This article includes 5 parts, this is part 3.

1. What are MKV files?
2. How to play MKV on Mac (Snow Leopard included)?
3. How to use MKV Converter for Mac to convert MKV on Mac?
4. Convert DVD to MKV for free on Mac?
5. How to burn MKV to DVD on Mac for free?

Wouldn’t it be terrific if you can convert those awesome MKV movies on your Mac to MP4 for playback on iPod, iPhone, Walkman on the go? Or convert them to MOV for iMovie so that you can edit them and create your own masterpiece. This article introduces two ways to convert your MKV movies with VisualHub (freeware) and iSkysoft MKV Converter for Mac.

The Hard Way: But It's Free!

VisualHub can convert MKV to MP4, AVI, etc. on Mac. Techspanion (The developer of VisualHub) has closed shop and after an outcry from fans, VisualHub, the popular video converter on Mac OS X have now gone open source. It has got new name Film Redux.

Getting VisualHub is kind of complicated and you can refer to the detailed tutorial: How to build iSquint and VisualHub

1. Click "Add" to load the MKV file or just drag and drop the MKV file to the program.
2. Select the output settings according to your device settings.
3. Hit "Start" to start conversion.

The Easy Way: iSkysoft MKV Converter for Mac (Snow Leopard included)

iSkysoft MKV Video Converter for Mac is a powerful and versatile Mac MKV video conversion software that can convert MKV files to AVI, MOV, MP4, VOB, DV etc. It can also extract audio from video and then convert audio to AAC, MP3, AC3, etc.

You can download it for free here:

• Intel Version
• Power PC Version

1. Click the "Add files" button to load your MKV movies or just drag and drop the file to the program.
2. Select the output format like WMV, AVI, MP4, etc.
   Note: This Mac video converter can convert MKV video to all popular formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4 players and MP3 players and so on. If you don't know what formats your device supports, you can just select the format according to the device name.
   
3. Hit "Convert" to start MKV files conversion with Mac OS X. If you don’t want to wait around during the conversion, the smart program can switch off the computer automatically when the conversion is done.

Note: iSkysoft MKV Converter for Mac is perfectly compatible with Snow Leopard.