Prepare to have at least 100GB of free space for it though:įfmpeg -i NAME.mkv -c:v dnxhd -profile:v dnxhr_hq -pix_fmt yuv422p -an OUTPUT.mxf Below is the command to take your h264 MKV and convert it to a visually lossless editing codec. The plus side is, these codecs (DNxHR or ProRes) are intended for editing and will make your workflow a lot faster. Inside your MKV is an h264 video, if you used ffmpeg and your new MP4 is glitchy inside your editing software, then you will need to transcode to an intermediate codec, which will be visually lossless but take up a huge amount of size. I use the command line program ffmpeg - but you will need to research on how to set this up and what commands to use, usually this one works well for our purposes:įfmpeg -i input.mkv -codec copy output.mp4 You can take the video out of an MKV into an MP4 without losing any quality.

If it's an MP4 or some other common format you are most likely able to to just drag & drop it in, if not, follow these methods:

Usually, MKVs are not supported, but when you use MakeMKV that is the container you are given, so you will need to do a conversion. Video: You have a few options to get your video into editing programs. I do not recommend pirating movies, alway own the source material before editing. You can try searching on certain subreddits or torrent sites for links of movies, although I will leave this up to you, quality may not be perfect, but it can work. You will now have the best quality possible to start editing When ripping the disc, it's easiest to right click the drop down menus and select only what you need (the main movie, the main audio) because if you don't, you could end up getting half a dozen audio tracks and a bunch of menu files and special features which you may not need. Text instructions are below:īuy or rent the DVD/Blu-ray and rip it to your computer using a program like MakeMKV.Īny DVD or Blu-Ray drive is fine, I used this which can read and write CDs, DVDS & Blu-rays. Additionally, here is a more simple to the point video to check out which gives some good tips. Here is a comprehensive video going over obtaining media, converting it, and successfully setting it up for your video editor. You will first need the original film or show, there are several methods to obtain your media.

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