While it’s not as popular as MOV or even FLAC files, you might occasionally encounter an MKV, or Matroska, file. When you’re dealing with subtitles on an audio or video track, an MKV file can come in ...

MP4 files are all about versatility, and they’re usually compatible with computers, smart TVs, and even some older devices like iPods. If you have some FLV files that you want to project onto a big ...

We outline three simple methods for converting MKVs into the easier-to-play MP4 format, and help you decide which is best for you. MKV is an open-source container format that’s useful for storing ...

We sometimes get our hands on files on formats not supported by our own devices. It's annoying that we can't watch the TV series or anime that you've just downloaded just because they're on the wrong ...

MKV and MP4 both have a place in the current media industry. MKV is used often to archive movies because it contains tracks of audio and subtitles in multiple languages and metadata. But it also takes ...

In this post, we will show you how to change the file type extension on Windows 11/10. Every file on our PC has a file type. For audio files, it might be MP3; for documents, it might be Docx or pdf; ...

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MOV is not one file format but rather a format envelope that can be made up of any of dozens of codecs, resolutions, and frame rates from basic DV through H.264, HEVC to ProRes, and other pro formats.