Convert Sony PSP videos (MGV) online for free
The converter easily converts your MGV videos to various formats - free and online. No Sony Media Manager or or other Video software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Gaming Video File" file type, you need software like Sony Media Manager or a similar tool.
A .mgv file is most commonly a proprietary video file associated with the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) or specific Digital Video Recorders (DVR) like the MultiGo dashcam.
Historically, these files were stored on the PSP's Memory Stick Duo under strict directory structures (e.g., /MP_ROOT/100MNV01/). While technically based on the MPEG-4 or H.264 standards, the .mgv extension acts as a "wrapper" that prevents standard media players from recognizing the content. Users often encounter these when recovering old backups from the mid-2000s.
Less frequently, an .mgv file is a raw video stream from a MultiGo car dashcam or security DVR. These devices use the extension to enforce proprietary playback via their specific software, often locking the file preventing easy sharing or editing.
In a music production context, this file is a MegaVoice definition used by Yamaha keyboards (like the Tyros or PSR series). These are not audio files but proprietary data instructions that tell the synthesizer how to articulate sounds (e.g., guitar slides, fret noise).
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Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MGV file.
Users also converted MP4, TVN, CVN and W7P files.
If you want to convert MGV file to M4A, ALAC or APE, you can use Sony Media Manager or similar software from the "PSP Video Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to MGV, try Sony Media Manager or another comparable tool in the "PSP Video Container" 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 MGV converter.