SMV Converter – The Best and Simplest Method to Convert SMV to Any Other Pop Video Format

Recently, a customer dropped me a line, saying that he found some videos with the suffix of .smv when he cleaned his computer, but he had no idea how to play SMV files. After analyzing the sample file downloaded from the attachment, I found that the playback of this SMV video has a lot of limitations.

Actually, SMV, aka SigmaTel Motion Video, is a partially compressed video format developed by SigmaTel Inc and was also created and used primarily on portable Sigmatel chip-based MP4 players that have low power CPU and tiny LCD screens.

As a matter of fact, as an obsolete file type, SMV is a video file with low resolution and bit rate, which makes it unbearable to watch nowadays. At the same time, SMV is incompatible with most popular media players, for example, powerful as VLC can not support SMV video either, let alone other editors or portable devices. So, if your SMV videos are pretty important, it is a good idea to convert them to a more common format such as MP4, AVI, etc., for better playback.

1.It is a good idea to cut video clip in these cases: the video is too long to share with others. You just want to see the classic section of a movie instead of the entire movie, and create a brief publicizing video.

2. Your video will look much better if you crop unwanted parts of the video, such as black bars or background.

3. The program also serves as an IDM YouTube downloader alternative, which supporots YouTube Playlist and YouTube Channel download.