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BPG at a glance
BPG
BPG arrived in the mid-2010s when image engineers were looking for better post-JPEG compression before AVIF and JPEG XL had ecosystem momentum.
PMD at a glance
PMD
The .pmd extension appeared in Sony's prosumer and professional recording device output alongside other Sony-proprietary formats like MQV, serving as a companion metadata or media descriptor file.
Format comparison
| Feature | BPG | PMD |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 2014 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Fabrice Bellard | Sony |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use BPG
- Your source file is already in BPG.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PMD.
- BPG is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use PMD
- Your target workflow expects PMD.
- Improve delivery compatibility with PMD.
- PMD is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert BPG to PMD?
Convert to PMD when maintaining compatibility with a Sony-centered production workflow, preserving source media from a professional ingest system, or migrating archived broadcast assets that were originally wrapped for structured editorial exchange.
What changes when converting BPG to PMD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to PMD removes animation support. Moving to PMD removes HDR content. Moving to PMD adds streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting BPG to PMD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.