Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LMV file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert LMV to another file type
To convert LMV projects to another format, you need Midiculous or other Video software.
Convert a file to LMV
To convert other file formats to the "Interactive MIDI Video" file type, you need software like Midiculous or a similar tool.
About LMV files
A .lmv file typically represents a Live-Midi-Video file, a specialized educational format developed by Hear and Play Music. These files are designed to teach gospel and jazz piano by synchronizing a video instructor with a virtual keyboard that lights up in real-time. Because the format is highly proprietary and relies on the Midiculous player to render the interactive MIDI data alongside the video stream, standard media players like VLC or Windows Media Player cannot open them. This is a common issue for users wanting to watch lessons on mobile devices, TVs, or unsupported operating systems. A secondary use of the extension is for Luminant Music project files, which store 3D music visualization settings. To "convert" a lesson file, users often must resort to screen recording the playback into a standard MP4 or MOV video format, as direct conversion tools for this niche format are non-existent. For Luminant projects, the software itself must be used to render the visualization out to a common video file.
Convert.Guru analyzes your LMV file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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FAQ
If you want to convert LMV file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Midiculous or similar software from the "Interactive Music Lesson Video" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to LMV, try Midiculous or another comparable tool in the "Interactive Music Lesson Video" category.
The LMV Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LMV converter.