
If you want the same level of customization for free, it’s worth trying Handbrake. WinX is shareware, and while you can do a lot of things with the trial version, the full app is locked down unless you pay for the premium version. Video conversion can take a while, especially with larger videos, but when it’s done the app will automatically open up the folder where it saved your files. Once you’re done configuring, you can hit “Run” to start the conversion. There are also audio codec options, but audio makes up such a small part of the video it’s worth keeping it on high settings. Framerate, to convert down to 30 or 24fps video.Press Yes because we just want to see if it even plays or not. The biggest difference is that the former supports a wide range of media formats, including MKV, MP4, SWF, MOV, etc.

MKV is now popular as it incorporates video, audio, and subtitles into a single file.

But, it can’t play the latest video file formats like MKV. The native media player of Windows works fine, and it supports basic file formats.

Select Windows Media Player from the list. Media Player Classic is not a simple alternative to Windows Media Player, though the interfaces are pretty similar. If we talk about media consumption, Windows 10 has a Windows Media Player. Open the file once again, and this time, click More options.
