AGV file - How do I open a .agv file?
The table below provides useful information about the .agv file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .agv file?
- What program do I need to open a .agv file?
- How can the .agv file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .agv files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ ArcGIS Video Metadata
- ✅ ArcGlobe Video Metadata
- 🔄 .agv file converters
- 🚫 .agv file related errors
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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ ArcGIS Video Metadata

The AGV file is an ArcGIS Video Metadata. ArcGIS is a complete system for creating, managing, analyzing, and disseminating geographic information. The AGV file is an XML-formatted text file that contains all the information for rendering a video layer in a geographic location inside ArcGlobe.
✅ ArcGlobe Video Metadata

The AGV file is an ArcGlobe Video Metadata. ESRI ArcGlobe is a 3D visualization application that allows you to view large amounts of GIS data on a globe surface.
Other types of files may also use the .agv file extension.
🚫 The .agv file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .agv file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.agv
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .agv file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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