Opening an MBD File

The MBD file type is primarily associated with Movie Magic Budgeting.

MBD	File extension: MBD
	File type:	data file

What is an MBD file?

MBD files mostly belong to Movie Magic Budgeting. MBD files are not a single file type. They are used by different proprietary programs to store project data.
The most common use is as a Movie Magic Budget file for film or TV production budgeting. This file holds detailed budget information and is managed with Movie Magic Budgeting software. For more details, visit the Movie Magic website.
Other uses include:

Multimedia Builder Project file: Stores data for multimedia projects and is handled by MMBuilder.

Message Builder Data file: Contains VXML message templates for use in Nuance Messaging Development Studio. More details are available at the Nuance website.

Yamaha music file: Used with Yamaha instruments (MB-D100) and sometimes known as a Yamaha MBD Instrument File, storing sound data.

FilExt.com note: Although these files share the MBD extension, their internal structures differ. Each must be opened with its specific software to view or edit the contents.

How to open MBD files

You need a suitable software like Movie Magic Budgeting to open an MBD file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your MBD file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a MBD file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert MBD files:

Movie Magic Budgeting
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. MBD files are often referred to as Movie Magic Budgeting data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Movie Magic Budgeting (Budgeting File) by Moviesoft
Movie Magic Budgeting 10 is a software for budgeting a film or TV show of any genre. This file format is classified as Data.
Multimedia Builder (MP3 Authoring File) by Mediachance.com
Multimedia Builder is a Windows-based multimedia authoring system that allows you to create autorun CD menus, Multimedia Applications on CD-ROM, Demos, Presentations, Audio players and much more.
Multimedia Builder (Data) by as-master
[Russian site] Multimedia Builder allows you to create small programs that include audio/video media displays. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 0B 4D 4D 42 75 69 6C 64 65 72, ASCII: MMBuilder.
Revolution (EDX Catalog) by 4pi Analysis, Inc.
4pi Analysis sells and engineers digital imaging and x-ray microanalysis systems. Related links: EDX Spectra Opening/Closing Info, File Format Options

MBD file format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Below you will find our evaluation of the MBD files:

As a file extension, MBD isn't very common and includes different formats for different programs. The two most common formats are as follows:

35% of all MBD files use the same file format, which have the signature EP. They consist of unreadable binary data. The files are often between 15 KB and 150 KB in size. This file type is new and state-of-the-art. These files are attributed to budget, template, budgetmall and emea.
30% of all MBD files are associated with Multimedia Builder Data. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. A typical file size is 1 MB. The following keywords are characteristic: MMBuilder30 and Page 1. Some examples of file names are myaquaticlife.mbd or chrom.mbd.

All other MBD files (35%) have no consistent format. Tagged as delta, dylib, phone or media. If you want to find out what your MBD file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for MBD File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

mmb, mmp, mbt, mid, mdb, mbh, mmdb, dylib, exe, rar, zip, xls, epb

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: ModelBrowserDB
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\moffice\mbrowser.exe

ProgramID: MediaBld.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MULTIM~1\MMBUIL~1.EXE

an mbd data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with MBD files

Associate the MBD file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open data files. Because only the current version supports the latest MBD file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Movie Magic Budgeting update.
To make sure that your MBD file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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