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PNM Raw at a glance
PNM Raw
PNM survived because engineers kept needing a no-drama raster family for scripts, fixtures, codecs, and image-processing experiments where the format should not be the hard part.
3GPP Mobile Video at a glance
3GPP Mobile Video
The 3GP format emerged around 2003 alongside the 3GPP standards body's efforts to enable multimedia messaging and streaming on 2G/3G handsets, adopting the ISO BMFF container already proven by MP4.
Format comparison
| Feature | PNM Raw | 3GPP Mobile Video |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 1988 | 2001 |
| Inventor | Jef Poskanzer | 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
| Status | active | 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 | Not supported | Supported |
When to use each format
When to use PNM Raw
- Your source file is already in PNM Raw.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to 3GPP Mobile Video.
- PNM Raw is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use 3GPP Mobile Video
- Your target workflow expects 3GPP Mobile Video.
- Improve delivery compatibility with 3GPP Mobile Video.
- 3GPP Mobile Video is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PNM Raw to 3GPP Mobile Video?
Convert to 3GPP mobile video when preserving early phone footage, reopening MMS-era media libraries, or targeting an older handset workflow that still expects 3GP-style packaging.
In most current environments it is better treated as a migration source than as a preferred final format.
What changes when converting PNM Raw to 3GPP Mobile Video?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to 3GPP Mobile Video adds streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting PNM Raw to 3GPP Mobile Video?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.