What is MP4 File Extension?
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ToggleMP4 file format is a digital multimedia file format also referred to as MPEG 4 Part 14 or MPEG 4 AVC. Originally meant to save music and video data, this is among the first file formats. Among the oldest file formats is also this one. Motion Pictures Expert Group is the abbreviation for one of the names for this file format, MPEG.
Category
The file format is counted under the video files category.
Supportive Apps
It is supported by multiple apps which show its flexibility.
- mp4
- MP4.6
- Files
- File
- Nullsoft Winamp
- Roxio Creator NXT Pro 3
- KMPlayer
- VLC media player
- Windows Media Player 12
- Microsoft Zune portable media player
- Media Player Classic
- MPlayer
- QuickTime Player
- XBMC Media Center
- Apple QuickTime Player
- Apple iTunes
Developer
It was developed in 1998 by ISO.
MIME Types
It does not have many MIME types.
RFC 4337
Signature
It has two signatures.
The ASCII Code signature is 4ISO Base Media file (MPEG4) v1
The Hexadecimal signature is 00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 and 69 73 6F 6D
How to Access MP4 File Extension
It is a flexible file format that supports multiple apps. Users can open the file on many apps that support video files such as VLC and MX Player.