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PMD at a glance
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.
CAP at a glance
CAP
Convert to CAP when keeping compatibility with a legacy capture workflow or preserving source material from a proprietary imaging system.
It is mainly useful in archive recovery and controlled migration scenarios.
Format comparison
| Feature | PMD | CAP |
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| File type | Video | Image |
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| Compression / quality | depends | raw |
| File size characteristics | large | large |
| Compatibility | moderate | limited |
| Editability | limited | high |
| Created year | 2004 | 2005 |
| Inventor | Sony | Phase One |
| Status | legacy | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Archival suitability | moderate | strong |
| Metadata handling | moderate | rich |
| Delivery profile | strong | limited |
| Workflow fit | delivery | source |
| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Streaming ready | Supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use PMD
- editing
- mastering
- streaming delivery
- Integrates Sony-specific production metadata into the recording workflow.
When to use CAP
- capture ingest
- editing
- web or print delivery
- Preserve capture-stage image data for later interpretation.
FAQs
Why convert PMD to CAP?
Convert to CAP when keeping compatibility with a legacy capture workflow or preserving source material from a proprietary imaging system.
It is mainly useful in archive recovery and controlled migration scenarios.
What changes when converting PMD to CAP?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Quality profile changes from depends in PMD to raw in CAP. Editability profile changes from limited in PMD to high in CAP. Compatibility profile changes from moderate in PMD to limited in CAP. Archival profile changes from moderate in PMD to strong in CAP. Metadata profile changes from moderate in PMD to rich in CAP. Delivery profile changes from strong in PMD to limited in CAP. Workflow profile changes from delivery in PMD to source in CAP.
Moving to CAP adds camera raw data. Moving to CAP removes streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting PMD to CAP?
Check the exported file for Many are vendor-specific and poorly documented publicly.; Compatibility often depends on decoder support in tools such as LibRaw, Adobe Camera Raw, or vendor software.; They are source formats, not publication-ready outputs..