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XLSM to MQV Converter — Free, Online, No Signup

Convert XLSM files to MQV online with no signup required.

XLSM at a glance

XLSM

As with DOCM, XLSM reflects the OOXML-era decision to distinguish macro-enabled files from ordinary editable files more visibly.

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
XLSM
MQV
File type

Spreadsheet

Video

Extensions
  • .xlsm

  • .mqv

MIME type
  • application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroenabled.12

  • video/quicktime

Created year

2007

2007

Inventor

Microsoft

Sony

Status

active

legacy

Primary use cases
  • analysis

  • reporting

  • business-data exchange

  • editing

  • mastering

  • streaming delivery

When to use each format

When to use XLSM

  • Your source file is already in XLSM.
  • Preserve source expectations before exporting to MQV.
  • XLSM is commonly used in spreadsheet 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 XLSM 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 XLSM to MQV?

This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.

What should I review after converting XLSM to MQV?

Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.

Format resources

XLSMMQV

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