*the M4V file format is a ‘video container format’ developed by ‘apple’*
(very similar to ‘MP4 format’*)
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“itunes MP4”
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(but ‘M4V files’ may optionally be protected by ‘DRM copy protection’)
(‘apple’ uses ‘M4V’ to encode ‘video files’, such as ‘TV episodes’, ‘movies’, and ‘music videos’, in its ‘iTunes Store’)
(the copyright of ‘M4V files’ may be protected by using apple’s ‘fairplay DRM copy protection’)
(to play a ‘protected M4V file’, the computer needs to be authorized (using iTunes) with the account that was used to purchase the ‘video’)
(however, ‘unprotected M4V files’ may be ‘recognized’ + ‘played’ by other ‘video players’ by changing the ‘file extension’ from “.m4v” to “.mp4”)
(under ‘quicktime, ‘M4V video’ with ‘FairPlay’ attached to it is identified as ‘AVC0 Media’)
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(besides ‘apple itunes’ + the ‘apple quicktime player’, ‘M4V files’ can also be ‘opened’ + ‘played’ with…)
‘media player classic’
‘k-multimedia player’
‘realplayer’
‘zoom player’
‘VLC media player’
‘MPlayer’
‘divX plus player’
‘nero showtime’
(included with ‘nero multimedia suite’)
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(the format (with DRM removed) can also be played in the ‘webOS video player’ for use on the ‘palm pre” + ‘palm pixi’ smartphones)
(it is also playable by the ‘android operating system’ with its ‘video player’)
(it is used as the ‘default video conversion format’ for ‘handbrake’ + ‘air video server’ on the ‘macintosh’)
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(handbrake-produced ‘M4V files’ can also be played on the ‘playstation 3’, with full “dolby digital 5.1 surround support”)
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