AVI VS MKV: What are the Difference between Convert AVI and MKV?

Overview

I am downloading one movie from some movie website. Should I choose AVI or MKV as my output format? What differences do these two formats have?

Many users are confused about whether AVI or MKV they should download the online video as or export the video as. It will be easy to deal with if your video player or editor only get one video format to support, AVI or MKV. But it will be difficult if you must choose one from AVI and MKV format. Which one should choose? Now the following article just lists the main differences between AVI and MKV to help users to easily choose AVI or MKV.

AVI VS MKV

• File Full Name: AVI is Audio Video Interleave; MKV is Matroska Video File
• Developer: MP4 is developed by Microsoft; MKV is developed by Matroska
• Media Player Supported: AVI is usually supported by Windows-based media playing programs; MKV is only supported by few major media players
• Portable Devices Supported: AVI is well supported by Microsoft devices, but has poor compatibility with Apple portable devices, except AVI; MKV is hardly supported by most portable devices
• Video Sharing Websites Supported: AVI is dopted as one of supported video formats for uploading by YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc, although sometimes, one AVI file may be not uploaded to its supported video websites successfully; Some video sharing websites have MKV format accepted, but users had better not use it when uploading due to its usually larger file size.
• Video Quality: AVI is not good quality compared with MKV due to its lossy compression; MKV normally has better quality than AVI, especially when compressing HD video.
• Video SIze: AVI is usually smaller file size than MKV format; MKV is normally bigger size than AVI format.

From the above AVI vs MKV form, we can clearly see the differences between AVI and MKV. And if you want to have a video file with smaller size, or want to play your downloaded or exported video file on Windows-based devices or players or programs or want to upload to YouTube, Vimeo,etc with a higher success, then AVI should be your output format choice. And if you pursue higher video quality or want to save HD video, then MKV should be your output format choice.

And if you have already got some AVI files stored on your computer and want to convert to MKV format or convert MKV to AVI format, then you will need a professional AVI to MKV converter or a MKV to AVI converter. Luckily, iDealshare VideoGo can work both as an AVI to MKV converter and a MKV to AVI converter to easily convert AVI to or from MKV format.

Besides, iDealshare VideoGo is developed with the following excellent features:
• Easily convert AVI or MKV to any other video format, including MP4, MOV, WMV, WTV, FLV, AVCHD, WEBM, etc.
• Easily convert AVI or MKV to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android and many other video playing devices or players best supported video formats.
• Easily convert between any two video formats.
• Edit AVI, MKV or any other video format with its powerful video editing functions: split, merge, trim, crop, rotate, change video bitrate, sample rate, frame rate, resolution, etc.

How to Convert AVI to MKV or MKV to AVI?

The following converting AVI to MKV guide also works to convert MKV to AVI.

Make Preparation: Free download AVI to MKV Converter

Free download the best AVI to MKV Converter - iDealshare VideoGo(for Windows, for Mac), install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

Step 1 Import video files

Click the "Add File" button to get the AVI file imported to this AVI to MKV converter. Or users can choose to directly drag and drop the AVI file to this AVI to MKV converter. Batch conversion from AVI to MKV is supported.

Step 2 Set MKV as output format

Directly select MKV as your output format by clicking "Profile" button >"General Video" category.

Step 3 Convert AVI to MKV

Click the "Convert" button to simple get the AVI file converted to MKV file.