| File Type 1 |
HP Photo Album (Most common) |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Digital photo album created with Hewlett-Packard digital camera software; contains a list of images imported from an HP digital camera; often named "album.pvm" or "index.pvm;" used by HP Image Zone Express, which has been replaced by Photosmart software. |
| Program(s) that open pvm files |
Windows: HP Image Zone Express |
| File Type 2 |
Photo Video Manifest File |
| File Format |
Standard File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Index file used for organizing collections of digital content; developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) as part of the Music/Photo/Video (MPV) standard; formatted in XML.
PVM files may be generated by various digital media devices such as printers and digital cameras; they can be read by any program that supports PVM format. |
| Program(s) that open pvm files |
Mac: HP Image Zone
Windows: OSTA MPV Reader, Writer, or Player; HP Image Zone; Visual MIBrowser |
| File Type 3 |
Parallels Virtual Machine |
| File Format |
Proprietary File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Virtual machine created with Parallels Desktop emulation software; contains the contents of a hard drive that is used to load a Windows operating system on a Macintosh computer.
PVM files can be mounted as a hard drive by right-clicking the icon in the Finder and selecting Open With > Parallels Mounter; the contents of a PVM file may also be viewed by right-clicking the file and selecting "Show Package Contents." |
| Program(s) that open pvm files |
Mac: Parallels Desktop |
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