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M4V (Video)
| File extension | .m4v |
| Category | Video File |
| Description | The M4V file format was developed by Apple. It is very similar to the MP4 file type, with the main difference being that M4V may contain Apple's DRM protection, Fairplay. Video content downloaded from the iTunes store is likely to be in M4V format. If M4V file does have DRM enabled then the iTunes account used to procure the file will need to be authenticated on the computer playing the file. |
| Actions | M4V to MOV - Convert file now View other video file formats |
| Technical Details | The M4V file is a container that allows audio and video. In certain circumstances where Apple's DRM has not be applied to the file, it is possible to play the file from a different unauthenticated computer by amending the file extension from .m4v to .mp4. Additionally m4v provides the functionality to create chapter information which is not possible with MP4. |
| Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes VLC Media Player |
| Developed by | Apple |
| MIME type | video/x-m4v |
| Useful links | More Information on M4V M4V Converter |
MOV (Video)
| File extension | .mov |
| Category | Video File |
| Description | The MOV file format is most commonly associated with Apple and the QuickTime video clip. The file format was developed by Apple as was QuickTime Player, it is compatible with both the Microsoft and MacOS platforms. MOV files are capable of storing two or more tracks which can be video, audio, text, graphics or effects. This flexibility makes this file format very popular for music and video editing. |
| Actions | MOV Converter View other video file formats |
| Technical Details | MOV files use a proprietary compression algorithm and each track that is held within the file is made up of an encoded media stream or a reference to a media stream that is located in another file - this allows the embedding of existing media. QuickTime player which was developed and created by Apple allows a user to open and play .MOV files and later version of QuickTime Player, such as QuickTime Pro allows the user to edit and export .MOV files. |
| Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player CyberLink PowerDirector Roxio Easy Media Creator |
| Developed by | Apple |
| MIME type | video/quicktime video/x-quicktime image/mov audio/aiff audio/x-midi audio/x-wav video/avi |
| Useful links | More detail on the MOV file format Download the latest version of QuickTime MOV Converter |
Convert M4V file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert M4V files to a variety of other formats
- m4v to 3gp (3GPP Multimedia File)
- m4v to 3g2 (3GPP2 Multimedia File)
- m4v to aac (Advanced Audio Coding File)
- m4v to ac3 (AC3 Audio File)
- m4v to avi (Windows video file)
- m4v to flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
- m4v to flv (Flash video)
- m4v to gif (Compuserve graphics interchange)
- m4v to ipad (MPEG-4 (H264) Video File)
- m4v to iphone (MPEG-4 (H264) Video File)
- m4v to ipod (MPEG-4 Video File)
- m4v to mov (Apple QuickTime Movie)
- m4v to mp3 (Compressed audio file)
- m4v to mpg (Moving Picture Experts Group File)
- m4v to ogg (Ogg Vorbis Compressed Audio File)
- m4v to wav (Windows audio file)
- m4v to webm (Multimedia Container Format)
- m4v to wmv (Windows Media Video)
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