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"content": "Re: psx, jrpg, fmv, .mov problems.\n\n:HoloWave: It looks like IRIX workstations used to have an SGI proprietary movieplayer app. And they used a .mv extension. My best guess is these mislabeled .MOV files are some variant of that.\n\n:HoloNani: Western consumer OSes just see that and think \"Oh Quicktime!\" But QT was not available for IRIX. So it would make sense in those early years for platforms without QT to simply use the same extension since it just means 'movie'.\n\n:HoloHmmm: If I get some extra time, it will be interesting to get an IRIX environment running and see if those files play natively there. My guess is yes.\n\n#RetroGaming #PSX #SGI",
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It looks like IRIX workstations used to have an SGI proprietary movieplayer app. And they used a .mv extension. My best guess is these mislabeled .MOV files are some variant of that.
Western consumer OSes just see that and think "Oh Quicktime!" But QT was not available for IRIX. So it would make sense in those early years for platforms without QT to simply use the same extension since it just means 'movie'.
If I get some extra time, it will be interesting to get an IRIX environment running and see if those files play natively there. My guess is yes.