Mac Video file
File type: Digital video and movie file
An MCV file is an obsolete Mac Video file used to store video on older Macintosh systems.
Found 2 different file type records with the same mcv filename suffix.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: October 12, 2026
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The MCV file extension identifies a legacy Mac Video file associated with video on older Macintosh systems. The format is no longer in common use.
Because reliable details about the format and its original software are unavailable, current media applications may not recognise these files.
Reliable current support for Mac Video files is unclear. The file may require the original classic Macintosh software or an appropriate legacy Macintosh environment.
If the file opens in its original software, use that software's export or save-as function to create a video in a currently supported format.
No reliable general-purpose converter for the obsolete Mac Video format is known. Conversion is practical only if the file can first be opened by its original software or another application that supports it.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: October 16, 2026
ManyCam, developed by Visicom Media, is free virtual webcam software for Windows and macOS. It provides webcam effects and can use saved effect files to apply those settings to a webcam stream.
An .mcv file contains the settings for a saved ManyCam effect. It is a settings file rather than a video file.
Place the .mcv file in the appropriate ManyCam effects folder. ManyCam can then load the saved effect settings.
ManyCam effect settings files usually cannot be converted. Upload or use the .mcv file in ManyCam rather than converting it to a video or image format.
Software apps that manage or store settings in mcv files:
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