LanguageMPE
MPEG movie (Motion Pictures Experts Group)
File type: Digital video and movie file
An mpe file extension is related to the MPEG movie (Motion Pictures Experts Group) compressed with MPEG-1 video compression.
What is mpe file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The mpe file extension is associated with the MPEG movie (Motion Pictures Experts Group) video compression file format. The .mpe file stores video data compressed with the MPEG-1.
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.
Mime types:
video/mpeg
How to open mpe file?
Use media player (Winamp, Windows Media Player).
How to convert mpe file?
Use Adobe Media Encoder or visit specialised web site about codecs and convert utilities Free-Codecs.com.
Associated software actions with the mpe file
Software applications that can open mpe files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit mpe files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving mpe files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing mpe files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
jetAudio (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Winamp (Microsoft Windows)
QuickTime Player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
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 mpe files:
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
ImTOO DPG Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import mpe files:
DVR Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)