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What is an MP4 File? (and How to Open or Convert One)

What is an MP4 File? (and How to Open or Convert One)

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This article explains what an MP4 video file is, how to play and edit an MP4 file, and how to convert an MP4 file to another video format that may work better on your device.

What is an MP4 file and how to open it in one minute?

A file with the MP4 file extension is short for an MPEG-4 Video file. This is a compressed file format that can contain not only video and still images, but also audio and subtitles.

MP4 files usually appear when you download a video from the Internet or use a DVD ripping program to save a DVD to your computer.

Files like this, which contain only audio, are sometimes saved with the .M4A extension.