Convert Nintendo game videos (THP) online for free
The converter easily converts your THP videos to various formats - free and online. No THPPlay or or other Video software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Game Console Video File" file type, you need software like THPPlay or a similar tool.
The .THP file extension is primarily a proprietary full-motion video (FMV) container used by Nintendo for its GameCube and Wii video game consoles. These files store pre-rendered cutscenes, intro sequences, and game credits. The format uses Motion JPEG (MJPEG) for video compression and adaptive differential pulse-code modulation (ADPCM) for audio, multiplexed into a single file stream. Secondary, minor uses of the .THP extension include thumbnail videos generated by Canon digital cameras and CAD drawings for THP C-Plan software.
Opening a .THP file on a modern computer is notoriously difficult. Standard media players like Windows Media Player or QuickTime do not support it out of the box, and even versatile players require specialized plugins. The format's main disadvantage is its closed, hardware-specific design. It was created exclusively to be decoded by Nintendo console processors, making it highly incompatible with modern video editing software, web browsers, and mobile devices. Game modders and archivists frequently struggle to view or modify these files without obscure, community-built command-line utilities.
To make these videos usable today, conversion is mandatory. For broad compatibility, web sharing, and playback on smartphones, convert .THP to MP4 (using H.264 video and AAC audio). If you plan to edit the cutscenes in modern non-linear editing software, convert to MOV or AVI. If you only want to extract the background music or dialogue, convert the audio stream to WAV or MP3. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing sketchy software.
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If you want to convert THP file to , you can use THPPlay or similar software from the "Game Console Full-Motion Video" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to THP, try THPPlay or another comparable tool in the "Game Console Full-Motion Video" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our THP converter.