Opening MQV Files

The MQV file type is primarily associated with QuickTime Player.

MQV	File extension: MQV
	File type:	video file

What is an MQV file?

MQV files mostly belong to QuickTime Player.

MQV files are mainly used as QuickTime movie files that use the MP4 container format. They are designed for video playback and editing in software like QuickTime Player and Sony Vegas Pro.

• Video Function: The file stores video data that runs in media players and video editors.
• Alternate Use: Some MQV files act as compressed archives (using the ZIP format) for images. This version is used to back up data from devices, such as on a Sony Ericsson phone, and is managed by tools like PS Builder.

For further information about QuickTime movie files, check out the Apple Support documentation.
FilExt.com tip: If you have an MQV file, try opening it first with QuickTime Player. If it does not play as expected, consider that the file might be a compressed backup and try using a ZIP extraction tool.

How can I open an MQV file?

You need a suitable software like QuickTime Player to open an MQV file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your MQV file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a MQV file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

Online MQV File Viewer

Choose your .mqv file to play

or drag and drop it here

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How do you convert MQV files to MP4, MP3, MKV, AVI, ...

1. To do this, click the button "Choose your .mqv file to play" on this page.
2. After your file is opened in browser,
3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
4. Then click the video format (e.g. MP4, MKV, AVI, ...) you want.
5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

MQV file format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our evaluation of the MQV files is as follows:

MQV is rarely used as a file extension and is primarily used by a single program. However, the following two file formats are common:

• 90% of all MQV files are associated with Sony / Mobile Quicktime Video files, which internally utilize the well-known MP4 format. MP4 is a multimedia container format used to store video and audio and allows streaming over the Internet. The contents of these files cannot be read by a human; only a computer program can interpret the data. The average file size is 1 MB with most files being between 200 KB and 5 MB in size. This is an old file type which is rarely used today. The keywords ftypmqt, prfl, mqt qt, ]L(( p, mqt prid# and mdat are typical for these files. MOV00001.MQV is a typical file name. Files like these have the following tags: movie.

The remaining 10% of all MQV files are different files with different signatures. If you want to find out what your MQV file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.