With the right player and the correct codec, PC can play any video format out there. However, it is not the same if you are trying to play them on other devices. For example, you might find a MKV or SWF file on your old hard drive, an AVCHD file on your old camcorder, or an ARW file on your DSLR. So, you might want to make a video about nostalgic memories from all the old footage. However, you can’t possibly ingest MKV or SWF into Adobe Premiere Pro because Premiere only accepts specific types of video formats. That is why you need a lightweight video converter to convert all types of videos with obscure formats to a universal format, like MP4. And VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is the most powerful lightweight video converter there is.
VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is a freemium software, which means you can try out its functions for free with certain limitations before buying it. It’s a one-stop shop for converting videos and audio from practically any format, compressing videos, editing videos, and much more. One of the advantages of paying for a service is that you won’t have to deal with annoying commercials, upsells, or even sharing your data.
Its free version has a 5-minute output limit and 5 files output limit per toolbox feature. Compared to other freemium software, some would limit you in other areas, like limiting your output to 1/3 of the file, additional features, or even the conversion speed.
Part 1. Great for Content Creator
VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is great for Ins-tagram and Y-Tube shorts/Tik-Tok content creators. It is almost hard not to make an aesthetically pleasing and compelling video with its comprehensive editing feature. You can even compress your videos after editing/converting to optimize your upload time. Not only VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is a wicked fast video converter with an intuitive UI, but you can also use it to add subtitles and new audio tracks onto the videos as well.
Part 2. How to Convert MKV to MP4 with VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate
Now, the time has come that you need to prepare your clips for your nostalgic theme projects. Just how do you convert all your MKV files to MP4? Look no further. Below you can learn how to do that in five easy steps.
STEP 1. After launching the program, you can see VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate’s easy-to-use UI. Drag and drop or click to add your file.
STEP 2. Select the wanted output format by clicking the “Convert All to” button. You can choose from VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate’s numerous preset formats for beginners in the dropdown menu. If you are a technophile, you can click the settings icon at the end of each preset format to further customize your parameters.
For video, you can adjust its encoder, resolution, frame rate, and bitrate. For audio, you can adjust its encoder, channel, sample rate, and bitrate.
STEP 3. After choosing your desired format, there are more pre-conversion settings you can adjust.
To start, you can click at position a to rename the output file. Next, you can disable the current audio track or add a new one by clicking position b. Likewise, and you can choose to add the subtitle at position c. To finish, you can click the dropdown menu to choose the output folder at position d.
In addition to all the regular settings, you can click position e to select a hardware acceleration that works best for your PC before converting.
STEP 4. After finishing all your video output setups, you can click the play button on the video to preview it. Finally, click “Convert All” to start the transcoding if you are satisfied with your setups.
Part 3. Additional Features: VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate Toolbox
Besides video conversion, VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate also offers a variety of functions in the Toolbox tab. Video Compressor, Video Editor, 3D Maker, and Video Enhancer, to name some of its notable features.
Video Editor
This powerful video editor allows you to present your videos however you like.
First, you can rotate the video left, right, and flip it horizontally or vertically. In addition, you can crop out the unwanted area of the footage with a fixed or free aspect ratio and various zoom modes.
Besides, it also helps you apply effects, such as changing contrast, saturation, brightness, hue, and adding dozens of carefully selected preset filters onto the video.
Your watermark can be added to the video. Choose between a text or picture watermark, you can change its font, font size, rotation, color, and opacity for a text watermark. For a picture watermark, you can change its size, rotation, and opacity.
Video Enhancer
Video enhancer is a great automatic tool to fix any of the problems you might have in post-production.
To start, if your clip’s resolution is too low and you need it to match the rest of the footage, you have the option to upscale the video’s resolution up to 4k. Moreover, you can optimize the video’s brightness and contrast if your clip has overexposure or dimming issues. In addition, you can remove video noise if your camera was having problems and left dirt-like noise on your footage. Last but not least, if it was too windy during the shoot, and you need to fix the shaky cam in the post? Reduce video shaking is here to the rescue.
Part 4. Conclusion
Compared with online tools, VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate shows its stability and brings great convenience. Normally, it can take time to upload and download the files to website converting services, let alone the conversion time. By contrast, VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate can convert locally fast and error-free. Apart from being a video/audio converter, it also allows you to edit, compress and merge videos. Novice can use all its preset formats in a handy UI, and technophiles can enjoy its highly customizable settings.
