ᐈ How to edit MKV file ➠ Do it with Video Splitter

By Olga Krovyakova - modified March 7, 2024, created March, 28 2019

SolveigMM Video Splitter is the easy to use video editor that help both users and professionals to fulfill various video editing tasks in few minutes with several mouse clicks. In this guideline we will learn how to edit MKV file.

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Below you can find step by step instruction on how to edit MKV file with Video Splitter by cutting off two fragments from the initial file.

1. Open your file by clicking on the Add files to the Media library... or just drug and drop to the program your file from the Windows Explorer folder.

2. Choose the file you would like to edit.

3. Click the OK button.

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4. Move the file from the Media library to the timeline.

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5. Now you can choose the fragments you would like to be saved or cutted. You can do this in the few ways, using Video slider and placing it in the required position using Add Marker button or changing the value in the edit box of a left marker cursor time position (see Basic Terms). If you would like, you can set the value manually.

You can also use Add Marker command from the Edit menu to place the marker or the [M] hot key.

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6. By the same way specify the position of end of the fragment and end/start positions of the other fragments. Add three markers and you will get the timeline consists of four fragments, two of which you need to delete.

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8. Add start/end markers for other fragments.

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9. Move the mouse cursor to the fragment you would like to be cutted off and place it between the markers.

10. Click on the "scissors" button that will arise under the fragment or place the mouse cursor on this fragment and choose Cut Out Selected Fragment command from the Edit menu or use [D] hot key. The fragment will be marked with brown-red color (see Basic Terms).

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11. Repeat actions described in 9-10 steps to mark another fragment to be deleted.

12. Click on the Save button to start the editing or use Save... command from the Edit menu.

13. You will see the the standard file saving window where you can specify the destination folder and the file name. Click the Save button.

Video Splitter provides possibility to open the initial input or output file in the the Windows Explorer. Just use appropriate command in Tools->Explore Folder menu: Input to open the original file and Output to browse the folder with the resulted file. At the end of the editing process it will be offered to browse the folder with the output file.

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Basic Terms

Understanding of some basic terms used in this guide will help you to start using SolveigMM Video Splitter in most comfortable way.

Marker is a constituent part of a fragment consisted of two markers: start and end. Markers can be added or deleted. Such operations as deleting and positioning are applied to the selected markers only.

	Marker is set to a current cursor position.
	The selected marker is highlighted with blue color.

Markers can be added or deleted. Such operations as deleting and positioning are applied to the selected markers only.

Fragment is a part of video (or audio) file limited by two markers to be removed or kept in a final movie, e.g. commercial block you want to cut off. Selected fragments are marked with orange color. Fragments marked as 'cut off' are colored with white color.
Examples of fragments are provided in table below:

Color of Fragment	Description
	This fragment was set to be deleted. It will not be presented in final movie
	This fragment was set to be kept. It will be presented in final movie
	This fragment was set to be deleted. It will not be presented in final movie. Yellow slider on it means you can edit it (delete, set it to be kept, etc.)
	This fragment was set to be kept. It will be presented in final movie. Yellow slider on it means you can edit it (delete, set it to be cut off, etc.)

Control Panel contains main tools for file processing.

A description of window elements is provided in table below.

Window Element	Description	Shortcut Key
	Button "Add Marker": Adds a new marker to current slider cursor position.	M
	Button "Remove Marker(s)": Removes a current marker or fragment.	Delete
	Button "Invert": Inverts time line fragments.	I
	Button "Set audio silence": Sets the audio silence for the selected fragment.
	Button "Save": Starts trimming or Batch Processing (if batch queue has any task).	Ctrl+T
	Edit box of a left marker cursor time position. You can edit this value by manually.
	Edit box of a right marker cursor time position. You can edit this value by manually.
	Button "Zoom In/Out": Increases/descreases a slider timeline resolution for more comfortable editing neighbor markers (*).	Num+ Num-
	Button "Browse output file(s)": opens folder in the File Explorer with the output file.
	Audio off/on: turns off/on sound of the whole video track Story board or audio wave off/on: turns off/on the story board or audio wave
(*) - To view timeline areas after Zoom In you can use a scroll bar (below a timeline slider) and "Alt + Left arrow" and "Alt + Right Arrow" hot keys.

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About the author

Olga Krovyakova is the Technical Support Manager in Solveig Multimedia since 2010.

She is the author of many text and video guidelines of company's products: Video Splitter, HyperCam, WMP Trimmer Plugin, AVI Trimmer+ and TriMP4.

She works with programs every day and therefore knows very well how they work. Сontact Olga via support@solveigmm.com if you have any questions. She will gladly assist you!