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MPEG 1 video file format
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with mpg extension are video files in MPEG-1 video format developed by Moving Picture Experts Group and used with Video-CD and CD-i media. Historically one of the most common video file types.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension mpg is traditionally used for video files in MPEG standard, developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group. These standards are an evolving set of standards for video and audio compression.
This standard permits the coding of progressive video at a transmission rate of about 1.5 million bits per second (bps). This file format was designed specifically for use with Video-CD and CD-i media.
The most common implementations of the MPEG-1 standard provides a video resolution of 352x240 at 30 frames per second (fps). When you use this standard, you receive a video that is slightly lower-quality than typical VCR videos.
Files that use the mv1 file extension typically are MPEG-1 elementary streams that contain only video information. Files that use MPG or MPEG extensions typically are MPEG-1 system streams that contain MPEG-1-encoded video and MPEG-1 Layer II (MP2)-encoded audio.
MIME types:
video/mpeg
video/mpg
video/x-mpg
video/mpeg2
application/x-pn-mpg
video/x-mpeg
video/x-mpeg2a
audio/mpeg
audio/x-mpeg
image/mpg
The .mpg files can be played in all current media players.
The .mpg file conversion is widely supported in modern video converters.
Software applications that can open mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software applications that can edit mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Software capable of saving mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Apps designed for playing mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Crystal Player
CrystalPlayer
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Apple iOS
Software apps that convert mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Alldj Video Converter
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that import mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Video to GIF Converter
Multiplatform
Software apps that export mpg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
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