How to convert MKV videos to MPEG-2 on Mac?

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What are MPEG-2 videos?

A variant of the MPEG video and audio compression algorithm and file format, optimised for broadcast quality video. MPEG-2 was designed to transmit images using progressive coding at 4 Mbps or higher for use in broadcast digital TV and DVD. An MPEG-2 player can handle MPEG-1 data as well. MPEG-2 has been approved as International Standard IS-13818.

MPEG-2 is widely used as the format of digital television signals that are broadcast by terrestrial (over-the-air), cable, and direct broadcast satellite TV systems. MPEG-2 includes a Systems section, part 1, that defines two distinct, but related, container formats. One is the Transport Stream, designed to carry digital video and audio over possibly lossy media, such as broadcasting, examples of which include ATSC, DVB and SBTVD. MPEG-2 Systems also defines Program Stream, a container format designed for reasonably reliable media such as optical discs, DVDs and SVCDs.

How to convert MKV to MPEG-2 on Mac OS X?

Step 1, Download and install MKV to MPEG-2 video converter

You can download it for free here:

To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).

Step 2, Add MKV video files

Click the "Add Files" button to add MPEG-2 video files to the program. This MKV to MPEG-2 video converter for Mac supports drag and dropping. It also supports batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.

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Step 3, Select output format

Use the “format” on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the right of the "Format" label to expand the panel. Select "MPEG-2" as the output format.

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Step 4, Change MPEG-2 Video and audio Settings

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Click on the “Setting” button to expand “Setting” panel.

You can change the Resolution, Encoder, Bit rate and Frame rate of the MKV video and Sample Rate, Channels, Encoder and Bit Rate of the MPEG-2 Audio. The size of the MPEG-2 file depends a lot on these settings.

Step 5, Select output directory

Expand the "Output" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Step 6, Click “Convert” to convert MKV to MPEG-2 on Mac.