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DV

format for storing digital video
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Summary

DV is a file format[1]. DV ranks in the top 7% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • DV's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • DV is owned by Sony Group[4].
  • DV is a type of video format[5].
  • DV is a type of file format[6].
  • DV's Commons category is recorded as DV letter combinations[7].
  • 1994 marks the founding of DV[8].
  • DV's media type is recorded as video/DV[9].
  • DV's media type is recorded as audio/DV[10].
  • DV's file extension is recorded as dv[11].

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Designation and Status

DV's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

History and Context

1994 marks the founding of DV[8]. DV is owned by Sony Group[4].

Why It Matters

DV ranks in the top 7% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (690 views/month).[2] DV has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] DV is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Creator NXT 2 Sony Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . RFC 6469: RTP Payload Format for DV (IEC 61834) Video. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . RFC 6469: RTP Payload Format for DV (IEC 61834) Video. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Owned by → —
    Instance of → file format
    Inception → +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Quora topic id: Digital-Video, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/15411283|Digital Video (#15411283)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/319|QUORA]] #mix'n'"
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