Foscam recording - Is it mkv or mpg?

[JoachimW999]

Hello,

I'm using a Foscam C2M, which is producing video files with extension .mkv. However Mediainfo, mkvalidator.exe and ffmpeg they all say, that the file is an MPEG-PS, so the correct file extension should be .mpg.

I reported this to Foscam support, but they insist, that .mkv is correct and that there is no bug in the cam's firmware.

I would be happy, if I would get feedback here from the community about your results. Must not necessarily done with a C2M, but at least with a Foscam cam. I will help convincing Foscam support.

Thanks in advance
Joachim

 

[TonyR]

What is the issue you're having with the video file, regardless of it's type? VLC media player will play MKV file types as well as all MPEG variants.

 

[JoachimW999]

There are a few programs like Avidemux, which will not open mpg-files with extension .mkv. Of course I can rename them. But it's more a pragmatic question. File extension and file content should match.

 

[observant1]

Named after the Russian "matroshka" nested dolls, Matroska files are often called "MKV files"

Been around a long time and as Tony said VLC has beed able to play them for years.