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MQV at a glance
MQV
The .mqv extension appeared on some Sony camcorders and recording devices around the mid-2000s as an internal variant of the QuickTime/MOV container carrying Sony-proprietary metadata tracks and stream wrappers.
HDV at a glance
HDV
JVC introduced HDV in 2003, recording MPEG-2 compressed HD video on standard MiniDV cassettes. Two profiles emerged: HDV 720p (JVC) and HDV 1080i (Sony and Canon), each trading resolution and frame structure.
Format comparison
| Feature | MQV | HDV |
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| File type | Video | Video |
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| Created year | 2007 | 2003 |
| Inventor | Sony | JVC, Sony, Canon, Sharp (HDV consortium) |
| Status | legacy | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Multitrack support | Not supported | Not 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 MQV
- Your source file is already in MQV.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to HDV.
- MQV is commonly used in video workflows.
When to use HDV
- Your target workflow expects HDV.
- Improve delivery compatibility with HDV.
- HDV is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert MQV to HDV?
HDV tape capture and digitization, prosumer HD archive conversion, and migration of HDV camcorder footage to modern editing formats.
What changes when converting MQV to HDV?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting MQV to HDV?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.