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Introduction
Application Category & Support
Organization
MIME, Format Type & File Signature
How to open MP4 File Extension
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Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG–4) – MP4 File Extension

Overview – What is .MP4 File Extension?

MP4 file extension also referred as MPEG–4 Part 14 or MPEG-4 AVC (Advance Video Coding) is a digital multimedia format (MP4 File Format) introduced in 1998 for storing video and audio. MPEG is abbreviation for Motion Pictures Expert Group, accountable for establishing industry standards for Digital Audio & Video.

Application Category

The MP4 file belongs to the category of Video Files.

Applications Supported
  • NeroShowTime.Files
  • NeroMIX.File
  • QuickTime.mp4
  • RealPlayer.MP4.6
  • KMPlayer
  • Media Player Classi
  • MPlayer
  • QuickTime Player
  • VLC media player
  • Windows Media Player 12
  • Microsoft Zune portable media player
  • XBMC Media Center
  • Apple QuickTime Player
  • Apple iTunes
  • Nullsoft Winamp
  • Roxio Creator NXT Pro 3
Developer Organization
  • Developed by ISO – International Organization for Standardization
MIME Type
  • RFC 4337
Format Type
  • Media Container
What is File Signature of .MP4 File extension?

ASCII Code: 4ISO Base Media file (MPEG–4) v1

Hexadecimal Code: 00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 and 69 73 6F 6D

How to open and view MP4 file

The MP4 or MPEG4 file can be opened by many softwares and applications that play video files like VLC, MX Player, default music player in operating systems and more.

 

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