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Thanks again... I downloaded the latest VLC player which is said to open MKV files. It wouldn't play the MKV file, only showed the cover photo, as did Free MKV Player. The MKV file is audio with a photo. It plays fine on YouTube, and Audacity imports the audio - but I'd rather not do that, it takes ...

It's not the Softonic player. I'll be more clear.... From the MakeMKV website, I downloaded & installed the Free MKV Player, as well as all MKV codecs in the Matroska Pack 1.1.2... I'm using a 2013 Acer PC with Windows 8. I opened an MKV file (containing audio and a cover photo) in the Free MKV ...

Thanks Woodstock, but the topic is MKV File processing and playback. Therein lies my issue.

I should mention I'm using a 2013 Acer PC laptop... and the MKV files which I could open in the MKV player but couldn't play, were downloaded from YouTube. Most of them were audio albums with a still photo or slide show, a couple were video files.

I installed the MKV player which is supposed to be a stand-alone app. When I open an MKV file the player has no transport controls, only shows the cover photo. I installed the codecs included with Matroska Pack 1.1.2 and the MKV player. Anything else I need to install? THANKS!