SMI Opener

How to open SMI file?

The software referred to as SMI Opener allows you to freely work with SMI files, including opening their contents. The first thing you should check is that you have the software to handle the SMI file installed. After clicking on the SMI file icon, the operating system should open its content with the associated software. Sometimes, however, various problems arise, below you will find the instructions that you should follow.

9 steps to open SMI file

1. Check if the SMIL Presentation file can be handled by the given operating system. It may turn out that SMI files are not compatible with your system.
2. Check if the VobSub or RealPlayer, ACDSee, QuickTime Player, Ambulant Player program is installed in the system. The solution to this problem is to install the appropriate software that supports files with the extension SMI.
3. Check if files with the extension SMI are associated with the application VobSub or one of the programs such as RealPlayer, ACDSee, QuickTime Player, Ambulant Player. If this is not the case, you should manually set the program, preferably by editing the properties of the SMIL Presentation file and displaying the applications available on the system that allow you to open it. Choose one of the VobSub, RealPlayer, ACDSee, QuickTime Player, Ambulant Player applications to open the SMI files.

Software programs that open SMI file extension

Windows
• ACDSee
• Ambulant Player
• QuickTime Player
• RealPlayer
• Windows Media Player
MAC OS
• Ambulant Player
• QuickTime Player
• RealPlayer
Linux
• Ambulant Player
• RealPlayer
4. If the SMIL Presentation file has been downloaded from the Internet or copied from another medium, it may be corrupt. In this case, although one of the VobSub, RealPlayer, ACDSee, QuickTime Player, Ambulant Player programs is installed, the SMIL Presentation file cannot be opened. If possible, you can try to open the SMIL Presentation file directly from its source.
5. The antivirus program can identify the virus with which the SMIL Presentation file has been infected and at the same time blocks the opening of the file. Such a situation should not be underestimated and such a file should be deleted or moved to quarantine, and the entire system should be scanned.
6. The SMIL Presentation file may be saved in a way that is no longer supported. Sometimes it happens that despite the SMI extension, such files contain data saved in a way that prevents them from being opened by VobSub or RealPlayer, ACDSee, QuickTime Player, Ambulant Player.
7. An attempt to open the SMIL Presentation file by an un-updated application may fail. Check the app for up-to-date information and, if necessary, install the latest version.
8. In some cases, the user initiates the opening of the file with a shortcut that leads to a location where it is not present.
9. The system administrator has restricted the opening and modification of certain files, which in this case may include SMIL Presentation.

Useful tools

You've followed the instructions above and still haven't opened your SMI file? In this case, you can use the solutions offered by various websites. Below are the websites we have verified that may help you open the SMI file.

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