![]() ![]() Speaking of which, if you want to make an MKV, it’s a much more complex process than creating an MP4. Almost anything can play an MP4, and just about every MP4 will work on those devices unless someone has done something strange to it during the creation process. Since MP4 only supports a limited number of codecs, playback will rarely fail. So, just because a device supports the container format doesn’t mean it can play back the audio or video content in a file. Most importantly, all modern web browsers have native support for MP4 playback, making it a near-ubiquitous video format on the web.Īnother problem is that MKVs can contain essentially any audio and video format. If you want to play MKV files, you almost always have to download a specialized player such as VLC or make sure that the smart TV or media player you buy also lists MKV as a supported container format. ![]() So it’s not hard to decide which format has better compatibility. The default video players included with most operating systems support MP4. MP4 has almost universal support, especially for smart TVs, portable devices, or media players. You’d expect that since MKV is free and open source, it would have broad support compared to MP4, but the opposite is true. Of course, you’re getting more content for the space, but if you aren’t interested in additional language tracks, the extra space MKV files take up is wasted. However, because MKV format files can contain multiple audio and video tracks, they can end up much larger than MP4 format files. Both technologies allow for variable bitrate streaming, making it suitable for streaming video on your local network or over the web.Īs with video and audio quality, there should be no practical difference between an MKV format file and an MP4 file using the same settings and codecs. HLS is a format specific to Apple devices, and MPEG-DASH is the more open format. HLS only works with H.264 and H.265 (HEVC), while MPEG-DASH works with anything MP4 can contain. ![]()
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