Opening an SMV File

The SMV file type is primarily associated with OrCAD PCB Designer.

SMV	File extension: SMV
	File type:	symbolic model verifier

What is an SMV file?

SMV files mostly belong to OrCAD PCB Designer by Candence. SMV (short for SigmaTel Motion Video) is a multimedia container format used to store video content on portable digital MP3 and MP4 players. SMV video files typically contain a WAV audio stream and an array of JPEG files as the video stream. Each JPEG image contains vertically arranged frames and the SMV file uses constant bitrate compression. The SMV filename extension is also associated with a video recording format used to store videos captured with VideoLink Mail (a discontinued video conferencing software). Snes9x, a Nintendo console game emulator for Windows stores a recording of pressed buttons in SMV files. OrCAD PCB Designer, a program for designing printed circuit boards saves its symbolic model verifier data in an SMV file. SmokeView, a program for visualizing fire spread simulations created with Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) (smoke and heat simulation software), saves the output of a fire simulation in an SMV file.

How to open SMV files

You need a suitable software like OrCAD PCB Designer to open an SMV 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 SMV file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SMV file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert SMV files:

OrCAD PCB Designer by Candence
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SMV files are often referred to as OrCAD PCB Designer data files because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
MATLAB (data) by MathWorks
MATLAB is a high-level programming language and computing environment mainly used for numerical computing, user interface development, and matrix manipulation. It provides tools for performing computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages. Some MATLAB data is stored in SMV files. This file format is classified as Data.
Snes9x (record of pressed buttons) by The Snes9X Team
Snes9x is a portable emulator software that allows PC users to run Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) software and games. The program may also record buttons pressed during gameplay. Such recordings are stored in SMV files. This kind of recording is not portable between emulators. This file format is classified as Data. Related links: , SMV 1.43 File Format Description
STMP3500 Software Development Kit (motion video) by SigmaTel
The STMP3500 was a family of portable MP3 and MP4 media players widely used around 2005. The software development kit for these devices allowed users to convert standard video formats to SMV videos playable on STMP3500 players. SigmaTel Motion Video add-on was part of the software development kit. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: SMV
VideoLink Mail (saved mail video) by Smith Micro
VideoLink Mail was a PC software for transmitting video conferences through emails. Saved mail videos recorded by the program were stored in SMV files. VideoLink Mail software has been discontinued. This file format is classified as Video.

SMV format details:

A file format defines how the data in the file is structured. The first characters in a file identify the file format, for example, HTML files start with the bytes <html>. If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Our examination of the SMV files comes to the following conclusion:

The SMV file extension is rather rarely used and includes various formats for various programs. The file formats most commonly found in SMV files are:

30% of all SMV files are SigmaTel Motion Video files, which are based on the RIFF file format. RIFF files store data in tagged chunks. There are primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video. If you open these files in a text editor, you will see only illegible characters. A typical file size is 8 MB. This is an old file type which is rarely used today. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. WAVEfmt, data, fact and RIFF4. The file name snow.smv is characteristic of these files. These files can be linked to movie, video and dicembre.
20% of all SMV files belong to Snes9x movie capture. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. SMV files can be up to 260 KB in size, but are often around 47 KB - 150 KB. Files like these are sometimes connected to world and mario.

All other SMV files (50%) have different formats, often, for example, ZIP, MODULE and TITLE. Sometimes used for first, fire or room. If you want to find out what your SMV file contains, drag and drop it onto this page.

Technical Data for SMV File Extension

File classification:

Data

Related files:

smw, svm, ccs, txt, exe, opj, min, olb

Mime type:

application/octet-stream, video/x-smv

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: qvodplayer.smv
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

an smv symbolic model verifier is a special file format by Candence and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SMV files

Associate the SMV file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open symbolic model verifiers. Because only the current version supports the latest SMV file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Candence manufacturer website after an available OrCAD PCB Designer update.
To make sure that your SMV file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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