π Most often, the .MPL data category may be associated with a playlist composed by Sony AVCHD digital camcorders. Indeed, the .MPL schema holds an ordered, sequential list of names of references to previously recorded .MTS video tracks and peculiar video clips. As a matter of fact, the .MPL items do not store and handle actual video content and data. Obviously, you will acquire an opportunity to encounter an .MPL playlist branch only if you possess a Sony AVCHD digital camcorder and eventually manage to transfer the .MPL record to your PC workstation. These concrete .MPL file elements are referenced by the camcorder that initially generated them for the target of video file playback and navigation. Nevertheless, the .MPL extension variation can be effortlessly opened and clearly reprojected by various multimedia toolkits, such as CyberLink PowerDVD, Roxio Toast, and Roxio Creator. .MPL resources are generally allocated and stored in the AVCHD\BDMV\PLAYLIST folder of the respective recording media.
π Another apparent interpretation of the .MPL format class concerns the video subtitles instance generated, opened up, and established on the basis of the MPL2 specification terms. Specifically, the current format assignment is operated on the basement of a clear, transparent textual representation for specifying subtitles and is compliant with timing precisions of tenths of a second. Particularly, this actual .MPL file technique is also consistent with some video playback utilities and bundles, which visually represent the subtitles as the video is played back. By the way, .MPL subtitles can be smoothly converted to the more widely spread and distributed SubRIP (.SRT) file shape due to interference with the To SRT Converter software package.
How to open an .MPL file?
π The .MPL data composition and structure can be reviewed, analyzed, surveyed, and opened by Roxio Creator NXT Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, PowerDVD, PowerProducer, as well as by macOS-consistent Roxio Popcorn and Roxio Toast utilities. If the target .MPL-related schema is identified as a subtitles container, it is recommended and suggested to take service of Media Player Classic, VLC, To SRT Converter, or any accustomed text editor available in your working ecosystem.