These tables compare features of multimedia
container formats, most often used for storing or streaming
digital video or
digital audio content. To see which multimedia players support which container format, look at
comparison of media players.
General information
In many ways, derived containers are similar to those on which they are based, sometimes extending them, sometimes limiting their capabilities.
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QTFF
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ISO BMFF
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MP4
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3GPP, 3GPP2
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F4V
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MPEG-PS
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MPEG-TS
MPEG transport stream (MPEG-TS, MTS) or simply transport stream (TS) is a standard digital container format for transmission and storage of audio, video, and Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP) data. It is used in broadcast systems ...
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M2TS
.m2ts is a filename extension used for the Blu-ray disc Audio-Video (BDAV) MPEG-2 Transport Stream (M2TS) container file format. It is used for multiplexing audio, video and other streams. It is based on the MPEG-2 transport stream container.Blu- ...
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VOB
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EVOB
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MCF
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Matroska
Matroska is a project to create a container format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file. The Matroska Multimedia Container is similar in concept to other containers like AVI, MP4, or Advan ...
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WebM
WebM is an audiovisual media file format. It is primarily intended to offer a royalty-free alternative to use in the HTML5 video and