MQV Converter

Convert Sony video files (MQV) online for free


Drop or upload your .MQV file
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How to convert your MQV file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MQV file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert MQV to another file type

The converter easily converts your MQV videos to various formats - free and online. No QuickTime Player or other Video software needed.

  • MQV to MP4
  • MQV to AVI
  • MQV to MOV
  • MQV to WMV
  • MQV to FLV
  • MQV to WEBM
  • MQV to MKV
  • MQV to M4V
  • MQV to 3GP
  • MQV to OGV
  • MQV to ASF
  • MQV to RM

Convert a file to MQV

To convert other file formats to the "Digital Camera Movie" file type, you need software like QuickTime Player or a similar tool.


About MQV files

The .MQV file format is primarily a digital video container created by Sony for its legacy digital cameras and mobile devices that recorded media to Memory Sticks. Under the hood, these video files utilize a proprietary variation of the MPEG-4 Part 14 or QuickTime architecture. A smaller percentage of .MQV files are actually ZIP-compressed movie project files created by deprecated software like Sony MovieShaker or PictureGear. Users face significant challenges playing .MQV files today. Because it is a proprietary legacy format, modern web browsers, smartphones, and default operating system players like Windows Media Player cannot decode it natively. Opening these files locally often requires installing Apple QuickTime Player, which is obsolete, insecure for Windows users, and annoying to set up. Furthermore, the format is entirely rejected by social media networks and video sharing platforms. To make these videos usable in the modern era, conversion is mandatory. For web streaming, mobile viewing, and universal playback, convert .MQV to MP4. For high-quality video editing on macOS, convert to MOV. If you need to extract raw assets from an old Sony MovieShaker project file, converting to a standard archive like ZIP is the best path forward. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing software.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your MQV file.

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FAQ

If you want to convert MQV file to , you can use QuickTime Player or similar software from the "Legacy Video Recording Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MTS, MOV, RMVB, DIVX, RM, H264, TS, WMV, VOB, MP4, XVID or AVI files to MQV, try QuickTime Player or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Video Recording Storage" category.



The MQV 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 MQV converter.