File type | Matroska Video-audio Multimedia Format |
Developer | Matroska |
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Files with the .MKV extension contain multimedia data - video images, as well as many soundtracks and subtitles. It is similar to other formats - containers such as AVI, ASF, MOV. It supports SRT, SSA, VobSub subtitles from DVF discs, USF, which stands for Universal Subtitle Format, as well as various types of audio and video codecs.
MKV (Matroska Video) files have become popular thanks to their ability to support multiple soundtracks and subtitles, for example in different languages. Communities creating their own anime subtitles are what popularized the MKV format. On Mac OS and Windows computers, the files can be played using DivX Player software, and, on Palm, Symbian, and Pocket PC mobile devices, using CorePlayer Mobile.
If you cannot open the MKV file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports MKV among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the MKV file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
The inability to open and operate the MKV file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Matroska Video-audio Multimedia Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the MKV file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the MKV file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the MKV file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
.aaf | Advanced Authoring Format Multimedia Format |
.aec | DataCAD Drawing Format |
.aep | Adobe After Effects Project Format |
.aepx | Adobe After Effects XML Project Format |
.aet | Adobe After Effects Template Format |
.aetx | Adobe After Effects Format |
.ajp | AJP Player Video Format |
.ale | Avid Log File Format |
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.MKV) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected MKV file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the MKV file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. MKV) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.