Microsoft Surface Video Converter: Windows Devices

The 10.6-inch Surface 2's 1920*1080-pixel screen is great for watching movies. However, you have to face up to the fact that Surface 2 video format is limited to MP4, 3GP, WEBM, H.263, H.264 video, things happens when you can not play MKV files properly.

To get MKV playable on Surface 2, there are two ways: one is to find a Surface 2 MKV Player, another is to do MKV to Surface 2 converting.

Solution 1: Search a Surface 2 MKV Player from the Windows store to enjoy MKV on this Windows 8.1 RT Tablet.

Here, mobile.HD Video Player it one and you can play mkv and other popular video format on Surface/RT/Windows 8 computer with it.

Price is $2.49 with free trial...the developers said more improvements and features will be added soon.

But I haven't it try yet... and 356 MB for video player is kind of ridiculous... someone says they may miss audio when playing MKV on Surface 2 with it.

Therefore, if you plan to put and watch MKV movies on Surface 2, the method 2 is the best and easiest.

Solution 2: Convert MKV to MP4, which is the most suitable format for Surface 2 playback.

To accomplish the job, here we will recommend you this MKV to Surface 2 Converter, a professional Surface 2 Video Converter which handles not only MKV files, but also can convert MXF/MTS/VOB/WMV/FLV/Tivo/M4V/MPG to the most suitable profile for Surface 2 on Windows 8.1 RT with simplest workflow and reliable video quality. Here is review.

If you are Mac users, try MKV to Surface 2 Converter for Mac

Get a free trial and follow the guide to convert MKV to Surface 2 on Windows 8.1

Step 1. Run this Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate as the Surface 2 Ultimate Converter; import videos.

Click "Add video" or "Add from folder" to import source videos.

Step 2. Choose video format.

Click the drop-down list besides "Format", select Windows > Microsoft surface windows RT/pro H.264 HD Video (*.mp4) as the best profile for Surface 2.

Step 3. Edit video before conversion. (Optional)

Click the pencil-like icon on top to enter Video Editor interface. You can choose to trim, crop, watermark, effect, audio or subtitles before conversion.

Back to main interface, click "Settings" to customize video size, frame rate, bitrate and other settings.

Step 4. Start conversion.

Click "Convert" to start converting MKV to MP4 for Surface 2. Wait for a few moments, and click "Open" or "Open output folder" to quick locate the converted video.

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Source: http://bestvideosolution.blogspot.com/2013/11/watch-mkv-on-surface-2.html

Summary: This Videos to Windows device conversion guide will show you how to convert MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MPG, Tivo, MTS, FLV, F4V videos to your Windows 8.1/8 tablet & phone support formats, so that you can easily play carious videos on these Windows devices.

Many users have kinds of issues to play their 1080p/720p videos or movies on Windows 8.1/8 tablet or phone. It is common sense to download android media players for Windows device. However, based on the high quality and large file size of a Full HD movie, the 3rd party media player can’t handle it smoothly. Apart from this, not all 720p video files are supported well by players.

Because each tablet or phone has its own formats limitation, at the same time, the player doesn’t have the ability to decode kinds of HD formats. Such as MKV, VOB, Tivo, MOV, AVCHD, AVI, MTS, MPG and more. To get 1080p movies playing on Windows 8.1/8 tablet or smartphone, you are suggested to convert 1080p to 720p. For these unsupported movie files, you’d better convert them to a format that your Windows device works well. Here is how to do it.

Required Software:

Windows 8 Video Converter Ultimate/Windows 8 iMedia Converter for Mac

This Surface Video Converter Ultimate is powerful in quick decrypting the protected discs within a few clicks. It's capable of converting BD/DVD discs and various videos to 1080p/720p MP4 for yor Windows devices, meanwhile extract the audio files. It also work perfectly on my Blackberry, iPhone, Droid phone, iPad, Kindle HD devices which gives me much more recration. I test ran another brand, but none is better than Pavtube.

A step-by-step guide:

Step 1. Import 1080p or 720p video files into the program.

Launch the Video to Windows Converter. And click “Add Video” button to load 1080p or 720p MKV, MOV, MTS, M2TS, VOB, AVI, AVCHD, Tivo… video files.

Step 2. Select your Windows device compatible video format.

Now you need to set a format for 1080p/720p HD video to Windows 8.1/8 tablets/phones conversion. Click “Format”, find “Windows” -> Microsoft Surface Windows RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)”.

Step 3. Click on “Settings” to adjust the video quality so as to fit your device play standard. Just refer to the image.

Step 4. Convert 1080p 720p movies to Windows 8.1/8 tablets/phones.

Click “Convert” button to start converting any videos to windows device optimized MP4 format. If you would like to join several files together, just select these files and check the “Merge into one” box before clicking “Convert”.

Once the conversion is done, find the converted video files and transfer them to your tablet or phone. Then, you can watch 1080p/720p movies on Windows 8.1/8 tablets/phones as you wish.

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Convert 1080p or 720p Movies in Blu-ray, DVD on Windows 8.1 Tablet/Phone

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