How to Play and Convert MKV Video to iPad on Mac

What is MKV?

MKV, also known as Matroska, is a multimedia container format. It is another container format that similar to AVI. It is an open source container that houses an unlimited amount of video, audio, and even subtitles data in a single file. Its primary purpose is to create a unifying or universal format for multimedia storage with the benefit of being completely open source. If you happen to download a file that has an .mkv extension and you just can't play it, this advice should help you out:

• VLC Media Player for Mac
• Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac

How to Play MKV Videos on iPad?

Because iPad (iPad 2 included) only supports the following video formats:

• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second
• MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second

If you have some MKV videos and want to play them on your iPad, you have to convert MKV to iPad compatible video formats using professional video converting software like Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac, which can help you convert your MKV videos to play on your iPad with high speed and excellent conversion quality.

How to Convert MKV Video to iPad with Aimersoft Video Converter

This guide aims to help you convert MKV to iPad videos on Mac OS including Snow Leopard and Lion using Aimersoft video Converter.

Free Download and install Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac:

1Load MKV Videos into the Program

Launch video converter and you can click "Add Video Files" from the "File" menu to load your MKV videos or drag them inside it. After adding successfully, you can preview the MKV video and take snapshots etc.

2Choose the output iPad video format

Click the device icon behind the video file in the video list, then you can select the device as your need, such as iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, etc. (You could also choose the video formats).

3 Customize MKV videos for your iPad(Optional)

Click "Trim", "Crop" , "Rotation" or "Video Adjustments" button, you can then customize your MKV videos.

Crop: Enables you to customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3 etc) and cut off black margins of the videos.
Trim: You can set the start time and end time of parts you want to convert.
Rotation: Allows you to rotate video for your iPad.
Video adjustment: Add special effects to video, such as brightness, contrast, saturation, apply different movie styles.

4Convert MKV to iPad compatible videos

When all the settings are done, hit "Start" button to start converting MKV to iPad videos.

Tips:Tick "Merge into One File" before converting, all the MKV videos you import will be outputted as one file.

After the converting process, find and sync the converted videos to your iPad, you can then enjoy your MKV videos on your iPad.