CMZ file format description

Many people share .cmz files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .cmz file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .cmz files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cmz - Poser Compressed Camera Data

The CMZ data files are related to Poser. The CMZ file is a Poser Compressed Camera Data. Poser is a 3D rendering and animation software program optimized for models that depict the human figure in three-dimensional form, mostly used to pose and animate the figures in a similar way as a mannequin.

Application:

Poser

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Poser Compressed Camera Data related extensions:

.bum: Poser Bump Maps Data
.cm2: Poser Camera Data
.cr2: Poser Character
.crz: Poser Compressed Character
.fc2: Poser Face Data
.fcz: Poser Compressed Face Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .cmz file extension. Even harmful programs can create .cmz files. Be especially cautious with .cmz files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .cmz 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 can't open this file:

example.cmz

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .cmz file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

chz, ckz, clz, cm, cma, cms, cmx, cz, dmz, fmz, mcz, mz, smz, vmz, xmz

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cz: Czech Language Info File
.cms: Connection Manager Service Provider Data
.dmz: DMesh 3D Model
.cms: Casio WK-3000 Song Sequencer
.cma: Coach Activity File
.cms: Car Mechanic Simulator Car Model

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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