Play mkv files on iPhone 3G ?

[Kieran]

Is there any way to play the mkv files on my iphone 3g? I searched the google but can't find anything that can make iphone 3g to play the mkv files. Just wonder if anyone can help me here. Hoping some help soon.

[Paxton]

I think iphone doesn't have any support for mkv files, you need to convert the mkv files in iphone compatible format i.e mp4. Search the converter to convert the mkv files into mp4 format.

[Ernest]

I think iphone doesn't have any support for mkv files, you need to convert the mkv files in iphone compatible format i.e mp4. Search the converter to convert the mkv files into mp4 format.

Yes i'm totally agree with paxton. iPhone doesn't supports the mkv format. You need to convert mkv file.

Below is the list of file format supported by iPhone:

Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

[Venator]

There is application called Videora iPhone 3G S Converter , it can convert MKV files to iPhone 3G S supported video formats. It is a free iPhone 3GS video converter that converts video files, YouTube videos, movies and DVD's so you can play them on your iPhone 3GS. The software, developed by the creators of Videora, can convert all types of video files (avi, divx, xvid, flv, x264, vob, mpeg, DVD's, YouTube, etc.) into the proper video formats (MPEG-4, H.264) that play on the iPhone 3GS. It is available for Windows and Mac.

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