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Amazon Fire TV video formats are limited to H.263, H.264, MPEG4-SP, VC1. However, MKV, as one of the most commonly used video container, unfortunately is not in the list of Amazon Fire TV supported video formats. In order to smoothly play MKV on Amazon Fire TV, we need to use a video converter to convert MKV to Amazon Fire TV supported video format.
Here, I strongly recommend you with Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. It can convert not only MKV but also Blu-ray, DVD, MOV, AVI, M2TS, ISO etc more than 200+ video formats to Fire TV compatible format. Besides, it provides optimized preset format for Samsung/Sony/LG/Panasonic TV etc, so you can choose the best format for your TV to get the best video playback on your TV.
More Features on Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate:
* Support NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies.
* Cut off unwanted video parts and just preserve segment out of a complete movie.
* Remove black edges and unwanted area of image in original movie with simple operation.
* Separate one single file into multiple clips according to quantity, duration and output size
* Combine several videos and output as a complete movie with natural transition.
* Adjust output aspect ratio, such as 16:10, 16:9, 5:4, 4:3 and 2:1.
* Allows you to batch convert your videos to save your much time.
* You can select one of the language subtitles you want to show in the movie.
* Support adding .srt /.ass/.ssa subtitles into movies.
* Supported OS: Windows XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows 10
Mac user can turn to Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac to download the right program. The program has updated to support the newest Mac OS X El Capitan.
Free download and install
Other Download:
- Pavtube old official address: http://www.pavtube.cn/blu-ray-video-converter-ultimate/
- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html
Steps to Play MKV Videos via Fire TV From Storage Device
Step 1. Load MKV videos
Install this program onto your computer. Launch this video converter, and click “File” > "Add Video" to load the MKV movies that you want to convert, you can also directly drag and drop the files.
Step 2: Set output format
Click “Format” and navigate to “TVS” profile. Here lists the main four TV brands for you to choose. Other TV brands can also choose one of them as best output format.
Tips:
1. Click “Settings” on the interface and you can adjust the parameters including size, bitrate, frame rate, etc. to get a high quality of output files or a smaller files size. Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. You can preview the size at the below chart.
2. Open "Video Editor" window and switch to the "Trim" tab, you can drag the slider bars to include the segment you want to remain, click the left square bracket to set start point, and click the right square bracket to set end point when previewing the video or directly input specific values to "Start" and "End" box.
3. Click the "Subtitle" tab in "Video Editor" window, check "Enable", then you will be able to add external SRT/ASS/SSA subtitle files to the video as hard subtitles.(Difference between soft subtitles and hard subtitles)
Step 3: Start to convert
Go back to the main interface and hit the ‘Convert’ button to get your work started. when the software has converted MKV to Amazon Fire TV supported video format, you can open the output folder and get the files.
Now, transfer the converted MKV videos to your storage devices, and then you can play MKV videos on Fire TV from storage devices.
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