What is MOV | What in fact is a MOV file?

What is the MOV file format?

For Multimedia files such as videos, MOV is a video format that was developed by Apple. MOV files are an additional digital container format. With the Apple quick time player in mind, apple created MOV. MOV videos use the MPEG-4 codec for encoding, just like MP4 files.

Video formats saved in the MOV format, which complies with Apple quick time movie encoding standards and data compression guidelines, are suffixed with .mov. The MOV file format was introduced by Apple in 1998. The MOV file extension indicates that the file is an Apple time movie housed in a quick time file format(QTFF) container format. The MAC and Windows operating systems are both compatible with MOV files. Furthermore, these MOV files work with DVD players and the Sony PSP. MOV is perfect for editing using high-end video editing programs like Video Studio Pro.

Pros of the MOV format

• Is is lossy, but still provides high quality.
• Good support on the web.
• Can contain several tracks, videos, audio, and subtitles.

Cons of MOV format

• Wasn't designed for Android or Windows devices, it was made for Apple devices.

You can use the steps listed below to open MOV files in VideoStudio:

• Launch VideoStudio.
• Select file > Open according to the on-screen navigation one by one.
• Find and right-click the MOV file that you want to open among the list, and then edit and save your file.

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