ISMV

Smooth Streaming MPEG-4 multimedia fragment
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with ismv file extension can be usually found as special video files in so called Smooth Streaming fragmented MPEG-4 video format.
What is ismv file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: September 23, 2019
The ismv file extension is mainly related to Microsoft's Smooth Streaming service. Smooth Streaming is extension for Internet Information Services (IIS) and used to streaming video in to Silverlight and other compatible clients.
The ismv file contains specially fragmented MPEG-4 multimedia content in Smooth Streaming format (also can use a PIFF - Protected Interoperable File Format).
How to open ismv file?
Specialized plugins can be found that add support for *.ismv files to web browsers. The easiest option would be to use tools provided by Microsoft.
How to convert ismv file?
There are known problems related to conversion of .ismv file types. Some users had luck with using Windows Live Movie Maker (now known as Movie Maker), whilst for others it did not actually work. Some video converters claim to support this file format but this may be just marketing trick.
Suggested software to open ismv file:
Associated software actions with the ismv file
Apps designed for playing ismv files:
Microsoft Silverlight (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create ismv files:
Smooth Streaming (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import ismv files:
mp4split (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export ismv files:
mp4split (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ismv files:
Smooth Streaming (Microsoft Windows)