MPEG-4 Part 14 or
MP4 is a digital
multimedia format most commonly used to store
video and
audio, but can also be used to store other data such as
subtitles and still images. Like most modern
container formats, it allows
streaming over the
Internet. The only official
filename extension for MPEG-4 Part 14 files is
.mp4, but many have other extensions, most commonly
.m4a and
.m4p. M4A (audio only) is often compressed using
AAC encoding (
lossy), but can also be in
Apple Lossless format. M4P is a protected format which employs
DRM technology to restrict copying. MPEG-4 Part 14 (formally
ISO/IEC 14496-14:2003) is a standard specified as a part of
MPEG-4.