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MAD File - What is a .mad file and how do I open it?
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What is a MAD file? Video file used by a variety of games developed by Electronic Arts, such as the Need for Speed series and select Sims games; contains audio and video data used to play title and logo sequences, opening movies, in-game cutscenes and other movies.
More Information The MAD format uses MADk, MADm, and MADe chunks, or sets of data, that correspond to different video frame types used to play video and audio. NOTE: Media Player Classic can only play the audio in MAD files and not the video.
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.MAD File Extension
2 file types use the .mad file extension.
Electronic Arts Madcow Movie File
| Developer | Electronic Arts |
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4.0 | 7 Votes |
What is a MAD file?
Video file used by a variety of games developed by Electronic Arts, such as the Need for Speed series and select Sims games; contains audio and video data used to play title and logo sequences, opening movies, in-game cutscenes and other movies.
More Information
The MAD format uses MADk, MADm, and MADe chunks, or sets of data, that correspond to different video frame types used to play video and audio.
NOTE: Media Player Classic can only play the audio in MAD files and not the video.
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Electronic Arts Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
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Electronic Arts Need for Speed: Underground
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Electronic Arts The Sims 2
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Electronic Arts The Sims 2
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Category: Game Files
Updated: December 19, 2014
Access Module Shortcut
| Developer | Microsoft |
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Shortcut file used by Microsoft Access, a relational database application for the Windows desktop environment; links to a database module which contains procedures written in the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language; used in older versions of Microsoft Access as a desktop shortcut to open the module.
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MAD files are shortcuts to modules and do not include the add-in content itself.
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Updated: July 19, 2011