Details of the .mpg file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .mpg file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .mpg file?
• What program do I need to open a .mpg file?
• How can the .mpg file be opened, edited or printed?
• Where can I find the specifications for .mpg?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .mpg extension?
• How can I convert .mpg files to another format?
• What are other, similar filename extensions to .mpg?

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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

Mpeg Video

.mpg

Description:
MPG file is a MPEG 1 or 2 Video. Moving Picture Experts Group is the name of family of standards used for coding audio-visual information.

MPG format description

Category: Video files

Application: Windows Media Player

Mime-type: video/mpeg

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MPG aliases:

m1v, m2v, mp2v, mpe, mpeg, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpg2, mpv, mpv2

MPG related links:

BSPlayer
Zoom Player

MPG related extensions:

.avi

Microsoft Video for Windows Movie

.flc

Autodesk Animator FLIC File

.mov

QuickTime Movie

.mvb

Multimedia Viewer Book

.rm

RealMedia File

.mp4

Mpeg-4 Video Container

.3gp

3GP Video File

.asf

Advanced Systems Format Media

.avs

AviSynth Script

.dv

Digital Video

Other types of files may also use the .mpg file extension.

.mpg converters

The following softwares are capable of converting .mpg files to other formats:

For example, using the softwares above, a .mpg file can be converted into one of the following formats:

The .mpg file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .mpg file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.mpg

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .mpg file association, check the FAQ.

Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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