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.
Portable VLC Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
Alldj Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
ConvertXtoDVD (Microsoft Windows)
DVD Ripper+Video Converter Ultimate (Microsoft Windows)
Zune Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
iPhone Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Ultimate Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Cucusoft MPEG/AVI to DVD/VCD/SVCD Converter Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Xilisoft DVD Creator (Microsoft Windows)
ImTOO DPG Converter (Microsoft Windows)
AviDemux (Microsoft Windows)
AviDemux for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AviDemux for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLMC (Multiplatform)
AviDemux (Microsoft Windows)
AVS Video Editor (Microsoft Windows)
VirtualDub (Microsoft Windows)
AviDemux for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AviDemux for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLMC (Multiplatform)
AviDemux (Microsoft Windows)
WonderShare DVD Slideshow Builder (Microsoft Windows)
AviDemux for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AviDemux for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLMC (Multiplatform)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
BS.Player (Microsoft Windows)
ALLPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Portable VLC Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Stereoscopic Player (Microsoft Windows)
Crystal Player (Microsoft Windows)
CrystalPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Winamp (Microsoft Windows)
QuickTime Player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xine (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Totem (Linux/Unix)
VLC Media Player for iOS (Apple iOS)
OPlayer HD (Apple iOS)
Free Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
ConvertXtoDVD (Microsoft Windows)
SUPER (Microsoft Windows)
Hamster Free Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
4Free Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
MediaCoder (Microsoft Windows)
AviDemux (Microsoft Windows)
FormatFactory (Microsoft Windows)
ImTOO DPG Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Xilisoft DVD Creator (Microsoft Windows)
Ultimate Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Zune Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
DVD Ripper+Video Converter Ultimate (Microsoft Windows)
Alldj Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
AMV Video Convert Tool (Microsoft Windows)
VIP Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Icecream Media Converter (Microsoft Windows)
iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Smart Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adapter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FLV Crunch (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Movavi Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Aimersoft iTransfer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AviDemux for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
ffmpegX (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
iVI - iTunes Video Importer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
AviDemux for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Transcoder (Linux/Unix)
iPhone Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Cucusoft MPEG/AVI to DVD/VCD/SVCD Converter Pro (Microsoft Windows)
WinX Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
MTV Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
AVS Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)
DVR Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
DASHEncoder (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPEG Streamclip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Video to GIF Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Wondershare DVD Creator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)
Investigation Video Editor (Multiplatform)
Movie Studio (Microsoft Windows)
TMPGEnc (Microsoft Windows)
AVS Video Editor (Microsoft Windows)
dvd::rip (Microsoft Windows)
Bosch Video-over-IP (BVIP) Lite Suite (Microsoft Windows)
DVR Converter (Microsoft Windows)
TRP Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Time-Lapse Assembler (Microsoft Windows)
SWF and FLV Toolbox (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Movavi Video Editor (Multiplatform)
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