Input file
BIK
- Full Name: BINK Video Format
- Developer: RAD Game Tools
Output file
MKV
- Full Name: Matroska Video-audio Multimedia Format
- Developer: Matroska
What is BIK file?
A .BIK file is an encoded media format that is commonly associated with Bink video files. BINK is a proprietary video codec developed by RAD Game Tools, Inc. (RGT), and it is primarily used for the compression and playback of full motion video in computer games. BIK files can contain audio, video, or both and typically include multiple streams of data, such as MPEG-4 or H.264, which are the most common stream types associated with these files. [ ⏩ ] BIK file extension
What is MKV file?
The MKV (Matroska Video File) is a multimedia file container format designed to store digital video and audio streams. It is part of the larger open-source Matroska container format project which is supported by the split-mux technology. MKV files provide users the ability to store a variety of audio, video, and subtitle streams in one file for easy playback. MKV files are supported by a large number of popular media players like Windows Media Player, Winamp, and MPC-HC. [ ⏩ ] MKV file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from BIK to MKV?
To successfully convert the BIK file to MKV, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.BIK). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MKV (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than MKV).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. BIK to MKV. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting BIK files to MKV files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension MKV, while before this step we had the BIK file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MKV file, or not.