How to get MKV files into Pinnacle Studio without codec issues

Summary: Let’s find out how to import and edit MKV video files in Pinnacle Studio on Windows (Windows 8 included) without any issues.



Just happen to have some video footage in MKV format from Blu-ray rips, YouTube, etc? Probably you will want to open and edit these MKV in Pinnacle Studio. But what if the Pinnacle can’t accept your MKV files? Don't let it be your editing hurdle. The article would show you how to convert MKV to Pinnacle Studio without losing quality step by step. Just follow the guide and go on your movie director experience.

In fact, it is possible to use MKV in Pinnacle Studio sometimes, but don't expect it to supports all of your MKV files. As far as I know, the latest Pinnacle Studio 17 can support DivX Plus MKV, but if you work with other encoded MKV videos in old version of Pinnacle, there is no luck. A suggestion is to use Brorsoft Video Converter to convert MKV files to Pinnacle Studio most likely MPEG-2 video.

Overall, it’s the optimal MKV converter for you, which can help you decode MKV files when converting into a different, and ideally more edit friendly, compression format like MPEG-2. So you can edit MKV footage with Pinnacle Studio smoothly. What’s more, it’s the optimal tool for transcoding GoPro, Sony, Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, etc camera or camcorder videos to kinds of NLE programs Windows Movie Maker, Avid MC, Adobe Premier Pro, Sony Vegas and more. Plus, with the built-in video editing feature of the program, you can trim, crop, add watermark and more to your video files.

Guide: MKV files to Pinnacle Studio best workflow

Step 1: Add MKV media

Install and launch the MKV file converter, and then click "Add Files" button to import your MKV videos to the software.

Tip: If you wanna combine MKV video clips into one file, you can click the "Merge into one" box.



Step 2: Select output format

Hit the "Format" bar and select “Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas > MPEG-2 (*.mpg)” as output format on the drop-down menu. It ensures the smooth editing with Pinnacle. Of course, AVI, WMV are also the proper formats for Pinnacle.



Step 3: Convert MKV to Pinnacle Studio

Click the convert button under the preview window, the converter will start encoding MKV for importing to Pinnacle Studio.

Some more helpful features of the MKV to Pinnacle Studio Converter:

1. Settings- Click it to customize audio and video parameters Video Codec, bit rate, frame rate, Audio codec, sample rate, audio channels.

2. Editor (next to "Add" icon)- Click to set add watermark, deinterlace, trim, crop, add subtitles and more.

Soon after the conversion is finished, just click "Open" button to get the converted MKV files for editing in Pinnacle Studio 13/14/15/16 perfectly.

Learn more:

How to Open and Edit .AVI files in Pinnacle Studio
How to Convert VOB files for Editing in Pinnacle Studio
How to Edit MTS files in Pinnacle Studio Smoothly