MP4 File Extension
Motion Pictures Expert Group (MPEG–4)
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
Video Files
Organization
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
Format Type
Media Container
Technical Specifications
MIME Type / RFC
RFC 4337
Official registration for MPEG-4 media types.
File Signature Details
4ISO Base Media file (MPEG–4) v1
00 00 00 14 66 74 79 70 / 69 73 6F 6D
Applications Supported
Media Players & Software
- VLC media player
- Windows Media Player 12
- Apple QuickTime Player
- Apple iTunes
- RealPlayer.MP4.6
- KMPlayer
- Media Player Classic
- MPlayer
- QuickTime Player
System & Tools
- NeroShowTime.Files / NeroMIX.File
- Microsoft Zune portable media player
- XBMC Media Center
- Nullsoft Winamp
- Roxio Creator NXT Pro 3
- QuickTime.mp4
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.