M4V to MKV - Convert video online
Conversion Results:
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How to convert M4V to MKV:
1. Click the "Choose Files" button to select multiple files on your computer or click the "URL" button to choose an online file from URL, Google Drive or Dropbox. The source file can also be audio format. Video and audio file size can be up to 200M. You can use file analyzer to get source video's detailed information such as video codec, duration and bitrate.
2. Set target video format, bitrate, aspect ratio, frame size and frame rate. All audio streams will be removed if the "Mute" option is checked. The target video format can be MP4, AVI, FLV, MPG, MKV, WMV, M2TS, WEBM, ASF, MOV, M4V, RM, VOB, OGV or GIF.
3. Click the "Convert Now!" button to start batch conversion. It will automatically retry conversion on another server if one fails, please be patient while converting. The output files will be listed in the "Conversion Results" section. Click icon to show file QR code or save file to cloud storage services such as Google Drive or Dropbox.
M4V vs MKV:
| Name | M4V | MKV |
| Full name | Raw MPEG-4 | Matroska Video |
| File extension | .m4v | .mkv, .mk3d, .mka, .mks |
| MIME | video/x-m4v | video/x-matroska, audio/x-matroska |
| Developed by | Apple Inc. | www.matroska.org |
| Type of format | Video container | Container format |
| Introduction | The M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format. The primary difference is that M4V files may optionally be protected by DRM copy protection. Apple uses M4V to encode video files in its iTunes Store. | The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. It is intended to serve as a universal format for storing common multimedia content, like movies or TV shows. |
| Technical details | Unauthorized reproduction of M4V files may be prevented using Apple's FairPlay copy protection. A FairPlay-protected M4V file can only be played on a computer authorized (using iTunes) with the account that was used to purchase the video. | Matroska is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4, or Advanced Systems Format (ASF), but is entirely open in specification, with implementations consisting mostly of open source software. |
| Associated programs | Apple iTunes, Apple QuickTime Player, Media Player Classic, K-Multimedia Player, RealPlayer, Zoom Player, VLC media player | VLC Media Player |
| Sample file | sample.m4v | sample.mkv |
| Wikipedia | M4V on Wikipedia | MKV on Wikipedia |