How to Get MKV movies playing with Samsung Galaxy S3/SIII ?
Does Samsung Galaxy S3 play MKV video?
Many MKV files play fine on Galaxy S3, yet the MKV format is not an officially supported format, this explain why Galaxy S III NOT recognizing some MKV video. In order to play all MKV videos on Galaxy S3 properly, you’d better convert videos for Galaxy S3 with Samsung Galaxy video converter before transferring MKV files to Galaxy S3. The conversion not only get MKV file compatible with Galaxy S3, but also reduce file size so that your new Galaxy handset can hold more movies.
[How-to] Compress and Encode MKV to Galaxy S3 supported video
Step 1: Free download MKV to Galaxy S3 Converter, install and launch it. Click “Add Video” to load video source. The MKV to Galaxy S3 Video converter supports all video codecs that MKV format holds.
Step 2: To convert MKV for Samsung Galaxy S3, click the dropdown list of “Format” and set a Samsung Galaxy S III supported format. We recommend you to choose “Samsung> “Samsung Galaxy S II (.mp4)” as output format.
Tip: To play 1080p video on Galaxy S3, press “Settings” and set “Video Size” to 1920*1080. For compressing big MKV files, set video bitrate from 1500kbps to 4000kpbs.
Step 3: Convert MKV to Samsung Galaxy S III supported format by clicking "Convert" button. After conversion completes click the "Open" button to find the converted files.
Now the converted videos can be put and played onto Samsung Galaxy S III for entertainment. See how to transfer videos to Samsung Galaxy S3 from computer.