Free online PSD to MKV converter

A PSD is an editable still-image project, while MKV is a video container; converting is useful when a player or sharing workflow requires a video file. The result is typically a clip that displays the PSD’s composite image for a chosen duration, not an animation of its layers.

What the PSD format is

PSD (Photoshop Document) stores raster artwork, layers, masks, text, and other editing data. Adobe Photoshop creates it, and image editors such as GIMP can open and export it. PSD files commonly appear in design and photo-editing workflows where the layered source needs to remain editable.

What the MKV format is

MKV (Matroska) is a multimedia container that can hold video, audio, subtitles, and metadata. It supports multiple video and audio codecs, but compatibility depends on the codecs inside the file and the playback device. A still-image conversion creates video frames from the artwork; MKV itself does not add motion.

How to convert PSD to MKV

Online on 101convert.com

1. Upload one or more PSD files to the converter. Batch conversion is available; check the page for the per-file size limit.
2. Set show each picture for to choose how long each picture appears.
3. Convert to MKV, then download the resulting file or files.

Offline with desktop software

With free software, use GIMP to export the PSD’s chosen visible composition as a PNG, then use FFmpeg to make a video from that image. GIMP and FFmpeg run on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

1. Open the PSD in GIMP, select the layers and visibility you want represented, then use File → Export As to save a flattened image such as frame.png.
2. In a terminal in the image’s folder, run ffmpeg -loop 1 -framerate 25 -i frame.png -t 10 -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p output.mkv. This makes a 10-second video at 25 frames per second; change -t 10 to set a different duration.

Adobe Photoshop can replace GIMP for opening the PSD and exporting the selected composition as a PNG via File → Export → Export As; use the same FFmpeg command to create the MKV. Photoshop alone does not make this still-image conversion into an MKV video.

Quality and limitations

A PSD’s layers become a single displayed composition unless you export them separately and build a sequence. The FFmpeg example encodes H.264 video inside MKV, so the output is not lossless; use a higher-quality encoding setting if needed. For broad playback compatibility, keep the image dimensions even, as required by common H.264 pixel formats such as yuv420p.