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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.
L16 at a glance
L16
The slug appears in product data with Light-camera lineage, but public documentation is sparse enough that the safer interpretation is a specialist raw grayscale interchange usage rather than a fully published neutral format family.
Format comparison
| Feature | PMD | L16 |
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| File type | Video | Image |
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| Created year | 2004 | 2016 |
| Inventor | Sony | Light (formerly Lytro-era competitor) |
| Status | legacy | active |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
| Camera raw data | Not supported | Not 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 L16.
- PMD is commonly used in video workflows.
When to use L16
- Your target workflow expects L16.
- Improve delivery compatibility with L16.
- L16 is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PMD to L16?
Scientific and medical raw image data where each pixel's exact 16-bit value must be preserved: fluorescence microscopy, remote sensing, and instrument image pipelines.
What changes when converting PMD to L16?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to L16 removes streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting PMD to L16?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.