
A significant difference between the two is that MP4 offers more support as it is an international standard.īoth MKV and MP4 Have their advantages.


MPEG-4 is pretty much identical to the QuickTime file format, which was developed by Apple INC. MP4 (MPEG-4) is another highly used multimedia container and is often used for streaming over the internet. Because audio and video compression has come a long way, AVI which is an integral part of VfW (Video for Windows), can't support a lot of the advanced features found in modern A/V compression. MKV files make an excellent alternative to say, AVI files because they can support all known video and audio compression formats. Matroska (MKV) is an open source multimedia container that is quite popular and is capable of holding an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, and subtitle tracks in a single file.
