File extension M4V
| File type | MPEG-4 Video File Format |
| Developer | Apple |
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What is a M4V file?
M4V files store video data encoded using MPEG-4 standard. M4V format uses copyright protection technology called FairPlay. This solution prevents the file to be opened on unauthorized devices.
M4V format is used by Apple for distributing video files available on iTunes platform. Unprotected M4V files can be manually changed into MP4 by modifing file’s suffix and then opened using a multimedia player.
Program(s) that can open the .M4V file
Windows
Linux
iOS
How to open M4V files
If you cannot open the M4V file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports M4V among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the M4V file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the M4V format files
The inability to open and operate the M4V file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the MPEG-4 Video File Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a M4V file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the M4V file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the M4V from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the M4V format
- The M4V file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the M4V file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a M4V file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the M4V file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the M4V file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the M4V file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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This extension
can be converted to:
- M4V to MTS
- M4V to 264
- M4V to 3GP
- M4V to 3GPP
- M4V to 3GPP2
- M4V to ASF
- M4V to AVC
- M4V to AVI
- M4V to FLV
- M4V to H263
- M4V to H264
- M4V to M1V
- M4V to M2T
- M4V to M2TS
- M4V to M2V
- M4V to MJPG
- M4V to MKV
- M4V to MOV
- M4V to MP4
- M4V to MPEG
- M4V to MPG
- M4V to MPG4
- M4V to OGV
- M4V to TS
- M4V to VOB
- M4V to WMV
- M4V to BNK
- M4V to F4V
- M4V to JPEG
- M4V to XVID
- M4V to 3G2
- M4V to H261
- M4V to DIVX
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.M4V) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected M4V file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the M4V file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. M4V) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.