There is not much video editing software that supports MKV. Popular video editing software like Windows Movie Maker, iMovie, Adobe Premiere, and Final Cut Pro are all not in the list but hopefully, we still have Emicsoft MKV Converter and Leawo Video Converter that are capable of converting and editing MKV files.
Part 1: Edit MKV video with Emicsoft MKV Converter
To edit MKV files, Emicsoft MKV Converter can simply edit MKV files to optimize the output video. Besides editing MKV easily, this program is also a powerful MKV video converter, which can easily convert MKV files to other video/audio formats like AVI, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MOV, M4V, H.264 AVI, DivX, XviD, WMV, MPEG-2, 3GP, SWF, VOB, etc. with super fast speed and high quality.
To make sure you can use this program to edit MKV file freely, download and install it to your PC. Then go on to edit the files by doing so.
Step 1: Run the program.
Step 2: Click Add File on the front toolbar to import the source MKV files.
Step 3: From the toolbar, select an edit feature and click it to enter the Video Edit page.
Step 4: Edit the effect, trim the video, or crop the frame. After that, click OK to exit the Video Edit page and click start to process the file. All your editing to the MKV file will be preserved once you finish the whole process.
Part 2: Edit MKV video with Leawo Video Converter
You might notice that Emicsoft MKV Converter is not able to edit MKV audio tracks, and all it supports is to adjust effects, trim or crop the MKV video. If you expect to achieve more editing to the MKV files, Emicsoft MKV Converter is not powerful enough to support and that is the major reason why we need to seek another professional video editor to help. Leawo Video Converter is such a powerful MKV video editor, to be honest, it is not only an editor but also a video converter. Like many peers in the multimedia industry, Leawo Video Converter supports more than 180 formats, covering all kinds of popular devices such as Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Kindle, Nexus, and so on. To make it better, this program preserves 1:1 quality for the output file, letting users to enjoy lossless video after conversion. A full range of editing features for example, trim or crop videos, add effects, remove noise, and set audio tracks are provided free to customize video files.Moreover, it can turn you 2D movie into 3D for more immersive experience It is so powerful that you will be surprised to see how it performs to edit MKV files.
Step 1: Prepare to install the program.
Click the button below to install it and make sure if you are a Mac user, download the correspondent version in order to edit MKV files Mac.
Step 2: Add your MKV files.
Drag and drop your MKV files here. If not, click Add Video or Add Video Folder to import them.
Step 3: Change the output format to MKV.
It is not set to MKV by default so we need to change the output format to MKV. Click Change from the format drop-down menu and set MKV as the target output format.
Step 4: Edit MKV files.
Click pecile like editing button to edit the MKV video files. You could trim the video length, crop the frame to re-size the screen, adjust saturation, brightness, contrast, or add 3d effects to the MKV video on this interface. By the way, click Edit on the format drop-down menu to set video/audio codec, audio track, bit rate etc to enhance the overall performance of the output video.
Step 5: Specify a folder to store the output video.
Click Convert and specify a folder to store your output video files, then click Convert button below to start the process.
Step 6: Watch the process to complete.
Watch the real process status through the green progress bar, which tells the immediate completion percentage. Until the whole process completes, the edited MKV files will be available to enjoy. The output result will impress you indeed.
Conclusion
These two programs have their good and bad sides. For Emicsoft MKV Converter, users need more efforts to edit the MKV files as editing buttons cannot be easily found. What’s worse, it cannot set audio track or add subtitles to the existing MKV video, which indicates it is less powerful than some professional editors. The good side for this program is that it's fast to convert or edit videos and users can process multiple files simultaneously. As for Leawo Video Converter, it is superior because it provides comprehensive editing features to edit MKV videos and videos in other formats; Users can basically fulfill all required editing actions on the same page, making it really convenient to use for both newbies and advanced users. Moreover, the user interface is easy handy and users are free to convert and edit as many files as possible depending on their preference. Like I said before, Leawo Video Converter is so powerful that it ranks top in the industry and you will definitely enjoy the convenience it brings.