ffmpeg says that "'.mkv' is not a suitable output format"
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00:59 Accepted Answer Score 25
01:22 Thank you
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-f .mkv should be -f matroska.
See ffmpeg -formats (or ffmpeg -muxers for muxers only) for a list of supported names.
ffmpeg can automatically determine the appropriate format from the output file name, so most users can omit the -f option. Outputting to /dev/null or NUL is an exception.