Opening M2T Files

The M2T file type is primarily associated with Media Player.

M2T	File extension: M2T
	File type:	video

What is an M2T file?

M2T files mostly belong to Media Player by Microsoft. M2T is a multimedia container format used as the native format for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB). Videos stored in this format are typically captured with older video recorders using MPEG-2 compression. The recorded video is stored as an M2T file in 720p or 1080i resolution. The audio contents of M2T files are compressed using AC-3 Dolby Digital audio or AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) format. M2T was mainly used in Sony and Panasonic camcorders. However, the format is not widely used today because modern cameras do not use DV and MiniDV tapes which support M2T format.

How can I open an M2T file?

You need a suitable software like Media Player to open an M2T 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 M2T file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a M2T 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 M2T files:

Media Player by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. M2T files are often referred to as Media Player videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Premiere Pro (video) by Adobe
Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software with support for third-party software integration. Premiere Pro is distributed as part of Creative Cloud and it supports the editing, conversion, and playback of M2T videos as well as other formats. This file format is classified as Video.
VLC (video) by VideoLAN
VLC is a versatile multimedia player with support for file conversion, media streaming, and recording. VLC offers a large library of codecs out-of-the-box to allow the playback of most media formats. M2T videos are playable with VLC. This file format is classified as Video.

M2T file format:

If you know the file format, you can also find out how to open or edit the file. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Our evaluation of the M2T files is as follows:

The M2T file extension is rather rarely used and includes various formats for various programs. But the following two file formats are common:

25% of all M2T files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "47 40" at the beginning. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. The files are on average 70 MB in size and range from 380 KB to 850 MB. The file type was developed only in the last few years. The file name M2T_20180601.m2t is characteristic of these files. Such M2T files store data about person-related data.
15% of all M2T files start with the bytes 47 60 00 crucial for this file format. These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. M2T files are between 31 MB and 310 MB in size. These files are attributed to montaje, bueno and clip.

All the rest of the M2T files (60%) have different formats. Sometimes used for dateiname, verloren, video, lost, name, dosya or film. If you want to find out what your M2T file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for M2T File Extension

File classification:

Video

Related files:

mt2, m2ts, mp4, ts, vob

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: mpegfile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

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: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L

ProgramID: SonyHDVMedia
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~2\wmplayer.exe %1

ProgramID: SonyMPEG2TS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~2\wmplayer.exe %1

ProgramID: SonyMPEG2TS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~3\wmplayer.exe %1

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.m2t
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.m2t
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: TSFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe

ProgramID: KLCP.TS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open

ProgramID: m2tfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: KLCP.WMP.m2t
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.M2TS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:12 /Open

ProgramID: mplayerc.m2t
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

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an m2t video is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with M2T files

Associate the M2T file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open videos. Because only the current version supports the latest M2T file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Media Player update.
To make sure that your M2T file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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