MKV extension: than to open such files

MKV is a multifunctional video file format included in the project named "Matroska" (in Russian "Matryoshka"). There was a project on December 6, 2002 in France.

In fact, the MKV extension is not a format, but a multimedia container. It separately stores video and audio tracks, subtitles and other technical characteristics of the file. Due to this, the files with the MKV extension have quite useful functions. For example, in the file there is an on-screen menu in which you can switch tracks, adjust subtitles, send over the Internet, etc. If the video file has the MKV extension, it can be broken into chapters and it is resistant to falls.

Multimedia project "Matroska" is open source software, which means that files with the MKV extension can be freely distributed, created and used by any program for opening and editing. Nobody can forbid you to choose a convenient program for viewing the file, you can convert it to AVI format or make the most for video subtitles.

So, you met on your way a video file that has a multifunctional extension MKV. Than to open such file? Standard video players, recommended by the creators of the project "Matroska":

1. VLC - a good fast and powerful multimedia player, running on any operating system. It reproduces a large number of video and audio files, rarely requires the installation of additional codecs.
2. Mplayer is a player that was originally written for Linux, but can be played back by virtually any system. Supports a very large number of audio and video file extensions, codecs are built into the player itself.
3. The KMPlayer - the player was written for Windows, it has a very flexible interface, in which you can configure almost everything - from the skin and ending with panning. The player has a lot of different functions:

• Support for subtitles (selection of several submitted, the ability to turn them on and off at any time);
• Playback of streaming audio and video;
• Playback of "broken" or not completely downloaded files;
• Support for compressed albums;
• Playing a specific section of the file (the start and end time intervals are specified);
• Smoothing of the audio signal and its normalization;
• Support screenshots.

This is not a complete list of the functions of the player The KMPlayer, however you can see that such a player - a very useful thing in the computer economy thing.

Video files with the MKV extension can even be launched with the "native" Windows Media Player, only it is necessary to install a special codec package. There is also a special utility "Matroska splitter", it contains all the tools for playing audio and subtitles for MKV files and will open them in any player. Of course, it's easier to install some external multimedia player with a full set of all codecs and do not clog your head more with finding the necessary add-ons for each standard player.

I want to add that video files with the extension MKV can be viewed on DVD players. Good players with support for this function were released by LG and BBK.