Convert MKV to AIFF

Converting one file format to another may be necessary for various reasons. So, for example, you may want to convert MKV to AIFF if your computer, phone or other device does not support MKV format. Also, conversion is often required to reduce the file size, since the original format takes up too much space in the device's memory. Perhaps you just need to extract the audio track from the video file, in which case converting the video to audio format is a good option. In any case, with the help of our converter, you can easily complete the required task. Below you can find out some details about the original and new file formats.

MKV is a special AVI-like audio / video container that stores a huge amount of information. The MKV format is an open source project by Matroska designed to create a unified standard for multimedia containers on the PC. MKV is a multimedia container that combines in one file: video, sound, subtitles, pictures, various service information, and most importantly, the possibility of creating a media menu in the MKV container is declared. It supports such formats as: mkv - responsible for video files, mks - responsible for subtitles and mka - sound. The format is open source, which means anyone can use it and make changes. MKV has earned a good reputation due to its resistance to various bugs and errors and the possibility of emergency recovery of files, even if damaged. Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can contain an unlimited number of video, audio, images or subtitles in a single file. It is intended to be used as a universal storage format for common multimedia content such as movies or TV shows. It is popular for its high quality and relatively small size. The format is not as widespread as MP4 and AVI. Therefore, sometimes the question may arise which MKV player should be used to view these files.

AIFF file is audio data recorded in the AIFF (formerly IFF) format, which was developed by Apple in 1988. The content of the file is uncompressed PCM data, a digitized analog audio signal. High quality audio file created using the AIFF file format. Contains CD-quality audio that is stored in an uncompressed lossless format similar to the .WAV file extension. Typically used for recording audio CDs. There is both a version without data compression - AIFF, and a version with data compression - AIFC (AIFF-C), using various codecs. If you are a Windows computer user, the file extension will be .AIF, and if you are using a MacOS computer, the extension will be .AIFF. You can play AIFF and AIF music using players: Windows Media, Apple iTunes, Apple QuickTime, VLC, Media Player Classic and other multimedia programs. Apple gadgets such as iPhone and iPad play AIFF / AIF without the need to install third-party applications. A file converter (more on this below) may only be required when you cannot play one of these files on an Android phone or other non-Apple mobile device.