What is the difference between .m4v and .m4a?
- Extension
- .m4v
- .m4a
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- Apple
- 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.
- An M4A file is an audio file created in the MPEG-4 format, a multimedia container format used to store compressed audio and video data. It contains audio encoded with either the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) codec or the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC).
- MIME Type
- video/x-m4v
- audio/mp4
- Sample
- sample.m4v
- sample.m4a
- Wikipedia
- .m4v on Wikipedia
- .m4a on Wikipedia