Dolby MLP Lossless Audio

Writable

audio

MLP "Meridian Lossless Packing" is the standard lossless compression format for DVD-Audio content. It was originally developed by Meridian Audio, Ltd.

Identify it

Extensions	`.mlp`
MIME types	`audio/vnd.dolby.mlp`
Signatures	`f8726f` at byte 4 (Dolby MLP)
PRONOM	`fmt/972`
Wikidata	`Q1921702`

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Open it

FFmpegOpen sourcereads and writes · LGPL-2.1-or-later / GPL-2.0-or-later
VLC media playerOpen sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later

Convert it

To	With	Fidelity	Command and losses
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.2.1	FFmpeg	Lossless	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.flac` Lossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata.
Waveform Audio	FFmpeg	Lossless	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.wav` Lossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata.
Matroska 1-4	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.mkv` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.mp3` Lossy re-encoding.
MPEG-4 Part 14	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.mp4` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
Ogg	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.ogg` Lossy re-encoding.
WebM	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.mlp out.webm` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.

Sources

From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.

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