What is the MKV format?

MKV is not a compressed format, but a kind of media files Matroska, Matroska is a new multimedia package format, also known as multi-media containers (Multimedia Container). It can be a variety of different encoded video and more than 16 different formats of audio and subtitle streams in different languages package to which a Matroska Media file. MKV biggest feature is the ability to accommodate many different types of encoded video, audio and subtitle streams.

MKV mkv sign is different from the DivX, XviD and other video encoding format is also different from MP3, Ogg and other audio encoding format. MKV is only for these audio and video to provide housing for "combination" and "package" format. In other words, is a container format, common AVl, VOB, MPEG, RM format actually belong to this category. But they are either obsolete structure, or not open enough, This led to MKV format of these new multimedia package the birth. So there is


Matroska media defines three types of files: MKV is a video file, which which may also contain audio and subtitles; MKA is a single audio file, but may have another, and various types of tracks; MKS is the subtitle file. The three most common files to MKV.

MKV biggest feature is the ability to accommodate many different types of encoded video, audio and subtitle streams, and even very closed RealMedia and QuickTime streaming media was such that it include in, it can be said is a big traditional media formats subversion become almost a universal media container.

Play MKV does not require a dedicated player, any player based on DirectShow can play it, such as the common Media Player Classic, BSplayer, ZoomPlayer players, even Windows Media player and MKV HDD media player, just install the Matroska Splitter plug-in decoder can.