A basic example

HTML

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<form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 <div>
   <label for="file">Upload an MKV file:</label>
   <input type="file" id="file" name="file" multiple>
 </div>
</form>

JavaScript

var control = document.getElementById("file");
control.addEventListener("change", function(event) {
    var files = control.files;
    for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
        console.log("Filename: " + files[i].name);
        console.log("Type: " + files[i].type);
    }
}, false);