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CDR at a glance
CDR
CorelDRAW was developed by Corel engineers Michel Bouillan and Pat Beirne in 1987 to bundle with Corel's desktop publishing systems. The inclusion of TrueType support in Windows 3.1 transformed CorelDRAW into a serious illustration program.
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 | CDR | PMD |
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| File type | Vector | Video |
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| Created year | 1989 | 2004 |
| Inventor | Corel Corporation | Sony |
| Status | active | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use CDR
- Your source file is already in CDR.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PMD.
- CDR is commonly used in vector 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 CDR 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 CDR to PMD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting CDR to PMD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.