LanguageM1V
Moving Pictures Experts Group video (MPEG-1 IPB)
File type: Digital video and movie file
The M1V file extension is related to the Moving Pictures Experts Group video MPEG-1 video compression format. The .m1v file stores MPEG-1 compressed video.
What is m1v file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The M1V file extension is associated with the Moving Pictures Experts Group video MPEG-1 video compression file format.
MPEG-1 was an early standard for lossy compression of video and audio. It was designed to compress VHS-quality raw digital video and CD audio down to 1.5 Mbit/s (26:1 and 6:1 compression ratios respectively) without obvious quality loss, making Video CDs, digital cable/satellite TV and digital audio broadcasting (DAB) possible.
Today, MPEG-1 has become the most widely compatible lossy audio/video format in the world, and is used in a large number of products and technologies. Perhaps the best-known part of the MPEG-1 standard is the MP3 audio format it introduced.
Despite its age, MPEG-1 is not necessarily obsolete or substantially inferior to newer technologies. According to Leonardo Chiariglione (co-founder of MPEG): "the idea that compression technology keeps on improving is a myth."
The MPEG-1 standard is published as ISO/IEC-11172.
MIIME types:
video/mpeg
How to open m1v file?
Use VLC player to playback *.m1v files.
How to convert m1v file?
Use compatible tools to export *.m1v files to other formats
Suggested software to open m1v file:
Associated software actions with the m1v file
Software applications that can open m1v files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit m1v files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving m1v files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apps designed for playing m1v files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that convert m1v files:
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that import m1v files:
DVR Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)