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How to convert MKV to MP4 without re-encoding — ffmpeg remux

The video itself is fine, only the container is wrong — swapping it takes seconds and loses zero quality.

ffmpeg -i input.mkv -c copy output.mp4
# -c copy = copy streams as-is, no re-encoding
FFmpeg Cheatsheet one-page card — 28 commands that actually work
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