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Summary
Name	MPEG-4 Media File
Version
Other names
Identifiers	MIME: application/mp4 PUID: fmt/199 MIME: video/mp4
Family
Classification	Audio, Video
Disclosure
Description	Container format that can contain any of a number of audio and video codecs. It may also contain subtitle data or file metadata. This family of container can be used with several different file extensions.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Has lower priority than 3GPP Audio/Video File Has lower priority than Apple Lossless Audio Codec Has lower priority than Canon Raw (3.0) Has lower priority than M4A Audio Has priority over Quicktime Has priority over BibTeX Database File
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	27 Oct 2009
Source description	08/2023 (v.113) - Priority added over fmt/1616 (BibTeX Database File). Internally researched; 04/2024 (v.118): Description added as part of PRONOM Research Week 2023. Submitted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; v.123- New extension added of m4b. Submitted by Archives New Zealand.
Last updated	17 Apr 2024
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