What is the difference between .mov and .mkv?
- Extension
- .mov
- .mkv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- Matroska
- Description
- A MOV file is a common multimedia container file format developed by Apple and compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms. It may contain multiple tracks that store different types of media data and is often used for saving movies and other video files. MOV files commonly use the MPEG-4 codec for compression.
- 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.
- MIME Type
- video/quicktime
- video/x-matroska
- Sample
- sample.mov
- sample.mkv
- Wikipedia
- .mov on Wikipedia
- .mkv on Wikipedia