How to Remux MKV Files without Quality Loss?

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2. Remux Tips – Ensure Zero Quality Loss

3. MKV Remux with the Best Remux Software

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Want an easy solution to your MKV remuxing? This article introduces the best remux software to remux MKV to MP4, MOV, or M4V at the fastest speed without re-encoding and quality loss. Ready? Here we go!

1. Why Remuxing MKV Instead of Transcoding?

Remuxing means taking the audio and video streams needed from one container to another container. It is a lossless process that the original audio and video data is kept untouched. The opposite to remuxing is transcoding, which means the conversion of one encoding to another. The source data is changed during the transcoding, hence a lossy process.

Many people now choose remuxing MKV over transcoding because 1. Remuxing preserves the original quality without any loss; 2. Remuxing shortens the conversion time significantly.

If you are planning to remux some of your MKV files, follow carefully the tips and steps in the next parts.

2. Remux Tips – Ensure Zero Quality Loss

Many converter programs allow MKV remuxing if the conversion meets the following criteria.

Use the same encoder as the source encoder, e.g. H.264;
Do not change any other parameters, such as resolution, aspect ratio, bitrate, etc.;
Do not edit the file before conversion (selecting audio tracks is allowed);
The MKV file can only be remuxed to MP4 and MOV containers (If it is an H.264 encoded MKV file, M4V and MTS are also among the output options);

It won't be difficult to meet these remux requirements, not if you use the right remux software. The next tutorial will show you how to remux MKV with the best remuxer.

3. MKV Remux with the Best Remux Software

A good remuxer can satisfy your various remuxing needs, such as an easy and fast conversion, zero quality loss, batch conversion, and so on. HD Video Converter Factory Pro is such a program. Besides MKV remuxing, you can also use it to remux AVI to MKV, MOV to MP4, and so forth. Follow the instructions below to start remuxing your MKV files.

Before start, please free download free download the software and install it on your PC.

Step 1. Import MKV Files

Launch HD Video Converter Factory Pro and open the “Converter.” Click “+ Add Files” to import the MKV videos into the converter. You can also drag and drop the files into the program directly.

Step 2. Choose Output Format

Click on the right-side format image to open the format library and then choose an appropriate output format. Most people prefer to remux MKV to MP4 for better device compatibility. But you can choose to MOV, M4V, or MTS format as well.

Tips: After selecting the output format, the program will smart fit the optimal settings for your video conversion, usually with the same encoder, resolution, bitrate, framerate, etc. And a lightning icon will appear in the middle of the video conversion bar. If you didn’t see the lightning icon, go set the parameters as the original one in the Parameter settings manually.

Step 3. Start MKV Remuxing

Click the bottom triangle button to specify an output path. When everything is ready, hit “Run” to start the remuxing process.

Wrap-up

That’s all for how to remux MKV with the best remux software. If you have any questions during your remuxing process, please feel free to contact me via Twitter. I’ll be glad to help. Thanks for reading!