How to get exact copy of the movie file.

[natra]

Description of problem or question:
Hi, I'm wondering how should I get the exact copy on my file I wanting to convert 60GB mkv movie file to MP4 without any quality loss the size can be the same or even higher. I don't want any loss in the picture or audio. Greatly appreciate any help.



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[rollin_eng]

HB is not the tool for this. Subler may do what you need.

[Woodstock]

Agree that handbrake isn't the tool. There are unknowns that affect what COULD be the tool, though.

Examples: What video format is used? MKV allows more video types than MP4.

Are there subtitles? MKV and MP4 do not share soft subtitle formats in general. Some MKV-compatible formats cannot be included in MP4 files without "burning them in".

Are there multiple audio formats included, such as 5.1 vs. 7.1 or stereo?

Guaranteeing "no quality loss" isn't a general thing. "No VISIBLE quality loss" is more likely, but not guaranteed. ffmpeg could probably do it, if you don't have subtitles to worry about.

[natra]

The reason why I want to change the file to MP4 is because I want to edit some of the movies that I have none of the video editing software will allow Mkv files. Do you know maybe a way around this?

[Woodstock]

Then using the ffmpeg copy would probably be best, so long as there are no subtitles to worry about.