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WMF at a glance
WMF
The original WMF specification was published in the Windows 3.1 SDK documentation in 1992. Aldus Corporation independently added a 'placeable' header for device independence, which Microsoft later incorporated in Windows 2000. The format specification was republished in 2006 under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.
MQV at a glance
MQV
The .mqv extension appeared on some Sony camcorders and recording devices around the mid-2000s as an internal variant of the QuickTime/MOV container carrying Sony-proprietary metadata tracks and stream wrappers.
Format comparison
| Feature | WMF | MQV |
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| File type | Vector | Video |
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| Created year | 1990 | 2007 |
| Inventor | Microsoft Corporation | Sony |
| Status | legacy | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | Not supported | Not supported |
When to use each format
When to use WMF
- Your source file is already in WMF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to MQV.
- WMF is commonly used in vector workflows.
When to use MQV
- Your target workflow expects MQV.
- Improve delivery compatibility with MQV.
- MQV is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert WMF 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 WMF to MQV?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting WMF to MQV?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.