SIV Converter

Extract text from Silicon Imaging videos (SIV)


Drop or upload your .SIV file
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How to extract text from your SIV file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your SIV file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert SIV to another file type

To convert SIV videos to another format, you need Adobe SpeedGrade or other Video software.

Convert a file to SIV

To convert other file formats to the "Uncompressed Raw Video File" file type, you need software like Adobe SpeedGrade or a similar tool.


About SIV files

The .SIV file is a proprietary raw video container created specifically for Silicon Imaging digital cinema cameras, such as the SI-2K. It stores uncompressed, 12-bit raw sensor data directly from the camera. This format is primarily used in high-end digital film production where maximum image fidelity is required before color grading and post-production. Historically, professional colorists relied on specialized software like Adobe SpeedGrade (originally IRIDAS FrameCycler) to open and debayer these files. However, the .SIV format presents significant challenges for modern workflows. Because it is completely uncompressed raw data, the files are incredibly massive, often consuming hundreds of gigabytes for a single shoot. Furthermore, because it is a closed proprietary format, it is completely unsupported by standard web browsers, basic media players, and even modern non-linear editing systems without legacy plugins. Adobe SpeedGrade itself has been discontinued, leaving many users stuck with files they cannot open. To make these files usable, you must convert them. For professional post-production, converting the video into an image sequence of DNG (Digital Negative) or DPX files is the industry standard, ensuring no loss of dynamic range. If you simply need to review the footage or share it with a client, converting it to an MP4 or MOV format is highly recommended. Standard online video converters almost always fail to process .SIV files because they lack the complex debayering algorithms needed to translate raw sensor data into visible RGB pixels. They simply see an unrecognized binary blob. Even if the raw sensor data is heavily proprietary, our analysis engine will inspect the file and show you what can be recovered.

Convert.Guru analyzes your SIV file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.


FAQ

If you want to convert SIV file to MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV, WEBM, MKV, M4V, 3GP, OGV, ASF or RM, you can use Adobe SpeedGrade or similar software from the "Raw Digital Camera Video" 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 SIV, try Adobe SpeedGrade or another comparable tool in the "Raw Digital Camera Video" category.



The SIV 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 SIV converter.