M4V

There are two definitions for the term M4V. The first is that raw MPEG-4 Visual bitstreams are named .m4v.

The second, and much more likely, is that you have legally downloaded a video file from the Apple iTunes store and it has the M4V extension. These files can be movies, TV shows or music videos and all will include Apple's FairPlay DRM copyright protection.

Tp play these files, iTunes must authorize the video. If your file is unprotected however, you can change the file extension from ".m4v" to ".mp4" or play with the following list of software (also linked below):

Apple iTunes, QuickTime Player, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Media Player Classic and Miro. WMP cannot play these files.

See also MPV

Synonyms

iTunes Video File

Related glossary terms

Related software tools

	iTunes (Freeware) iTunes is a media player and organizer software for Windows platform from Apple that allows tight integration with the iPod players.
	Media Player Classic (Open source) Media Player Classic is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. It looks just like the good-old Media Player v6.4, but has lots of nice extra features.
	Miro (Open source) Miro is a video player that plays videos from your local hard disk or from the internet.
	QuickTime Alternative (QT7 based) (Freeware) QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player
	Real Alternative (Freeware) Real Alternative will allow you to play RealMedia file without having to install RealPlayer or RealOne Player.
	RealPlayer (Freeware) RealPlayer is a universal media player that plays video and music in virtually any format.