What is the RMVB Video Format and How to Open It?

RMVB stands for RealMedia Variable Bitrate. It is a video container format developed by RealNetworks and carries the .rmvb extension. As its name suggests, it is encoded with a variable bit rate. The RMVB video format first hit the market in 2003, offering high-quality streaming video over various devices. Over the years, it has fallen […]

The Matroska (MKV) Multimedia Container : Is It Better than MP4?

One of the well-known free, open-source video formats out there is WebM. Another thing worth noting is the Matroska (free for personal use) multimedia container format. In fact, the WebM container format is based on the Matroska multimedia container format. Why is it Called Matroska? Isn’t Matroska a strange-sounding name for a video container? Yes, […]

What is M4V? What Media Players Can Open It?

There are two types of M4V files – copy-protected and unprotected MP4 and M4V have the same properties but different extensions -.mp4 and .m4v You can open an unprotected M4V file in an unsupported player by changing its extension to MP4 If you’ve come across M4V and have been wondering what it is all about, […]

What is the HEVC (H 265) Codec?

HEVC stands for High-Efficiency Video Coding. It’s also popularly referred to as H265. It’s actually H264’s successor. And for your information, H264 was MPEG-4’s successor. HEVC saw development under the guidance of the ISO/IEC MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) and the ITU-T VCEG (Video Coding Experts Group and was first introduced in 2013. HEVC’s Standout […]