Opening an M1V File

The M1V file type is primarily associated with TMPGEnc.

M1VFile Extension M1V
 File extension: M1V
File type:  video file

What is an M1V file?

M1V files mostly belong to TMPGEnc. An M1V file is a MPEG-1 video file created by encoding software such as TMPGEnc.
This file holds video stream data formatted to the MPEG-1 standard.
Key details summarized by FilExt.com include:
  • It generally contains only video without an embedded audio track
  • It is compatible with media players that support MPEG-1 streams, such as VLC or other dedicated software
  • Conversion to modern containers (e.g., MP4) is common for improved playback on newer devices
    • FilExt.com tip: The format is used in workflows for video archiving and editing that rely on established MPEG-1 encoding methods.

    How to open an M1V file

    You need a suitable software like TMPGEnc to open an M1V 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 M1V file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a M1V file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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    How to convert M1V files to MP4, MP3, MKV, AVI, ...

    If you want to convert or edit an M1V file, you can use our free Online M1V File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):
    1. To do so, click the "Choose your .m1v file to play" button above.
    2. After your file is opened in browser,
    3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
    4. Then click the video format (e.g. MP4, MKV, AVI, ...) you want.
    5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

    Programs that open and convert M1V files:

    1. TMPGEnc
      See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. M1V files are often referred to as TMPGEnc videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
    2. MPEG-1 Video File
      Moving Pictures Experts Group video (MPEG-1 IPB)

    Technical Data for M1V File Extension

    File classification:
    Video
    Related files:
    mpg, mpeg, mpe, m2v, vob, mpb, avi, mp4
    Mime type:
    video/mpeg, audio/mpeg

    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: AnimationShop3.Animation, FileType: Animation Shop Animation, AppName: Animation Shop
    EXEFile: Anim.exe
    ProgramID: Cliprex Video File, FileType: Cliprex Video File, AppName: Cliprex DVD player
    ProgramID: MPEGFile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: QuickTime Player Application
    EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: Windows Media Player
    EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie File (MPEG), AppName: auto
    EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie File (MPEG), AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie file (mpeg), AppName: Windows Media Player
    EXEFile: mplayer2.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie file (mpeg), AppName: Windows Media Player
    EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
    ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files, FileType: Nero ShowTime Files, AppName: Nero ShowTime
    EXEFile: ShowTime.exe
    ProgramID: QuickTime.m1v, FileType: MPEG video/audio stream, AppName: QuickTime Player
    EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe
    ProgramID: QuickTime.m1v, FileType: MPEG video/audio stream, AppName: QuickTime Player Application
    EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealOne Enterprise Desktop
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealOne Player
    EXEFile: RealPlay.exe
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealPlayer
    EXEFile: RealPlay.exe
    ProgramID: SlowView MPG, AppName: SlowView
    EXEFile: SlowView.exe
    ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
    EXEFile: winamp3.exe
    ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Cliprex DVD Player Professional\cdivx.exe %L
    ProgramID: CrystalPlayer.M1V
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Crystal Player\Crystal.exe %1
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play %L
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L
    ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
    EXEFile: E:\Nero\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1
    ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L
    ProgramID: QuickTime.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlay.exe %1
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~1\wmplayer.exe /Open %L
    ProgramID: Winamp.File
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe %1
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSPlayer\DSPlayer_v0.59.5_alpha.exe %1
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1
    ProgramID: AnimationShop3.Animation
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\anim.exe /dde
    ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open
    ProgramID: XingMpeg
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xing\XingMPEG Player\xmplayer.exe %1
    ProgramID: QuickTime.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1
    ProgramID: MPEG-1 Video
    EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\MPLAYER.EXE %1
    ProgramID: ACDSee 8.0.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0\ACDSee8.exe %1
    ProgramID: AnimationShop3.Animation
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Jasc Software Inc\Animation Shop 3\Anim.exe /dde
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1
    ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1
    ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe
    ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CLIPRE~1\Cliprex.exe
    ProgramID: mplayerc.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: M1Vfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Light Alloy\LA.exe
    ProgramID: totalplayer.file
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Total Video Player\tvp.exe
    ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Home Cinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe
    ProgramID: KLCP MPEG File
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: mpegfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NCH Swift Sound\WavePad\wavepad.exe
    ProgramID: EasyDVD
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Easy DVD Player\EasyDVD.EXE
    ProgramID: totalplayer.file
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Total Video Converter\tvp.exe
    ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open
    ProgramID: DVDXPlayer.MPEG
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DVD X Studios\DVD X Player 4.0 Professional\DVDXPlayer.exe
    ProgramID: CtraxPlayer.2.File
    EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\CtrxPl.exe /Play
    ProgramID: BearShare.file
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BearShare Applications\BearShare\BearShare.exe
    ProgramID: iMesh.file
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iMesh Applications\iMesh\iMesh.exe
    ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open
    ProgramID: ZPM1VFile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: ACDSee 9.0.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe
    ProgramID: GomPlayer.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open
    ProgramID: Plik m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SubEdit-Player\subedit.exe
    ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe
    ProgramID: GomPlayer.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open
    ProgramID: KLCP.MPEG
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: mpcstar.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe
    ProgramID: PDVDfile
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe
    ProgramID: qvodplayer.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile
    ProgramID: ACDSee.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe
    ProgramID: FantasyDVD Multimedia File
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mplayerc.exe
    ProgramID: stormplayer.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormII\Storm.exe /play
    ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open
    ProgramID: KLCP.WMP.m1v
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
    ProgramID: MPlayerFileVideo
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer\mplayer\smplayer_portable.exe
    ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
    EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dhamu\Download\RealPlay.exe
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    an m1v video file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

    How to solve problems with M1V files

    • Associate the M1V file extension with the correct application.
    • Update your software that should actually open video files. Because only the current version supports the latest M1V file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available TMPGEnc update.
    • To make sure that your M1V file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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