MKV2MP4 History:
1.5.0 (29 Feb 2021):
• MKV2MP4 is now free and supported by showing our other apps
• Fully native support for Apple's new M1 (ARM) Macs
• Added hidden options to always passthrough unknown audio tracks
1.4.15 (10 Oct 2019):
• IMPORTANT: The minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 10.13
• Improved reliability and performance
1.4.11 (08 Nov 2018):
• Fixed problems with app failing to launch with 'expiry' message
1.4.10 (09 Oct 2018):
• Fixed possible crash related to using a 'Watchfolder'
• Add support for 'Dark Mode' on macOS 10.14 'Mojave'
• Add ability to passthrough the 'VP9' video codec to MP4 files
• Pre-select right folder when having to the open destination folder
1.4.9 (12 Apr 2018):
• Added options to use variable-bitrate (VBR) when converting audio to AAC
• Improved audio quality when converting to AAC
• Fix problem with movies that contain multiple video tracks
1.4.8 (08 Mar 2018):
• Fixed problems when there is not enough free disk space for conversion
• Fix very rare movies containing 'Main-profile' AAC tracks playing without sound
• Detect 'rv40' video codec which can not be converted
1.4.7 (07 Jan 2018):
• Fixed rare conversion failure with "Too many packets buffered"
• Add options for custom conversion of unknown 5.1 audio-tracks
• Improve speed and quality by treating E-AC3 the same as AC3 audio
• Fixed detection of some 5.1 surround audio tracks
• Fixed problem related to parallel queue feature
1.4.6 (04 Dec 2017):
• Fix issue where the fifth conversion would always fail
1.4.5 (24 Nov 2017):
• Add option to convert multiple MKVs concurrently for even more speed
• Add option to 'watch' a folder to automatically convert MKVs added there
• Allow disabling alert when MKVs have been removed before conversion
• Fixed problem with audio-track language selection on 10.12 and 10.13
1.4.1 (01 Nov 2017):
• Add support for 'clearing' destination folder bookmarks
• Improved stability
1.4.0 (17 Oct 2017):
• H265/HECV support for producing HEVC MP4s compatible with macOS 10.13 / iOS 11 / tvOS 11
• Added option to convert to surround AAC audio format
• Added options to specify custom conversion of FLAC audio
• Improved reliability
1.3.9 (13 Sep 2017):
• IMPORTANT: you can now buy MKV2MP4 outside the Mac App Store, using 'Paddle'
• Fixed problems converting MKVs with 2-letter language-codes
• Prevent errors when trying to convert incompatible WMV videos
• Prevent warning messages due to posters embedded into videos
1.3.8 (27 May 2017):
• Fixed rare crash when processing some damaged files
• Accept AVIs for conversion to MP4 (unsupported and likely to fail)
• Add FAQ section about converting unsupported video files
1.3.7 (21 Apr 2017):
• Fixed rare crash when having multiple entries of a broken bookmark
• Add new jobs on top by default - restore old behaviour by:
defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 InsertJobsAtBottom -bool YES
1.3.6 (7 Dec 2016):
• Fixed rare conversion problem on broken files since v1.3.4
1.3.5 (26 Nov 2016):
• Fixed detection/conversion of 7.1 DTS-HD audio tracks
1.3.4 (23 Nov 2016):
• Fix for some MKVs failing to convert
1.3.3 (26 Jun 2016):
• Fix for result MP4 sometimes containing wrong language audio
1.3.2 (4 May 2016):
• Fix possible conversion problems when changing audio volume
• Added complete localization to French (thanks to Francois Riou)
• Added partial localization to Norwegian
1.3.1 (28 Apr 2016):
• Fix problem with "additionally include 5.1 track" setting
• Fix problem with destination folder selection not being remembered
• Improved detection of surround sound tracks
1.3.0 (11 Apr 2016):
• IMPORTANT: The minimum system requirements have been raised to macOS 10.10
• Dramatically improved performance for all conversions to AAC
• Added a "Next to" option to always create the MP4 next to the original MKV
• Improved reliability and stability
• Detect 'aic' video codec which can not be converted
• Fix issues when pressing 'Enter' in main window
• Fix problem with selecting default conversion destination folder
• Include a complete localization to German
• Include a comprehensive localization to Italian (thanks to Mattia Confalonieri)
• Include partial localizations to all languages supported by Mac OS X
1.2.12 (16 Mar 2016):
• Improved detection of system problems (posix_spawn)
• Detect broken audio tracks which can not be converted
• Detect 'msmpeg4v3' video codec which can not be converted
1.2.11 (16 Dec 2015):
• Detect files that are too damaged to convert
• Catch basic system problems (posix_spawn)
1.2.10 (24 Jun 2015):
• Fix problem since
1.2.8 where wrong audio track would be used
1.2.9 (15 Jun 2015):
• Allow "audio boost" up to 400%
• More informational error diagnosis reports
1.2.8 (14 May 2015):
• Allow handling .TS files
• Make Finder's "Open with…" work when the app is not running
• Fixed app icon not showing up in the about window
• Fixed problem when bookmarked folders are deleted
• Fixed problem when canceling destination folder selection
1.2.7 (10 Mar 2015):
• Fixed problem converting MKVs with FLAC audio with certain settings
• Added support for converting files that don't contain any audio tracks
• Faster file scanning and reduced the applications binary size
• Include our 'privacy policy' in the documentation
• Non-MKV files with compatible video tracks can now be converted
• Improved handling of files with incompatible video tracks
1.2.6 (21 Jan 2015):
• Fixed conversion problem with some files
1.2.5 (8 Jan 2015):
• Fixed problem ("invalid MKV") with 10.7 & 10.8 introduced in last version
• Made subtitle handling more error-resilient - restore old behaviour by:
defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 FixSubtitleDuration -bool no
1.2.4 (15 Nov 2014):
• Fixed conversion problem with some files
• Fixed problem where audio track would be missing for very long movies
• Fixed problem with subtitles in UTF-16 format
• Redesigned informational welcome-message to be less disturbing
• Add FAQ entry about converting movies for the AppleTV
1.2.3 (30 Aug 2014):
• Fixed problem when converting to .m4v extension introduced in 1.2.2
1.2.2 (22 Aug 2014):
• Fixed conversion problem with some files
• Made preferences window fit on small screens
1.2.1 (29 Jul 2014):
• Added option to specify subtitle encoding to prevent missing subtitles
• Detect disk/network problems when saving files instead of just failing
• Added hidden option (Terminal) to produce streamable 'fast-start' files:
defaults write com.corecode.MKV2MP4 ProduceStreamableFiles -bool yes
1.2.0 (14 May 2014):
• Added option to control sound volume of converted audio track
• Added option to convert HE-AAC to AAC for improved compatibility
• Added recognition of subtitle files that have suffixes like '-eng' or '-forced'
• Added warning when converting files that can't be converted to MP4
• Added warning when movie to convert disappears during conversion
• Added warning when dropping Aliases onto MKV2MP4
• Improved conversion speed of files with MP3 audio track
• Improved cleanup of temporary files when conversion fails
• Fixed some conversion failures with subtitles
• Fixed long stall before conversion finish of files with 5.1 audio track
• Fixed crashes with malformed videos or videos without audio track
• Fixed rare conversion failure of files with only a 5.1 FLAC audio track
• Fixed problem where queue would not continue after a conversion failure
• Fixed problem where passthrough setting would not work for 2.0 DTS audio
• Fixed problem with files with 5.1 audio track and apostrophe in the filename
1.1.8 (19 Nov 2013):
• Improved stability and reliability and performance
• Warn when converting videos which can not be viewed on the PS3
• Fixed conversion of files with damaged AAC audio tracks
• Detect when source MKV is removed before conversion starts
1.1.7 (13 Sep 2013):
• Fixed detection/conversion of 6.1 DTS-ES audio tracks
1.1.6 (20 Jun 2013):
• Fixed possible crash caused by system updates
• Fixed problem related to external subtitles introduced in 1.1.5
• Added support for recognizing subtitle files with language coded filename
1.1.5 (07 Jun 2013):
• Fixed problem where MKV2MP4 would "freeze" converting some files
• Added support for generating surround 5.1 files compatible with AppleTV
• Added option to generate files with M4V extension instead of MP4 extension
• Added elapsed conversion time display for finished files
• Fixed "Additionally include 5.1 audio track" option for files with AAC main audio track
• Fixed problem where added files would be processed in the reverse order
• Fixed problem where language codes for audio tracks would not match the source file
1.1.1 (24 Apr 2013):
• IMPORTANT: fix incompatibility with Mac OS X 10.7.x
• Fix rare conversion failure with FLAC5.1 audio and the "include 5.1 audio" option
1.1.0 (2 Apr 2013):
• Improved subtitle support
• Fixed conversion of files with broken AAC audio tracks
• Display status icons after conversion
• Added options to rate the app on the MacAppStore or on MacUpdate
• Added option to delete original file after conversion
• Fixed rare problem where resulting file would play at a weird resolution
• Warn when user selects a read-only file destination
• Improved calculation of necessary free disk space for conversion
• Warn when conversion failed because of a full hard-disk
• Prevent system idle sleep during conversion (to prevent conversion failures)
• Ask about really quitting the application when conversion is in progress
• Fixed layout problem
• Warn on rare 10-bit videos that won't play on most devices
• Disabled subtitle conversion by default (can cause rare conversion failures)
1.0 (10 Jan 2013):
• Initial release