MKV (Matroska Video-Container)
MKV ist ein flexibler, offener Videocontainer für unbegrenzte Video-, Audio- und Untertitelspuren. De-facto-Standard für HD-Videoinhalte.
MIME-Typ
video/x-matroska
Typ
Binaer
Komprimierung
Verlustfrei
Vorteile
- + Unlimited tracks for video, audio, subtitles, and attachments
- + Open-source format with no licensing fees
- + Supports virtually every codec (H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9, FLAC, Opus)
- + Chapter support and ordered chapters for complex playlists
Nachteile
- − Not natively supported by some older smart TVs and mobile devices
- − Larger overhead than MP4 for simple single-track content
- − Not accepted by most social media platforms for upload
Wann Sie .MKV verwenden sollten
Verwenden Sie MKV für Mediensammlungen, HD/4K-Videos mit mehreren Audiospuren und Untertiteln.
Technische Details
MKV verwendet EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language). Unterstützt praktisch jeden Codec, Untertitel (SRT, ASS), Kapitelmarken und eingebettete Schriftarten.
Geschichte
Das Matroska-Projekt startete 2002 als offene Alternative zu proprietären Containerformaten.
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