MKV Stands for MatrosKa Video
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska
It's very similar to DivX and XviD, but Matroska compression is better with Cartoons (Anime) and High Resolutions (HD).
That's why most Anime comes in mkv files these days...
P.S.
DivX = .avi / .divx
XviD = .avi / .xvid
Matroska = .avi / .mkv
Mpeg4 = .avi / .mpg
The extension of a file doesn't matter. It's just that .avi files can have different compression codecs. A .mkv file is also a .avi file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matroska
It's very similar to DivX and XviD, but Matroska compression is better with Cartoons (Anime) and High Resolutions (HD).
That's why most Anime comes in mkv files these days...
P.S.
DivX = .avi / .divx
XviD = .avi / .xvid
Matroska = .avi / .mkv
Mpeg4 = .avi / .mpg
The extension of a file doesn't matter. It's just that .avi files can have different compression codecs. A .mkv file is also a .avi file.