YouTube to MP4 Conversion: Why MP4?
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If you are one of those users who don’t have much understanding of which video format is better to choose or what’s the difference between formats, you should read the information about MP4 as this type of video leads today’s top. Experienced users may also find additional benefits of converting YouTube videos to MP4. Anyway, here are some useful facts about MP4 format.
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) is a digital multimedia container that is used for storing video, audio, subtitles, still images, etc. An MP4 file can contain several video and audio tracks, as well as metadata that store information about the video title, album, artist, etc. This format allows you to stream data over the Internet. Its official extension is .mp4, though It is also represented by such file extensions as: .m4v, .3gp, .3g2 for video and .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .aac for audio. MP4 is often used on mobile devices. H264 is the default codec for MP4 files.
Why is MP4 format so popular? It’s because MP4 files are lightweight and have a good quality. If you transcode a DVD movie into MP4, you can reduce its size from 4GB to 700MB. This feature has made MP4 format the most commonly used file type for transmitting videos over the Internet. MP4 is widely used in such areas as interactive multimedia, graphical applications and digital television. MP4 files are supported by many video programs and different devices, including the Microsoft Zune portable media player. MP4 can host different kinds of data streams.
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