Video conversion program?

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Originally Posted by kzm007

Is there a good, free video conversion program out there that won't leave a watermark on the finished product. I guess I'm looking for shareware primarily, unless somebody could help me find an alternate route I'm trying to convert an .mkv extension video on my computer to .avi.

Thanks for any help, guys -

Kegan

mkv and avi are containers. What is the video and audio formats stored within the mkv? The reason I ask is because each container has its own limitations. For example, h.264 in avi is a no go.