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Feature Request: Add support for mkv videos
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
I frequently have mkv video material (e.g. from youtube-dl) that I'd like to share via Matrix but Element Android (and Element Web) doesn't handle recognize mkvs as videos and instead treats them as "files".
**Describe the solution you'd like**
mkvs are treated as first-class video citizens, just like mp4s.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
The videos could be converted before sending them. Currently this must be done by hand but a converter could also be built in to Element Android.
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