Opening M2V Files

The M2V file type is primarily associated with Media Encoder.

M2V	File extension: M2V
	File type:	video

What is an M2V file

M2V files mostly belong to Media Encoder by Adobe. M2V is one of the filename extensions associated with MPEG-2 video compression standard also known as H.222/H.262 codec. A file with M2V filename extension contains interlaced video (without audio). Such files use video/mpeg Internet media type. Because M2V files do not contain audio streams, they are typically multiplexed (audio, subtitles etc. added to them) before the files are distributed or played.

How to open an M2V file

You need a suitable software like Media Encoder to open an M2V 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 M2V file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a M2V 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 M2V files:

Media Encoder by Adobe
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. M2V files are often referred to as Media Encoder videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
PowerDVD (video) by CyberLink
PowerDVD is a multi-platform video player with playback support for DVD, Blu-ray, and other optical disc formats such as AVI. M2V videos are also compatible with PowerDVD. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: MPEG-2

Technical Data for M2V File Extension

File classification:

Video

Related files:

usm, wav, m2, exe, mxf, f4v, flv

Related links:

MPEG-2

Mime type:

video/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: Cliprex Video File, FileType: Cliprex Video File, AppName: Cliprex DVD player

ProgramID: CoreMedia.M2V, FileType: The Core Media file, AppName: The Core Media Player
EXEFile: CorePlayer.exe

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

ProgramID: MPlayer, FileType: Media Clip, AppName: Media Player
EXEFile: mplay32.exe

ProgramID: MPlayer, FileType: Media Clip, AppName: Media Player 2
EXEFile: mplayer.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files, FileType: Nero ShowTime Files, AppName: Nero ShowTime
EXEFile: ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: NVDVD.PlayFile, AppName: NvDvd
EXEFile: NvDvd.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: Winamp.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: BSPlayer
EXEFile: bsplay.exe

ProgramID: Winamp.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp
EXEFile: winamp.exe

ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
EXEFile: winamp3.exe

ProgramID: ZPM2VFile, FileType: MPEG2 Video, AppName: ZPlayer

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: D:\aaa\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Cliprex DVD Player Professional\cdivx.exe %L

ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L

ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Kazaa 2.4\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L

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 %L

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Curricular\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

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: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: Y:\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: ZPM2VFile
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Kimbali Bays\Desktop\XP CD Creator update\microsoft\zoomplayer403std\zplayer.exe %L

ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CLIPRE~1\Cliprex.exe %L

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.m1v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp5.08\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp5\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: MPEG-2 Video
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\MPLAYER.EXE %1

ProgramID: adrenalin.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Digital Pulse Inc\adrenalin\play.exe /Open %1

ProgramID: CrystalPlayer.M2V
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Crystal Player\Crystal.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer Enterprise\realplay.exe %1

ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play %L

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Home Cinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: m2vFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe

ProgramID: CrystalPlayer.M2V
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Crystal Player\CrystalFree.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

ProgramID: mplayerc.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: M2Vfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Light Alloy\LA.exe

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ASUSTeK\ASUSDVD\ASUSDVD.exe

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

ProgramID: EasyDVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Easy DVD Player\EasyDVD.EXE

ProgramID: m2vfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mplayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe

ProgramID: CtraxPlayer.2.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\CtrxPl.exe /Play

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: GomPlayer.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe

ProgramID: GomPlayer.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open

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

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

ProgramID: qvodplayer.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

ProgramID: stormplayer.m2v
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormII\Storm.exe /play

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

ProgramID: KLCP.WMP.m2v
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 m2v video is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with M2V files

Associate the M2V file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open videos. Because only the current version supports the latest M2V file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Media Encoder update.
To make sure that your M2V file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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