MKV — Matroska H.264 Clip
The clip in a Matroska (MKV) container with H.264 video — the flexible open container used for rich multi-track media. For testing MKV demuxing and remux/conversion.
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Specifications
- Resolution
- 480x270
- Fps
- 24
- Duration
- 4s
- Audio
- none (video-only)
- Container
- Matroska (MKV)
- Codec
- H.264 (libx264)
What is a .mkv file?
MKV (Matroska) is a flexible open multimedia container that can hold virtually unlimited video, audio, subtitle, and attachment tracks with rich metadata and chapters. It is codec-agnostic and popular for high-quality video with multiple audio and subtitle options. It is a superset of the design behind WebM.
How to use this file
Use an example MKV to test multi-track demuxing, subtitle and chapter extraction, codec detection, and remuxing or transcoding pipelines.
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