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File extension MKV is exclusively used by MatrosKa Video files. Filename extension includes: .mkv, .mka, .mks. The file contains multimedia streams in open-source matroska multimedia container format. MKV files in particular contain video streams and optional subtitles and audio.

The MKV is a video format container very similar to the MOV and AVI formats that support several different types of video compression algorithms and video codecs as well as a range of audio compression formats. It can play SSA, USF as well as SRT subtitles and also VobSub subtitles for the DVDs.

The Matroska video format has other video formats. File extension MKA is used to store audio streams in MMC format, while file extension MKS is used to store standalone subtitle streams. Matroska multimedia container is not to be confused with file extension File extension MMC which is used by Microsoft Management Console files.

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If you have MKV media files, and want to watch it on your Windows Media Player or DVD Player, you can try following MKV Converter that can convert MKV files to other popular video format files. MKV Codec

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