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NRW at a glance
NRW
Convert to NRW when preserving Nikon compact-camera originals or maintaining compatibility with workflows built around that raw variant.
It is useful for archive retention and raw-photo adjustment.
MQV at a glance
MQV
Convert to or from MQV when migrating recordings off older Sony consumer devices, preserving original camera exports, or normalizing a proprietary Sony library into MP4, MOV, or another easier editing format.
It is primarily a legacy-ingest and archive-recovery format.
Format comparison
| Feature | NRW | MQV |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Compression / quality | raw | depends |
| File size characteristics | large | large |
| Compatibility | limited | moderate |
| Editability | high | limited |
| Created year | 2008 | 2007 |
| Inventor | Nikon | Sony |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | strong | moderate |
| Metadata handling | rich | moderate |
| Delivery profile | limited | strong |
| Workflow fit | source | delivery |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Supported | Not supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use NRW
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage sensor information.
When to use MQV
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- QuickTime/ISO BMFF lineage makes the underlying structure parseable by many media tools.
FAQs
Why convert NRW to MQV?
Convert to or from MQV when migrating recordings off older Sony consumer devices, preserving original camera exports, or normalizing a proprietary Sony library into MP4, MOV, or another easier editing format.
It is primarily a legacy-ingest and archive-recovery format.
What changes when converting NRW to MQV?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Quality profile changes from raw in NRW to depends in MQV. Editability profile changes from high in NRW to limited in MQV. Compatibility profile changes from limited in NRW to moderate in MQV. Archival profile changes from strong in NRW to moderate in MQV. Metadata profile changes from rich in NRW to moderate in MQV. Delivery profile changes from limited in NRW to strong in MQV. Workflow profile changes from source in NRW to delivery in MQV.
Moving to MQV removes camera raw data.
What should I review after converting NRW to MQV?
Check the exported file for No public specification or documentation.; Very limited software support outside Sony's own applications.; Largely superseded by Sony's later XAVC and XAVC S recording formats..