Format
Sony SLV File
Summary
- Name
- Sony SLV File
- Identifiers
- PUID: fmt/1764
- Format type
- Aggregate
- Description
- A Sony SLV file is automatically generated by some models of Sony cameras when an error occurs during filming, such as a power cut or a media issue or when the camera fails to close properly during an improper shutdown. Although no official documentation has been found, various forum posts claim that SLV stands for salvage and that these files are created to assist the camera in salvaging lost data, by creating an XML file and then auto-deleting after this process is complete.
- Note
- https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/xdcam-mxf-file-cant-be-transferred-2/ https://us.community.sony.com/s/question/0D50B00004YTXWWSA5/recover-missing-xml-from-fs7-output https://us.community.sony.com/s/question/0D50B00004YTYOGSA5/slv-extension
- File extensions
-
slv - Submitted by
- Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Internal signatures
Sony SLV File
- Description
- BOF:'slvg' followed by a gap of 4 followed by 'fill'
Byte sequences
- Min Frag Length
- Absolute from BOF
- Offset
- 0
- Max offset
- 0
- Byte Sequence
736C7667{4}66696C6C- Endianness
- None
Changelog
-
V108
- Release date
- 5 September 2022
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Added format
Sony SLV File: Full entry added. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).
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Added signature
Sony SLV File: Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).