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Why convert .MKV files to .MPG files

Developed in Russia in 2002, MKV is a container format that stands for Matroska Video, taking the name from Russian nesting dolls or ‘matryoshka’. MKV is rare in video file formats as it is completely open-source, and has wide support for integrated non-video elements, such as chapters, selectable video or audio streams, or subtitles embedded in a single file.

The video container format MPEG, written MPG back when Windows could only handle 3 letter file extensions, is abbreviated from Motion Picture Experts Group. Video compression formats MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are generally used, with resolutions up to 720i, which has now been superseded by MPEG-4 Part 2, which is stored in the container format MP4.

While it is possible to convert from MKV to MPG, MPG files are rare these days, with a maximum resolution of 720i, and you should consider converting instead to MP4, MOV or AVI as these other file types are far more universally supported.

NOTE: It's important to distinguish between file container formats and compression formats, or codecs. For example, MP4 is a container, and can hold different types of video compression, for example, MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4 AVC, or HEVC, as well as audio (again compressed in a variety of formats) and metadata (for example subtitles). Some codecs can be wrapped in multiple different containers. Containers are sometimes referred to as file extensions, e.g. MOV, MP4, or AVI, but it's important to remember that there can be different types of video within these file formats.

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Popular video conversions supported in the VideoStudio Trial


Format support for VideoStudio Trial depends on your OS system configuration. Fewer formats are supported in the VideoStudio Trial and is not representative of the formats supported in VideoStudio Pro or VideoStudio Ultimate upon full purchase.

Additional popular video conversions supported with the full purchase of VideoStudio

Requires the full version of VideoStudio - not supported in VideoStudio trial.

  • avi to mov
  • avi to wmv
  • avi to mp4
  • avi to mpg
  • avi to HEVC
  • avi to m2t*
  • avi to 3gp*
  • avi to XAVC S
  • m2t to mov*
  • m2t to wmv*
  • m2t to mp4*
  • m2t to mpg*
  • m2t to HEVC*
  • m2t to 3gp*
  • m2t to XAVC S*
  • mts to mov*
  • mts to wmv*
  • mts to mp4*
  • mts to mpg*
  • mts to HEVC*
  • mts to m2t*
  • mts to 3gp*
  • mts to XAVC S*
  • m4v to avi
  • m4v to HEVC
  • m4v to mov
  • m4v to mp4
  • m4v to mpg
  • m4v to wmv
  • m4v to XAVC S
  • m4v to m2t*
  • m4v to 3gp*
  • mkv to avi
  • mkv to HEVC
  • mkv to mov
  • mkv to mpg
  • mkv to wmv
  • mkv to mp4
  • mkv to 3gp*
  • mkv to m2t*
  • mkv to XAVC S
  • mod to HEVC
  • mod to mp4
  • mod to avi
  • mod to wmv
  • mod to mov
  • mod to 3gp*
  • mod to m2t*
  • mod to XAVC S
  • mov to avi
  • mov to HEVC*
  • mov to mpg
  • mov to mp4
  • mov to wmv
  • mov to 3gp*
  • mov to m2t*
  • mov to XAVC S
  • mp4 to HEVC
  • mp4 to mpg
  • mp4 to wmv
  • mp4 to mov
  • mp4 to avi
  • mp4 to XAVC S
  • mp4 to 3gp*
  • mp4 to m2t*
  • mpg to HEVC
  • mpg to mp4
  • mpg to avi
  • mpg to wmv
  • mpg to mov
  • mpg to 3gp*
  • mpg to m2t *
  • mxf to HEVC*
  • mxf to mp4*
  • mxf to mpg*
  • mxf to avi*
  • mxf to wmv*
  • mxf to mov*
  • mxf to 3gp*
  • mxf to m2t*
  • mxf to XAVC S*
  • swf to avi
  • swf to HEVC
  • swf to mov
  • swf to mpg
  • swf to mp4
  • swf to wmv
  • swf to 3gp*
  • swf to m2t*
  • swf to XAVC S
  • tod to HEVC
  • tod to mp4
  • tod to avi
  • tod to wmv
  • tod to mov
  • tod to 3gp*
  • tod to m2t*
  • tod to XAVC S
  • wmv to avi
  • wmv to HEVC
  • wmv to mov
  • wmv to mp4
  • wmv to mpg
  • wmv to m2t*
  • wmv to 3gp*
  • wmv to XAVC S
  • XAVC S to avi
  • XAVC S to HEVC
  • XAVC S to mpg
  • XAVC S to mp4
  • XAVC S to mov
  • XAVC S to wmv
  • XAVC S to 3gp*
  • XAVC S to m2t*
  • XAVC to avi*
  • XAVC to HEVC*
  • XAVC to m2t*
  • XAVC to mpg*
  • XAVC to mp4*
  • XAVC to mov*
  • XAVC to wmv*
  • XAVC to 3gp*
  • XAVC to XAVC S*

* This format requires supporting graphic card and MS HEVC extension installed

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