File Extension/MPA
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .MPA

File description

MPA files are MPEG-2 compression files most often associated with Apple Incorporated.  The MPEG-2 codec can code video and audio down to 4 Mbs. Files with theMPA format are most often associated with video, but are simliar to MPA, .mp3, .mpv, and .mpeg file formats. The MPEG-2 Part 3 and Part 7 specifications dictate

MPA audio file compression. These specification include Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), and defines a backwards compatible standard with MPEG-1 for 5.1 channel audio streams.  Further bitrate and sample rates for MPEG-1 are defined by MPEG-2 Part 3.

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .MPA file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .MPA extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .MPA file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .MPA file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
Audio Files
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File name: MPEG-2 Audio File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Adobe Media Encoder Adobe Media Encoder
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro
iTunes iTunes
KMPlayer KMPlayer
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
RealPlayer RealPlayer
VLC media player VLC media player
Windows Media Player Windows Media Player
xrecode xrecode
Mac OS
Mac OS
iTunes iTunes
QuickTime Player QuickTime Player
RealPlayer RealPlayer
VLC media player VLC media player
Linux
Linux
RealPlayer RealPlayer
VLC media player VLC media player
Android
Android
VLC media player for Android VLC media player for Android
Remember!
The .MPA file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .MPA extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .MPA file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .MPA file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .MPA file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .MPA file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .MPA file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .MPA file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.