MKV files (cycling torrent)

vino2012

Hi, my previous account was hacked and I can't get on it but that's not my question...

I use cycling torrents .nl frequently but every so often I only get videos compatible on windows movie maker. Today I downloaded the new wiggins documentary and it is an MKV file. I have looked online and i have looked at the faq's on their site but it all seems very unneccessary to convert then use a codec to play on media player.

Does anyone have any advice on what is the best way to be able to watch this?

metronome

Try downloading VLC Player. It's free and powerful. I use it on Mac when all else fails - it'll normally play anything you throw at it. I see it's also available for Windows.

MKV is a good codec, the quality vs date size is good... Just a bit of a pain.

fast as fupp

or you can convert mkv to whatever format you want quickly and easily using handbrake

http://handbrake.fr/

vino2012

Awesome, i'll give both a go! Thank you

dabber

For that particular video, A year in yellow, you can also download it from Youtube as an mpeg4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xfV6zBeGsuo

dabber

Dabber wrote:

For that particular video, A year in yellow, you can also download it from Youtube as an mpeg4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xfV6zBeGsuo

It's now been taken down.

nweststeyn

VLC Media player by VideoLAN is yer friend here!

eede

MPC-HC is another player option.

http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/