll focus on the Windows version in this review. A Mac version is also available, and you can download one for Linux as well following this forum thread on the author's page. OS support for MakeMKV includes Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.

There's no spyware or adware included in the installation, so that makes for a totally clean install of this great program. The file size of MakeMKV is very small, and you'll find that the program itself installs very quickly. This is a great piece of software to create a huge collection of home movies, video clips, and any other video file you want to convert into MKV format.Â Copying files from a DVD or Blu-Ray disc will allow you to play the MKV file off of any hard drive that has enough space for the video file.Â There are many video players and codec packs available online that will allow you to play MKV files, and finding these players online isn't difficult. MKV stands for Matroska Video, and it's a patent free file format that's 10% smaller than DVD files and 40% smaller than Blu-Ray files. MakeMKV is your easy software solution for converting Blu-Ray and DVD discs into a simple MKV file.

' Blu-ray and DVD decryptor and converter.'

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