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Movie, film, video and multimedia file icon Movie, film, video and multimedia file type extensions
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File extensions used for multimedia file types - movies, videos, fims and related to digital video software, video players and dv editing

Movie, film, video and multimedia file extension list

File extensions used for multimedia file types - movies, videos, fims and related to digital video software, video players and dv editing.

Video and multimedia file extensions is huge group of file formats, which contain digitaly capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion and of course captured or recorded audio. This means movie, film or video and multimedia files are data container formats, which are used for audio-with-video playback. Even if exist many of video file types, there are often used only some of them and these formats are used as a standard for computers, multimedia equipments, cinemas, home equipments, portable players and other devices.

The most used video file format extensions today are:

AVI is a common movie, computer video contatiner file format. AVI is shortcut for Audio Video Interleave format developed by Microsoft and is based on Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF). Audio content or video content could be compressed with a wide variety of video or audio and video codecs and can be stored in an avi file but audio or video codecs (DivX, XVID, MP3, AAC) must be installed in operating system or supported by multimedia equipment (DVD player, portable player etc.).

MPG (MPEG) is video format developed by Moving Picture Experts Group. MPEG is an ISO standard used by many multimedia equipments (DVD players, Blu-RAY, portable players, computers).

VOB file is a DVD Video object file. The VOB file is a container file which includes most of the movies data, including the video and audio streams, along with subtitles and any DVD menu features. DVD uses MPEG-2 compression.

MP4 is MPEG-4 multimedia file format based on ISO standard MPEG-4. The MPEG-4 file format, as defined by the MPEG-4 specification, contains MPEG-4 encoded video and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)-encoded audio content. It typically uses the mp4 file extension.

M2TS is Blu-Ray MPEG-2 stream. The M2TS container format is based on the standard MPEG-2. Blu-ray uses transport streams, compared to DVD's program streams, to store video, audio, and other streams.

MOV is a Apple QuickTime multimedia container format that can store one or more tracks of data such as video, audio, text, and effects.

3GP is a standard for the creation, delivery and playback of multimedia over 3rd generation, high-speed wireless networks.

MKV - Matroska video-audio multimedia file is an open standard free container format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture or subtitle tracks inside a single file.

ExtensionFile type description
264 file icon file extension 264H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video file
3g2 file icon file extension 3g23GPP2 multimedia file
3gp file icon file extension 3gpMultimedia files for wireless networks
3gp file icon file extension 3gpNokia 7650 Video Recorder video file
3gp2 file icon file extension 3gp23GPP2 multimedia file
3gpp file icon file extension 3gpp3GPP Third generation partnership project movie
3gpp2 file icon file extension 3gpp2Multimedia files for wireless networks
3mm file icon file extension 3mmMicrosoft 3D Movie Maker video file
44 file icon file extension 44Clipstream 32 Kb stream
acw file icon file extension acwCaptioning system file
ad file icon file extension adAfter Dark screen saver file
adr file icon file extension adrAfter Dark random screen saver module
alx file icon file extension alxBlackBerry application loader file
am2 file icon file extension am2AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.2 data file
am3 file icon file extension am3AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.3 data file
am4 file icon file extension am4AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.4 data file
am5 file icon file extension am5AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.5 data file
am6 file icon file extension am6AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.6 data file
am7 file icon file extension am7AutoPlay Menu Studio ver.7 data file
amc file icon file extension amcAMC media file
amv file icon file extension amvAMV video file format
aob file icon file extension aobAudio object file
apm file icon file extension apmAMS configuration file
aps file icon file extension apsFlash file
apt file icon file extension aptAutoPlay Menu Studio project
apz file icon file extension apzAMS shared project file
ara file icon file extension araATI Radeon video driver
asd file icon file extension asdAdvanced Streaming Format description file
ask file icon file extension askALShow Media Player skins
ass file icon file extension assFlash file
ast file icon file extension astAstound multimedia file
asx file icon file extension asxMicrosoft Advanced Streaming Redirector file
asx file icon file extension asxVideo file
aut file icon file extension autMicrocraft AUTHOR eLearning
avc file icon file extension avcAdvanced Video Coding (MPEG 4 AVC)
avd file icon file extension avdVideo file
avf file icon file extension avfVideo information
avi file icon file extension aviAudio Video Interleave movie
avr file icon file extension avrMPEG-2 transport stream file
avs file icon file extension avsAnimation file
avs file icon file extension avsWinamp Advanced Visualization Studio file
avs file icon file extension avsApplication Visualization System format
awlive file icon file extension awliveActive WebCam live capture
awm file icon file extension awmAnimation Works Movie video file
axm file icon file extension axmAxmedis object
axv file icon file extension axvAnnodex digital media format
az file icon file extension azWinDVD related file
badongo file icon file extension badongoBadongo file information service
bam file icon file extension bamBravo! archived media file
bay file icon file extension bayKodak/Roper Bayer picture sequence file
bbv file icon file extension bbvPPLive
bdmv file icon file extension bdmvBlu-ray information file
bik file icon file extension bikBINK video file
bix file icon file extension bixVideo file
biz file icon file extension bizShowBiz project file
bmk file icon file extension bmkWinDVD bookmark file
bnk file icon file extension bnkBink compressed file
box file icon file extension boxThrottleBox multimedia viewer file
bpj file icon file extension bpjProject file
bpl file icon file extension bplWinamp V3 playlist file
bsf file icon file extension bsfAVC Blu-ray video format file type
bts file icon file extension btsCreative Digital Blaster Digital VCR file
bub file icon file extension bubPhotobubble
bup file icon file extension bupBackup of DVD info file
cak file icon file extension cakFILM/CPK file format
cam file icon file extension camCalibrated camera file
cam file icon file extension camCamtasia Studio project file
camproj file icon file extension camprojCamtasia Studio project file
camrec file icon file extension camrecCamtasia Studio recorder file
camthtr file icon file extension camthtrCamtasia Studio theater file
ccp file icon file extension ccpCaptureCAM-PRO screen recording file
cct file icon file extension cctMacromedia (Adobe) Director Shockwave cast file
cin file icon file extension cinQuake 2 cinematic video
clpi file icon file extension clpiBlu-Ray clip AV stream file
cor file icon file extension corWMOVIEC input file
cpi file icon file extension cpiAVCHD clip information
crv file icon file extension crvIPcam video format
ctd file icon file extension ctdSony Click to DVD project
ctd file icon file extension ctdSimpsons Cartoon Studio export file
d2v file icon file extension d2vDGIndex project file
dal file icon file extension dalDVD-lab project file
daproj file icon file extension daprojDivX Author project file
dat file icon file extension datVideo CD MPEG movie MPEG1
dav file icon file extension davMace DVR-1600HP video file
db2mov file icon file extension db2movDeepDVD Movie authoring project
dc8 file icon file extension dc8Video file
dif file icon file extension difDVCPRO or DV video file
dir file icon file extension dirAdobe (Macromedia) Director file
div file icon file extension divDivX movie
divx file icon file extension divxMovie Encoded with DivX-codec
dlx file icon file extension dlxSony VDU file format importer
dmf file icon file extension dmfDemoForge demo file
dmo file icon file extension dmoDemo file
dof file icon file extension dofDOSBox movie capture format
dpd file icon file extension dpdDish Network DVD recorder file
dpg file icon file extension dpgnDs-mPeG video file
dps file icon file extension dpsdpsVelocity split video file
dream file icon file extension dreamDream wallpaper format
drt file icon file extension drtAdobe Director shockwave export file
dsf file icon file extension dsfVicon Kollector CCTV recording file
dsm file icon file extension dsmMedia Player Classic DSM streaming container
dv file icon file extension dvDigital video file
dvdmedia file icon file extension dvdmediaRipIt DVD backup file
dvi file icon file extension dviAction Media II Digital Video Interactive movie
dvm file icon file extension dvmDVM Movie File Format
dvr file icon file extension dvrMicrosoft Windows XP Media Center recorded television file
dvr file icon file extension dvrDVR-Studio stream
dvr file icon file extension dvrPlanet Technology security video file
dvr-ms file icon file extension dvr-msMicrosoft Digital Video Recording
dvsd file icon file extension dvsdDigital video file
dvx file icon file extension dvxDivX movie
dwz file icon file extension dwzUlead DVD MovieFactory project
dxr file icon file extension dxrAdobe Director protected movie file
ecf file icon file extension ecfEventcorder File
enc file icon file extension encMPEG video file
epb file icon file extension epbEP Budgeting file
evo file icon file extension evoHD DVD video file
f4v file icon file extension f4vAdobe Flash mp4 file
fbr file icon file extension fbrBB FlashBack recorded video file
fcm file icon file extension fcmFCEUX FCE-Ultra movie capture
film file icon file extension filmFilmkey Player media file
film file icon file extension filmSega FILM/CPK file format
flc file icon file extension flcAutoDesk FLIC format
flc file icon file extension flcPresentation, film clip file
flh file icon file extension flhFlash Video High Definition file
fli file icon file extension fliAutodesk Animator FLIC animation old format
flic file icon file extension flicAutodesk Animator animation file
flm file icon file extension flmAutoCad Film roll file
flm file icon file extension flmAdobe Filmstrip file
flv file icon file extension flvFlash video file
fmc file icon file extension fmcMotionArtist animated clip
fmv file icon file extension fmvBink Tools Full Motion Video file
fr file icon file extension frFinalburn Alpha movie capture
fre file icon file extension freCreative Digital Blaster digital VCR file
gmm file icon file extension gmmGlobal Mobile Media
gmt file icon file extension gmtGlobal Mobile Television
gtp file icon file extension gtpMultiFS video file
gvi file icon file extension gviGoogle video file
gxf file icon file extension gxfSMPTE GXF container
hdmov file icon file extension hdmovApple QuickTime HD Movie
hmt file icon file extension hmtHighMAT file
hnm file icon file extension hnmCryo HNM movie soundtrack file
hs file icon file extension hsHyperStudio stacks
htd file icon file extension htdHyperTRANSCRIBE project file
htp file icon file extension htpHonest Technology Video Editor project file
ifo file icon file extension ifoDVD movie information file
ipf file icon file extension ipfparticleIllusion SE project
ipr file icon file extension iprApple LiveType animation file
ivf file icon file extension ivfIndeo Video File
ivm file icon file extension ivmInteractive Visual Media video format
ivr file icon file extension ivrRealPlayer Internet video recording format
ivu file icon file extension ivuImmerVision XML user interface
las file icon file extension lasLight-O-Rama animated sequence
lit file icon file extension litMovie file
lmv file icon file extension lmvLiveSwif movie file
m-jpeg file icon file extension m-jpegM-JPEG file
m1v file icon file extension m1vMoving Pictures Experts Group video (MPEG-1 IPB)
m2p file icon file extension m2pMPEG-2 file format
m2s file icon file extension m2sMPEG-2 audio/video file
m2t file icon file extension m2tMPEG movie file
m2ts file icon file extension m2tsMPEG-2 stream (Blu-Ray)
m2v file icon file extension m2vMPEG-2 Packetized Elementary Stream
m4v file icon file extension m4vMPEG-4 video file format
mad file icon file extension madElectronic Arts game movie file
mcg file icon file extension mcgDX-client backup file
mcp file icon file extension mcpMSN Content Plus installer file archive
mct file icon file extension mctMSN Messenger packaged wink file
met file icon file extension metActive Sky export file
mfp file icon file extension mfpMjpeg video file
mgv file icon file extension mgvSony PSP video file
mjpg file icon file extension mjpgSMJPEG video
mkv file icon file extension mkvMatroska video-audio multimedia file
mmm file icon file extension mmmMultiMedia Movie format (RIFF RMMP)
mmm file icon file extension mmmMultimedia movie
mmp file icon file extension mmpMultimedia player movie clip
mmv file icon file extension mmvMicroMV movie file
mod file icon file extension modJVC Everio digital video file
mod file icon file extension modHard disk camera movie
moff file icon file extension moffPicture Motion Browser file
moov file icon file extension moovApple QuickTime movie file
mov file icon file extension movApple QuickTime digital movie file
movie file icon file extension movieApple QuickTime format for digital video files
mp file icon file extension mpMPEG compressed movie
mp2v file icon file extension mp2vMPEG video file
mp4 file icon file extension mp4MPEG-4 video file format
mp4 file icon file extension mp4Nero digital file
mp4 file icon file extension mp4Sony XD CAM-EX movie file
mpb file icon file extension mpbTruVideo video-only MPB stream
mpcpl file icon file extension mpcplMedia Player Classic's playlist file
mpe file icon file extension mpeMPEG movie (Motion Pictures Experts Group)
mpeg file icon file extension mpegMPEG movie
mpg file icon file extension mpgMPEG 1 video file format
mpg file icon file extension mpgProgDVB MPEG2 video file
mpg4 file icon file extension mpg4MPEG-4 video file format
mpj file icon file extension mpjMountain video editing file
mpj file icon file extension mpjVideo Edit Magic project
mps file icon file extension mpsMPEG-1 audio and video file system stream
mpv file icon file extension mpvMPEG 1 video file
mts file icon file extension mtsAVCHD MPEG-2 transport stream file
mtv file icon file extension mtvMTV video format
mv file icon file extension mvIRIX command compressed movie
mv4 file icon file extension mv4Apple QuickTime file
mvd file icon file extension mvdMicroDVD DVD movie
mvd file icon file extension mvdMovie Edit Pro video file
mve file icon file extension mveInterplay video file
mvw file icon file extension mvwm-View stream file
mxf file icon file extension mxfSony XD CAM-HD movie
mxm file icon file extension mxmMagix file
npv file icon file extension npvPixbend Player pixbend media file
nut file icon file extension nutNUT open container
nuv file icon file extension nuvMythTV NuppelVideo video file
nvavi file icon file extension nvaviSplitted AVI Audio video interchange format
nvc file icon file extension nvcNero Vision Express project file
ogm file icon file extension ogmOgg Media File
ogv file icon file extension ogvOgg Vorbis video profile
ogx file icon file extension ogxOgg Vorbis multiplex profile
olproj file icon file extension olprojAdobe OnLocation file
omf file icon file extension omfAvid video editor interchange data
on2 file icon file extension on2on2 encoded FLV file
p64 file icon file extension p64H.261 encoded video file
pa file icon file extension paMPEG file
pa file icon file extension paCliprex video file
pa file icon file extension paRealPlayer file
pjr file icon file extension pjrDVDx project file
plb file icon file extension plbLogoShow screensaver
pmp file icon file extension pmpVideo file
ppj file icon file extension ppjAdobe Premiere Pro video editing project
prel file icon file extension prelADobe Premiere Elements project file
prproj file icon file extension prprojAdobe Premiere Pro project file
pva file icon file extension pvaPVA video file
px file icon file extension pxPhotodex Producer streaming video
pxm file icon file extension pxmPCSX movie capture format
pxv file icon file extension pxvPixbend media file
qt file icon file extension qtApple QuickTime movie clip
qtc file icon file extension qtcApple QuickTime support file
ratDVD file icon file extension ratDVDratDVD commpressed DVD movie
rax file icon file extension raxRealMedia streaming file
rca file icon file extension rcaRCA digital recorder format
rcproject file icon file extension rcprojectiMovie project file
rec file icon file extension recTopfield TF5800 record file
rec file icon file extension recRecord file
rf file icon file extension rfRealFlash clip
rm file icon file extension rmRealMedia
rmvb file icon file extension rmvbRealMedia variable bitrate file
rpl file icon file extension rplARMovie video file
rpl file icon file extension rplEscape Replay compressed video file
rts file icon file extension rtsRealAudio RTSL document
rts file icon file extension rtsApple QuickTime real-time streaming protocol file
rtsl file icon file extension rtslRealAudio RTSL document
rtsp file icon file extension rtspApple QuickTime real-time streaming protocol file
rv file icon file extension rvRealVideo video
rvl file icon file extension rvlmuvee project
san file icon file extension sanLucasArts Smush Animation Format file
sbsc file icon file extension sbscAdobe Soundbooth score document
sbst file icon file extension sbstAdobe Soundbooth score template
scc file icon file extension sccScenarist closed caption file
sce file icon file extension sceHypervideo file
scm file icon file extension scmLotus ScreenCam movie
scn file icon file extension scnPinnacle Studio scene file
scr file icon file extension scrDivX video
scs file icon file extension scsSamsung Q105 phone screen saver
scx file icon file extension scxSony GigaPocket scene information
sdv file icon file extension sdvPinnacle Studio DV video editing project
sec file icon file extension secDisney Animation Studio secured animation file
seq file icon file extension seqStreamPix Norpix sequence format
sgv file icon file extension sgvSecurity camera moving image
sgvx file icon file extension sgvxSecurity camera locked moving image
sky file icon file extension skyActiveSky movie clips for Palm OS
sm file icon file extension smStepMania song file
smi file icon file extension smiRealPlay SMIL File RealPlayer G2
snd file icon file extension sndSega FILM/CPK file format
snp file icon file extension snpComputerEyes output video animation
sol file icon file extension solAdobe Flash shared object
srt file icon file extension srtMovie subtitle file format (SubRip format)
ssm file icon file extension ssmRealAudio standard streaming metafile
st4 file icon file extension st4Pinnacle Studio 400 project file
stk file icon file extension stkHyperStudio stacks
str file icon file extension strSONY PlayStation movie stream file
stu file icon file extension stuPinnacle Studio video project
stx file icon file extension stxPinnacle Studio project file
svd file icon file extension svdVideo CD file
swc file icon file extension swcAdobe Flash component distribution file
swi file icon file extension swiSwish file
swt file icon file extension swtAdobe Flash templatized SWF file
swt file icon file extension swtMacromedia (Adobe) authoring Flash file
swt file icon file extension swtSwift Generator template file
tgv file icon file extension tgvElectronic Arts video file
thm file icon file extension thmVideo Thumbnail file
thp file icon file extension thpNintendo GameCube THP video
tod file icon file extension todMPEG-2 transport stream
tod file icon file extension todHard disk camera movie
tp file icon file extension tpMPEG-2 TV recorded file
tp0 file icon file extension tp0Video file
trn file icon file extension trnNSME Trains screensaver file
trp file icon file extension trpKaon DVB transport stream file
trp file icon file extension trpMPEG-2 TV recorded file
ts file icon file extension tsMPEG-TV recorded file
ts4 file icon file extension ts4Media format
tv file icon file extension tvSamsung digital TV receive video file
tvs file icon file extension tvsVectorMAX streaming video
tvv file icon file extension tvvTV NOW Portable Video Recorder video format
tx3g file icon file extension tx3gMPEG-4 file
urc file icon file extension urcUnicenter Remote Control file
v file icon file extension vUtawarerumono video file
vbs file icon file extension vbsMPEG movie clip
vcd file icon file extension vcdVideo CD file
vcl file icon file extension vclRoxio Video CD layout file
vcm file icon file extension vcmInterwise participant recorded WebCast file
vdm file icon file extension vdmVDM play file
veg file icon file extension vegSonic Foundry Vegas video project (Sony Vegas)
vem file icon file extension vemMM Video e-mail file
vghd file icon file extension vghdVirtuaGirlHD video file
vid file icon file extension vidMedia Player video
vid file icon file extension vidApple QuickTime video file
vid file icon file extension vidSymbOS VID video
vid file icon file extension vidTrialDirector VideoNote file
viv file icon file extension vivRealNetworks VivoActive ActiveX Control
viv file icon file extension vivVividas video file
vivo file icon file extension vivoRealNetworks VivoActive movies and audio
vob file icon file extension vobDVD video object file
vp3 file icon file extension vp3VP3 encoded video file
vp6 file icon file extension vp6VP6 encoded video file
vp6 file icon file extension vp6Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 video file
vpd file icon file extension vpdPhotoDVD project file
vro file icon file extension vroVideo Recordable File
vse file icon file extension vseVideo Server E video file
vsp file icon file extension vspUlead VideoStudio project file
vvf file icon file extension vvfCamera video format
vvf file icon file extension vvfSpeco Digital Video Recorder (DVR) file
w32 file icon file extension w32WinCAPs subtitle file
w3d file icon file extension w3dAdobe Shockwave 3D scene export file
wcp file icon file extension wcpWinDVD creator project file
wm file icon file extension wmWindows Media Audio or Video file
wm3 file icon file extension wm3VisualNastran file
wmv file icon file extension wmvWindows Media Video
wsa file icon file extension wsaWebSynth media file
wsm file icon file extension wsmMegaman X8 video file
wtv file icon file extension wtvWindows Media Center recorded television file
xl file icon file extension xlOld Amiga movie format
xmv file icon file extension xmvXBOX Video file
xpv file icon file extension xpvVideo file
xvid file icon file extension xvidXviD Codec
xxx file icon file extension xxxControlware VJ400 digital CCTV recording


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