The extension MKV: how to open such files

The MKV is a multi - format video files included in the project named "Matroska" (in Russian "Matryoshka"). There was a project December 6, 2002 in France.

In fact, the extension MKV is not a format, a multimedia container. It is separately stored video and audio tracks, subtitles and other technical characteristics of the file. Due to this, files with the file extension MKV are quite useful functions. For example, the file has an onscreen menu where you can switch tracks, adjust subtitles, transmit over the Internet, etc. If the video file has the extension. MKV, it is possible to split at chapters and it is resistant to drops.

The Multimedia project "Matroska" is open source software, which means that the files that have the extension MKV, you can freely distribute, create them and use any program to open and edit it. Nobody can forbid you to find a convenient program to view the file, you can convert it to AVI format or to make subtitles for videos.

So you've met on the way to the video file that has the multi-function extension MKV. Than you open this file? Standard video players that recommend the creators of the project "Matroska"

1. VLC is a good fast and powerful media player running on any operating system. Plays a large number of video and audio files, rarely require installation of additional codecs.
2. Mplayer - player which was originally written for Linux but can be played almost any system. Supports a very large number of extensions for audio and video files, the codecs built into the player.
3. The KMPlayer player was written for Windows, it has a very flexible interface where you can configure almost everything from the skin and ending with the panning. The player has a large number of different functions:

• Subtitle support (choice of several, the ability to enable and disable them at any time);
• Streaming audio and video;
• Playback is broken or not fully downloaded files;
• Support for compressed albums;
• Playback of a certain section of the file (specified start and end period of time);
• Smoothing of the audio signal and its normalization;
• Support screenshots.

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

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The Video files that have the extension MKV, you can even run native Windows Media player, only need to install a special codec package. There is also a special utility "Matroska splitter", it contains all the tools for playing audio and subtitles to MKV files and open them in any player. Of course, it's easier to set some kind of external media player with a full set of codecs and not to score more than head the search for the necessary additions to every standard of player.

I Want to add that the video files with the MKV extension can be viewed on DVD players. Good players that support such feature released by LG and Samsung.