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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.
FFF at a glance
FFF
Hasselblad's workflow tooling treated raw capture and high-end processing as parts of one integrated medium-format imaging environment, which is why formats like FFF survive in specialist archives.
Format comparison
| Feature | PMD | FFF |
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| File type | Video | Image |
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| Created year | 2004 | 2002 |
| Inventor | Sony | Hasselblad |
| Status | legacy | proprietary |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | 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
- Your source file is already in PMD.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to FFF.
- PMD is commonly used in video workflows.
When to use FFF
- Your target workflow expects FFF.
- Improve delivery compatibility with FFF.
- FFF is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PMD to FFF?
Convert to FFF when maintaining compatibility with a specialized high-end imaging archive or recovering source material from that ecosystem.
It is mainly an archival and specialist workflow format.
What changes when converting PMD to FFF?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to FFF adds layer support. Moving to FFF adds camera raw data. Moving to FFF removes streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting PMD to FFF?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.