The table below provides some useful information about the .mov extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .mov file?
- What program do I need to open a .mov file?
- Where can I find the specifications for .mov?
- How can I convert .mov file to another format?
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Details of extension .mov
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1 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database.
| Extension: | .mov |
|---|---|
| Type: | QuickTime Movie |
| Category: | Video |
| Mime type: | video/quicktime |
| Description: | |
| MOV file is a QuickTime Movie. The MOV is a multimedia container file that contains one or more tracks, each of which store a particular type of data, such as audio, video, effects, or text (for subtitles, for example). | |
| [Detailed description] [Sample not yet available] | |
| Open with: | QuickTime Player |
| Program name: | QuickTimePlayer.exe |
| Related links: | |
| none | |
| Aliases: | |
| movie, qt, qtm | |
| Related extensions: | |
| 4xm, ajp, amv, asf, avi, bik, dv, dvf, dvx, flc, flv, gvi, hdmov, hdv, heu, ivf, m2p, m2ts, mjp, mkv, mmv, mod, modd, moff, mov, mp4, mpg, mswmm, mvb, mve, mxf, nsv, ogv, pva, qpx, qtch, qtl, rm, rv, scm, smk, smv, sol, str, svi, tod, tp, ts, vc1, vid, vlc, vod, vp6, vp7, vqa, wmv | |
Cannot open .mov files on your system?
When windows gives you an error message saying that it cannot open
.mov files, this means either:
- You need to identify a program that can open the file or
- Your registry may be damaged.
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In both cases it is strongly recommended that you run a
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