Converting .mkv to avi?

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Hi there,

I have some mkv files that I would like to convert to avi. While a simple google brings up programs, which one is best? I don't want to risk any spyware on my PC :).

Thanks for anyhelp.
 
i use AVIDEMUX which is opensource so free
http://www.avidemux.org/

converts to every codec/container and no sync issues it has some quite powerful options aswell if your an advanced user

if you wanting to convert stuff to play on an xbox/ps3 you would be better off converting to
video codec: x264/aac(same thing) (most mkv are this anyway so wont need to transcode the video unless you want to lower the quality for a smaller file size)
audio codec AC3 2 channel (limit of xbox not sure about ps3 but xbox wont play any videos with ac3 over 2 channels)
container: MP4
 
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i use AVIDEMUX which is opensource so free
http://www.avidemux.org/

converts to every codec/container and no sync issues it has some quite powerful options aswell if your an advanced user

if you wanting to convert stuff to play on an xbox/ps3 you would be better off converting to
video codec: x264/aac(same thing) (most mkv are this anyway so wont need to transcode the video unless you want to lower the quality for a smaller file size)
audio codec AC3 2 channel (limit of xbox not sure about ps3 but xbox wont play any videos with ac3 over 2 channels)
container: MP4

So can an Xbox not play multi channel audio from a .avi/ .mp4 / other file?
 
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