

If you are on Mac we are going to use a command line tool called mkvtomp4. Or maybe even cut a short piece of a movie to be included somewhere for educational purposes. Let’s say I would like to analyze the specific scene in a movie, check the scopes, extract a frame and create a color palette.

The first question that might be asked here is why do we need to import the finished clip in the MKV format into Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve? In my case, it is mostly for some analysis process. The MKV file format is more suitable for the finished clip and that’s why it’s not supported by most popular video editing software like Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve. The MKV container can include video, audio, and features such as alternate audio tracks, multilingual subtitles and more. The Matroska (MKV) file format is an open standard for that has quickly become the preferred file extension for high definition video on the Internet.
