What is the difference between .mkv and .dv?
- Extension
- .mkv
- .dv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Matroska
- DV Consortium
- Description
- An MKV file is a video container format similar to the .AVI, .ASF, and .MOV formats. It supports several types of audio and video codecs and may include .SRT, .SSA, or .USF (Universal Subtitle Format) subtitles. MKV files also support VobSub subtitles from DVDs.
- Recorded video file created by a digital video (DV) camera; saved to the camera's DV tape and uses a standard raw format for the DV video; supported by several video editing programs.
- MIME Type
- video/x-matroska
- video/x-dv
- Sample
- sample.mkv
- sample.dv
- Wikipedia
- .mkv on Wikipedia
- .dv on Wikipedia