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Format

SGI Movie File

Summary

Name
SGI Movie File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1901
Format type
Video
Description
SGI Movie is a proprietary video file format associated with Silicon Graphics products, including IRIX. Other names for it include SGI video and mv. The format was supported by programs such as movieplayer, capture and others.
Note
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/SGI_movie
File extensions
mv, movie
Submitted by
The National Archives and Records Administration / The National Archives and Records Administration

Internal signatures

SGI Movie File

Description
BOF:'MOVI' followed by 3 x 0x00 (Null) followed by 0x03 (End of Text)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
4D4F564900000003
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V115

    Release date
    15 November 2023
    • Added format

      SGI Movie File: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives and Records Administration.

    • Added signature

      SGI Movie File: Signature researched and samples provided by The National Archives and Records Administration.