File Extension MKV

File type: Video Stream

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Notes about the MKV file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The MKV file type is primarily associated with 'Matroska' by Matroska Association. The Matroska multimedia container formats were derived from a project called MCF, but differ from it significantly because it is based on EBML (Extensible Binary Meta Language), a binary derivative of XML. EBML enables future format extensibility, without breaking file support in old parsers. This is a container, not a CODEC. Get the parser from the Matroska site. MKV is the typical extension for a Matroska video file, it may contain several video tracks (in most cases only one), as well as several audio and subtitles tracks, in various formats. In addition to that the files can have attachements like JPEGs, song lyrics, decoder filters for DirectShow or other decoders, etc.

Cannot access MKV files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open MKV files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .MKV

Detailed information for file extension MKV:

Primary association: Matroska

Company: Matroska Association

File classification: Video

Identifying characters Hex: 1A 45 DF A3 93 42 82 88 6D 61 74 72 6F 73 6B 61 42 87 81 01 42 85 81 01 18 53 80 67 , ASCII: .E...B..matroskaB...B....S.g

Program ID: Matroska File , BSPlayer.File.MKV , RadLight Media MKV

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .MKV

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MatroskaVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open

ProgramID: ZPMKVFile
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Kimbali Bays\Desktop\XP CD Creator update\microsoft\zoomplayer403std\zplayer.exe %L

ProgramID: mkvfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe %1

ProgramID: MKVFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: mplayerc.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Kazaa 2.4\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L

ProgramID: Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L

ProgramID: Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: mplayerc.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: MatroskaVideo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: mkvfile
EXEFile: D:\yedekler\admin\media player c2kxp6482\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: ZPMKVFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Zoom Player\zplayer.exe %L

ProgramID: mplayerc.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MatroskaVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open

ProgramID: MediaCenter.11.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\MC11.exe /Play

ProgramID: Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: mplayerc.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: MKVfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Light Alloy\LA.exe

ProgramID: KLCP Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: totalplayer.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Total Video Converter\tvp.exe

ProgramID: mkvfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mplayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: MatroskaVideo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: SLDMediaFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SLD Codec Pack\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MatroskaVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ALShow.MKV
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALShow\ALShow.exe

ProgramID: Democracy.Player.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Participatory Culture Foundation\Democracy Player\Democracy.exe

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe

ProgramID: mpcstar.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe

ProgramID: KLCP Matroska File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: KMPlayer.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The KMPlayer\KMPlayer.exe

ProgramID: MKVfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\!BackupC\prgs\Light Alloy\LA.exe

ProgramID: KLCP.Matroska
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: KLCP.Matroska
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: qvodplayer.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

ProgramID: Democracy.Player.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe

ProgramID: AVSVIDEO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\DVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Recode Media\X Codec Pack v2\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: tigerplayer.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe

ProgramID: AVSVIDEO
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVS4YOU\AVSDVDPlayer\AVSDVDPlayer.exe

ProgramID: KLCP.WMP.mkv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: MPlayerFileVideo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer\mplayer\smplayer_portable.exe

ProgramID: divx_mkv_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player.exe

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