[FFmpeg-user] -f mkv cannot be used, why?

[Kieran O Leary]

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Moritz Barsnick <barsnick at gmx.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:29:59 +0100, Christoph Gerstbauer wrote:
> > why does FFmpeg me not allow to use the -f mkv syntax when generating an
> > mkv?
>
> Short answer: In ffmpeg terms, the format is called "matroska". Try "-f
> matroska".
>
>
Is there any benefit to declaring '-f matroska' in addition to declaring
the output container format in the form of 'output.mkv'?