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HDV at a glance
HDV
HDV tape capture and digitization, prosumer HD archive conversion, and migration of HDV camcorder footage to modern editing formats.
KRA at a glance
KRA
Convert to KRA when the artwork needs to remain editable in Krita, especially for painting-heavy or layered illustration workflows.
It is the right target for preserving native editability during digital-art production.
Format comparison
| Feature | HDV | KRA |
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| File type | Video | Image |
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| Compression / quality | depends | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | medium |
| Compatibility | moderate | broad |
| Editability | limited | moderate |
| Created year | 2003 | 2005 |
| Inventor | JVC, Sony, Canon, Sharp (HDV consortium) | Krita / KDE community |
| Status | legacy | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | moderate | moderate |
| Metadata handling | moderate | moderate |
| Delivery profile | strong | strong |
| Workflow fit | delivery | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use HDV
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- Brought HD recording to the affordable DV tape ecosystem.
When to use KRA
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserves editor-specific layered working state.
FAQs
Why convert HDV to KRA?
Convert to KRA when the artwork needs to remain editable in Krita, especially for painting-heavy or layered illustration workflows.
It is the right target for preserving native editability during digital-art production.
What changes when converting HDV to KRA?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Size profile changes from large in HDV to medium in KRA. Editability profile changes from limited in HDV to moderate in KRA. Compatibility profile changes from moderate in HDV to broad in KRA.
Moving to KRA adds layer support.
What should I review after converting HDV to KRA?
Check the exported file for Not a cross-tool final-delivery format.; Conversion to flatter outputs can discard the editable state users actually care about..