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XCF at a glance
XCF
XCF reflects the long history of GIMP as an open-source raster editor with its own native document model rather than as a lightweight clone of consumer image viewers.
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.
Format comparison
| Feature | XCF | PMD |
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| File type | Image | Video |
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| Created year | 1995 | 2004 |
| Inventor | GIMP community | Sony |
| Status | proprietary | legacy |
| Transparency | Not supported | Not supported |
| Animation | Not supported | Not supported |
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| Layer support | 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 XCF
- Your source file is already in XCF.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to PMD.
- XCF is commonly used in image workflows.
When to use PMD
- Your target workflow expects PMD.
- Improve delivery compatibility with PMD.
- PMD is commonly used in video workflows.
FAQs
Why convert XCF to 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.
What changes when converting XCF to PMD?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
Moving to PMD removes layer support. Moving to PMD adds streaming delivery.
What should I review after converting XCF to PMD?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.