LanguageM-JPEG
M-JPEG data
File type: Digital video and movie file
The m-jpeg file extension is used for the Motion JPEG video file format, which stores video data in high quality. Every frame of M-JPEG video is stored in JPEG picture format.
What is m-jpeg file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The m-jpeg stands for Motion JPEG. M-JPEG is a video format that uses JPEG picture compression in each video frame. Frames of the video don't interact with each other in any way (like they do in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, etc.), resulting in much bigger filesize. Still, on the other hand, it makes video editing easier because each of the frames has all of the information they need stored in them.
M-JPEG is used in very high-quality video captures—normally as the raw data format, which is edited and compressed into another format after the editing process is completed. Unfortunately, M-JPEG is not a standard or even standardized. Each vendor has its own codecs, and normally, M-JPEG files created with one codec cannot be read with other vendors' codecs.
M-JPEG is recommended for use in the video capture process as a raw data format. Editing this video stream is extremely easy, and encoding the edited M-JPEG stream into the final format (such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or Divx) normally gives the best possible video quality.
How to open m-jpeg file?
Use Windows Media Player to playback *.m-jpeg files.
How to convert m-jpeg file?
Can be exported to other video formats using video converter.
Suggested software to open m-jpeg file:
Associated software actions with the m-jpeg file
Apps designed for playing m-jpeg files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)