Opening a VP6 File

The VP6 file type is primarily associated with VP6.

VP6	File extension: VP6
	File type:	Encoded Video File

What is a VP6 file?

VP6 files mostly belong to VP6 by On2 Technologies, Inc. VP6 is the video compression technology that Macromedia has licensed for its Flash family of products.

How do you open VP6 files?

You need a suitable software like VP6 to open a VP6 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 VP6 file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a VP6 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 VP6 files:

VP6 by On2 Technologies, Inc.
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. VP6 files are often referred to as VP6 videos because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
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VP6 file format:

If you can determine the file format, the associated program can also be determined. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our analysis of the VP6 files produces the following result:

The VP6 file type includes various formats for various programs. The two most popular formats are as follows:

45% of all VP6 files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "MVhd " at the beginning. These files contain neither text nor words, but only data. VP6 files are between 680 KB and 53 MB in size. The file type was primarily used more than 10 years ago. The keywords MVhd, GSTR, SCHl(, MV0K, MV0Kt and SCCl are typical for these files. These files are attributed to english, ntsc, attract, storyfmv, blacklist, scene, movie and russian.
6% of all VP6 files start with the magic bytes SCHl, which are always the first bytes of this file format. They consist of unreadable binary data. The files are 10 MB to 58 MB in size, with a median of 17 MB. The keywords GSTR, MVhd, SCCl and SCHl0 are typical for these files. Such files are related to tutorial.

All other VP6 files (49%) have no uniform format. Files like these are sometimes linked to bumper, spanish, drift, boss, bootflowintro, casinotown, canyon, logopt, marker or attr. If you want to find out what your VP6 file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for VP6 File Extension

File classification:

Video

Identifier:

Hex (position 1): 56, ASCII: V (provided by TrID database)

Related files:

v6, exe, jpg, big, viv, gob, bin, png, swf, zip, asi, appinstaller, vp4, vp5

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Video Compression Overview

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: vp6file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\WMPLAYER.EXE %L

ProgramID: ZPVP6File
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Kimbali Bays\Desktop\XP CD Creator update\microsoft\zoomplayer403std\zplayer.exe %L

ProgramID: vp6File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\On2 Technologies\TrueCast Player\TrueCast Player.exe %1

ProgramID: vp6file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: vp6file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: vp6file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mplayer\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ringz Studio\Storm Codec\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: vp6file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: mpcstar.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe

ProgramID: ZPVP6File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: CrystalPlayer.avi
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Crystal Player\Crystal.exe

ProgramID: KMPlayer.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The KMPlayer\KMPlayer.exe

ProgramID: mplayerc.other
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Recode Media\X Codec Pack v2\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe

ProgramID: stormplayer.vp6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormII\Storm.exe /play

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

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a vp6 Encoded Video File is a special file format by On2 Technologies, Inc. and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with VP6 files

Associate the VP6 file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open encoded video files. Because only the current version supports the latest VP6 file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the On2 Technologies, Inc. manufacturer website after an available VP6 update.
To make sure that your VP6 file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.