Type name: video

Subtype name: matroska

Required parameters: N/A

Optional parameters: N/A

Encoding considerations: as per RFC9559 and RFC8794

Security considerations: See Section 26 of RFC9559.

Interoperability considerations: Due to the extensibility of Matroska, it is possible to encounter files with unknown but valid EBML Elements. Readers should be ready to handle this case. The fixed byte order, octet boundaries and UTF-8 usage allow for broad interoparability.

Published specification: RFC9559

Applications that use this media type: FFmpeg, VLC, ...

Fragment identifier considerations: N/A

Additional information:

   Deprecated alias names for this type: video/x-matroska
   Magic number(s): N/A
   File extension(s): mkv
   Macintosh file type code(s): N/A

Person & email address to contact for further information: IETF CELLAR WG cellar&ietf.org

Intended usage: COMMON

Restrictions on usage: None

Author: IETF CELLAR WG

Change controller: IETF