File extension SMI
| File type | Microsoft SAMI Subtitles Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a SMI file?
File with a .SMI extension contains a multimedia presentation or a slide show stored in the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language – SMIL. SMI files usually contain a string of references to multimedia files, text and other different data types.
This extension can be most often encountered in Windows. Often, for this type of files, also the SMIL extension is being used in order to differentiate them from SMI disc image files in Mac OS.
Program(s) that can open the .SMI file
Windows
Linux
How to open SMI files
If you cannot open the SMI file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports SMI among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the SMI file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SMI format files
The inability to open and operate the SMI file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft SAMI Subtitles Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SMI file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SMI file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SMI from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SMI format
- The SMI file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SMI file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SMI file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the SMI file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SMI file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SMI file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .aaf | Advanced Authoring Format Multimedia Format |
| .aec | DataCAD Drawing Format |
| .aep | Adobe After Effects Project Format |
| .aepx | Adobe After Effects XML Project Format |
| .aet | Adobe After Effects Template Format |
| .aetx | Adobe After Effects Format |
| .ajp | AJP Player Video Format |
| .ale | Avid Log File Format |
This extension
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SMI) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SMI file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the SMI file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. SMI) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.