Extract text from media data files (MDT)
To convert MDT data files to another format, you need BlackVue Viewer or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Sidecar Metadata & Measurement" file type, you need software like BlackVue Viewer or a similar tool.
The .MDT file extension is heavily overloaded and represents several completely unrelated formats. Most commonly, it is a Camera Video Metadata file generated by Panasonic digital cameras or a Dashcam Video Metadata File created by Pittasoft BlackVue dashcams. In these cases, the file functions as a "sidecar," storing GPS coordinates, G-sensor telemetry, and system timestamps alongside the main MP4 video file. It is also widely used in industrial and scientific settings, such as storing Scanning Probe Microscopy data for NT-MDT Spectrum Instruments(via NT-MDT Image Analysis Software), or measurement reports for Leica Geosystems and L&T electrical meters.
A major point of confusion for users is attempting to convert an .MDT file to a video format like MP4 or MOV. Because the .MDT file is simply a telemetry and metadata container, it does not contain any actual video or audio data, making media conversion impossible. The file size is typically only a few kilobytes or megabytes. Deleting it will not affect the main video, but you will lose your GPS route mapping and shock sensor data in your dashcam viewer.
For the measurement and database variants, such as the SQL-based databases used by the My Dart Training app or the proprietary binary files used in machining software, extracting the data usually requires the original software. These files are closed and proprietary, meaning standard online converters fail to parse their underlying binary or relational structures.
Because the extension is shared by over ten different applications, this file format is exceptionally difficult to open blindly. If our analysis detects a supported underlying format - such as standard SQL tables or plain-text XML telemetry - viewing or extracting data to standard formats like CSV or TXT may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MDT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert MDT file to EST, UTC, CST, PST, IST, EDT, GMT, MP4, BST, MST, DB or SQLITE, you can use BlackVue Viewer or similar software from the "Video Metadata & Measurement Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to MDT, try BlackVue Viewer or another comparable tool in the "Video Metadata & Measurement Data" category.
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 MDT converter.