What is the difference between .m4v and .hcom?
- Extension
- .m4v
- .hcom
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- Nero AG
- Description
- The M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format, with the primary difference being the optional Apple Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. M4V files are commonly used for TV episodes, movies, and music videos in the iTunes Store. These files can be played on Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as well as on PCs using iTunes or other compatible media players.
- Macintosh HCOM files. These are Mac FSSD files with Huffman compression.
- MIME Type
- video/x-m4v
- audio/x-hcom
- Sample
- sample.m4v
- Wikipedia
- .m4v on Wikipedia
- .hcom on Wikipedia